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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… maintaining genetic resources, protecting important ecosystem functions and helping to protect many fragile human … for wilderness protection II: area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation III: area managed mainly … used for ecotourism). It was established mainly for the preservation of the unique Araucaria (monkey puzzle) forests. …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… There has to be a balance between development and the preservation of the environment. This thinking has been … However, unsustainable use, disasters, pollution, loss of ecosystem services and the health implications of … a complex series of relationships and processes. These ecosystem goods and services are usually referred to as …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… en- vironmental mitigation —wherever that is possible— and preservation meas- ures and techniques whose ultimate goal, … celestial of- fering. While Mount Mani-san has a unique ecosystem –it is the home of many migratory birds, well … that contain a rich source of information about the ecosystem. The painting by Mawalan Marika (Mawalan II …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… area of the Drina River is 19,226 km2. Landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic diversity of the proposed area … development. Local people are largely dependent on ecosystem services and resources. In- volving people in the … generated at several levels. The most feasible ones are: • Ecosystem-based manage- ment can be applied for plant and …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… capacity of nature, while also securing the provision of ecosystem services. The implementation of the Environment for … helps combat the impacts of climate change and applies an ecosystem-based approach in the adaptation to climate change. … worked actively in the Dinaric Arc region to secure the preservation of its wealth and integrity through the …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… Areas beyond national jurisdiction 3. Protection and preservation of the marine environment and the conservation … to engage in the recently emerging holistic notion of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Article 62 contains a … or bottom trawling that has negative effects on the ecosystem. The actual object of pollution, on the other hand, …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… . . . . . . 21 3. Ecological networks: costs, benefits and ecosystem services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … the Rural Economy and Development Actions) MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement … the species of birds 21 referred to in Article 1. 2. The preservation, maintenance and re-establishment of biotopes …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… by the colonial powers13 through the Convention on the Preservation of Wild Animals, Birds, and Fish in Africa … protection (Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness Areas); ii) ecosystem protection and recreation (National Parks); iii) … vation, development and management of such resource or ecosystem and if the need arises, set up interstate …
Water as a human right?
… Terminology – rights-based approach supplemented by an ecosystem approach 27 Content 28 Scope – Duties for the … guardians to whom the people have committed the care and preservation of the resources of the people.”52 In many … carbon inflows from catchments is a recently identified ecosystem impact (on climate) of storage dams. It is …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… other than navigation and to measures of protection, preservation and management related to the uses of those … watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to … of natural ecosystems as well as on each of the individual ecosystem components, especially animal and plants species, …