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Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… the relationship between PMNM and PIPA 93 Case Study 26 Building management capacity for the Phoenix Islands … declaration, etc.). www.gouv.mc Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Woods Hole is an internationally renowned … A balance between the use of internal (within the institution) and external resources may be important in all …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… 313 Building Energy Efficiency Ordinance … 9: United States innovative laws and programmes on green building and construction Table 10: Green Growth Initiatives … by removing the power of enforcement from a neutral institution and makes them mere declarations. The South …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… formal legal and policy frameworks 8 Education, capacity building and improved participation 8 Chapter 2: Case studies … formal legal and policy frameworks; • education, capacity building and improved participation; and • clarification of … of rights and responsibilities within the community. Building this understanding often involves a revitalisation …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… the first works of the park authority were to convert one building in each village into a museum, most of them … outside the region. The Park has worked hard to prevent building of holiday homes, even destroying one set of … rate of any village in Italy, and the largest new building is the bank, where vil- lages deposit their newly …
Technology Transfer and Cooperation under the Convention on Biological Diversity
… adaptation and diffusion of technologies, as well as the building of related capacities, is critical for achieving … of joint research and innovation, training and capacity building. The role and relevance of technology in attaining … would also provide a key mechanism for the effective building or enhancement of capacity in developing …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… equalising power relations, providing capacity building for rights holders and duty bearers, and recognising … a non-profit social science research and education institution. Dilys Roe is a Senior Researcher in the … the United States Forest Service, GTZ and the Smithsonian Institution. Terry holds a Ph.D. from University College …
Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects
… management of water resources at the local level and building trust and capacity for developing governance … the Water Resources Commission (WRC), an umbrella institution responsible for the regulation and management of … with the VBA to support both strategic development of the institution and implementation. In 2010, WANI supported the …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… 149 Building Resilience in Hoi An city, Viet Nam through the Cham … National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), the public institution that is in charge of protected areas and … the technical and financial capacity to become the leading institution in this situation. It not only has the capacity …
Guidelines on compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements
… and compliance with international obligations. 2. Capacity-building and technology transfer 33. The building and strengthening of capacities may be needed for … (a) Financial and technical assistance can be provided for building and strengthening organizational and institutional …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… this Guide an adaptable tool for future ABS capacity-building and awareness raising initiatives, as well as an … and what will be acceptable to the party (government institution or private enterprise) seeking access, varies in … those resources, such as an individual, a company, or an institution. In the case of a successful negotiation, this …