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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… They also provide environmental services, such as soil protection and drinking water supplies, and secure homes for … exercises include the IUCN/WWF/Kew ‘Centres of Plant Diversity’, Birdlife International’s ‘Endemic Bird … with scientific value, protecting functions of animal and plant genetic resources, and as places for scientific …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… PPA Privately Protected Area RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SAC Special Area of Conservation SNH … Natural Heritage SoC Statement of Compliance SPA Special Protection Area SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest UNEP … of their natural aspect, features and animal and plant life’ (there is a separate National Trust in Scotland …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… some kinds of protected area that specifically include the protection of human-altered landscapes (Dudley 2008). This is … in, and a specific spiritual relationship to nature. Protection of cultural landscapes can contribute to modern … of ‘wild’ biodiversity, but also in the protection of plant and animal genetic diversity (including …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… Legal Expert, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Croatia. A version in Croatian is also available. … well as the right to construct and use installations and plant necessary for exercising such activities in protected … protection of strictly protected and protected animal and plant species and use of natural assets. — The Department for …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… EIA Environmental impact assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FFEM Fonds Français pour … Habitat Types of Community Interest), Annex II (Animal and Plant Species of Community Interest), Annex IV (Strictly … found in the field surveys can be referred to particular plant or animal marine species that contribute to …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 nigeria: Forest protection and Livelihoods improvement in Ekuri, Nigeria . . … Delta Biosphere Reserve in Senegal experiences a trend of plant resource degradation. The use of fuelwood, agricultural … of northern Namibia © IUCN / Corentin Basset Welwitschia plant in the Namibian desert © IUCN / Sue Mainka Community …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Acts and Ordinances such as the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Prevention, Conservation and Management) … established in 1948 after the enactment of Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (FFPO) in 1937. The Ordinance (through a … harvesting on the regeneration capacity of the concerned plant. Results of this study helped the villagers take …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… use and impacts are controlled and limited to ensure protection of the conservation values. Ib. Wilderness area: … ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ and therefore merit special protection. Protected areas (PAs) are clearly defined … groups (e.g. hunting organisations, fishing associations, plant/mushroom collection groups, sports organisations), and …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT IN KENYA Drivers and … No. 1076722 Suggested citation: Weru, S. (2016). Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya: Drivers and … Park, Kenya. © M ar tin H ar ve y / W W F WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT IN KENYA Drivers and …
Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc
… Dinaric Arc region. Cooperation was set out to ensure the protection of the region’s biological and cultural diversity, … global rise in the social concern for environmental protection, and the protection of natural and cultural resources. Such a trend …