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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… The SOUV is also the ultimate benchmark against which any decision regarding the possible deletion of a property from … problems to the World Heritage Committee through the decision-making process (see Section 3.3). Having the … which is often prompted by the World Heritage Committee decision process, can often help to resolve possible threats. …
Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… water management. Social organisation facilitates informed decision-making and eases conflict reso- lution, using … involvement of all stakeholders in dialogue, plan- ning, decision-making and implementation of activities in ways … emerge among individuals, institutions, professionals, and decision-makers. These changes will not happen overnight, but …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… addition FAO has promoted ICM in a variety of other 2 See Decision V/6 adopted at the Fifth Conference of the Parties, … on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental … Legal Certainty and the Quality and Transparency of Decision-Making Processes . ............................. 70 …
Engaging people in sustainability
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 chapter 4 participation in decision making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 chapter 5 … future, critical thinking and reflection, participation in decision-making, partnerships and systemic thinking. Our … institutions, but also to become active participants and decision-makers in the change process. Educators require a …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… rights in Africa 13 3. What kind of local leadership and decision-making structures best allow for downward … power, stronger kinship ties, and access to powerful decision-makers are more likely to triumph in struggles over … "property" of their husbands, and often have little to no decision-making power around questions of household …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… its development need to be assessed. Technical knowledge • Decision makers should be familiar with current production … • The precautionary principle should be applied in the decision-making processes for aquaculture site selection and … an appropriate temporal and spatial scale. The better the decision makers are informed, the more appropriately the site …
Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems
… to environmental goods and services at the time of making decision; resulting in overexploitation of natural … degrading natural resources. It is therefore critical to decision-making and sound management of natural resources. It … policy option, the findings can contribute to making a decision based on the estimated economic potential of the …
Major Components of the Cartagena Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… notifier, whether it intends to proceed according to the decision procedure specified in Article 10 of the Protocol, … or according to its domestic regulatory framework. The decision procedure specified in the Protocol is as follows: a … with Article 15 and Annex III of the Protocol before a decision is made on the import of an LMO. The exporter has to …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… (MSSD 2016-2025). As contained in the Annex to this Decision, the Strategy is a an integrative policy framework … Through a collaborative process with Mediterranean decision-makers and experts, Plan Bleu is now defining a … STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2016-2025 Decision IG.22/2 Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… better refl ect ecosystem costs and benefi ts in coastal decision-making. It illustrates this with examples taken from … and at the extreme is omitted completely from decision-making. Because this omission is leading to … ecosystem under-valuation as an obstacle to informed decision-making A review of past patterns of coastal …