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In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… such as island nations and those with inhospitable and arid interiors, humankind lives almost entirely on the coast. … of their energy in the surface waters. The reef flat (the zone of a reef extending seaward across the lagoon) and the … populations on, and rapid development of, the coastal zone guarantee that we will see an increase in economic, …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… approach and planning tools such as Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), to urban settlements and the rural … Approach Roadmap13 and the Protocol for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean4 under the Barcelona … the Implementation of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (2012-2019), the …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… sand deposits representing a store of sediment in the zone just landward of normal high tides, functioning as a … like salt marshes, mangroves are found in the intertidal zone of coastlines and estuaries, but are mostly common to … D.L. and Thibault, J.R. (2005). The flood pulse in a semi-arid riparian forest: metabolic and biogeochemical responses …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… including at the integrated river basin and coastal zone scales. This is necessary since broad-scale policy and … are crucially important everywhere and even more so in arid lands. Thus, the Ramsar Secretariat was present at the … distributed to the delegates a publication on Wetlands in Arid Zones. In 1998, during the second UNCCD COP, the …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… approaches to natural resource management in 185 buffer zone community forests: Learning from the grassroots Sudeep … with the largest land holdings recognised in remote arid Australia. The map of native title determinations … an astonishing variety of biomes including Mediterranean, arid, alpine and tropical environments (Sandwith 2002). The …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… scope to include damage in a Party’s Exclusive Economic Zone or equivalent area, as well as in a Party’s territorial … the effects of drought.” it goes on to acknowledge that arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-human areas “are the habitat and source of …
Guide explicatif du Traité International sur les Ressources Phytogénétiques pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture
… avec des agriculteurs du voisinage ou éloignés de leur zone ou région de culture. L’amélioration scientifique des … à l’Article 15.1. « Centre d’origine » désigne une zone géographique où une espèce végétale, cultivée ou … distinctifs. « Centre de diversité végétale » désigne une zone géographique contenant un haut niveau de diversité …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… “In Botswana wildlife traditionally migrated from the arid south to the wetnorth for water and food during the dry … include the territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone, the contiguous zone, the high seas and the area. The territorial seas is an …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… “In Botswana wildlife traditionally migrated from the arid south to the wetnorth for water and food during the dry … include the territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone, the contiguous zone, the high seas and the area. The territorial seas is an …