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Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… expert panels 4.1 Composition 4.2 Establishment 4.3 Scale and federal states 4.4 Mode of working 4.5 Emergency … concern for species of conservation importance that have small populations and/or are highly localised at some stages … infection on site, among which are: i) intensive poultry farming (chickens, turkeys, quail, ducks and geese); ii) …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… Mallon, Nigel Maxted, Philip McGowan, and Lee Pagni. A small number of people outside the SCPSC originated text in … one or several species? What is the need? • What is the scale and scope of your planning? • Where are you starting … tens of thousands of eggs every year from which a small percentage might survive, such information is necessary …
Energy law and sustainable development
… wider use of wind and solar power, or where appropriate small head hydroelectric power in mountain areas. To … of these pollutants has a different mechanism, range and scale of action. For instance, some pollutants, such as … through their villages and rainforests to be cleared for farming. Unlike Shell's Camisea project which was limited to …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… important component of pastoral systems. The challenge of scale is discussed, including governance of tenure across … many countries still focus attention on crop farming to the detriment of the health of rangelands. … systems combine pastoralism, arboriculture and small cropping to create complex management systems. In those …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… is imperative that wise management of groundwater at every scale begins without any further delay. There are already … Reservoirs Hydrological Characteristics Storage Very large Small to moderate Resource Areas Relativity unrestricted … as well as the necessary enabling factors associated with farming, e.g. access to energy, credit, agricultural inputs, …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… park: Large natural or near-natural areas protecting large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and … km2 2010 No-take marine protected area surrounding the small island of Salas y Gómez in the South Pacific Ocean … and the text is oriented toward remote, uninhabited or small island areas where challenges are common. As pointed …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… boundaries, but the development of hydropower and large-scale irrigation development in the twentieth century shifted … would enable subsistence farmers to practice sustainable farming, to provide food, to ensure an income, and to enhance … and the existence of so many biotope types in a relatively small area are the most important natural values of the site. …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… one of the following criteria: A. The wild population is small, and is characterized by at least one of the following: … as a functional unit", without determining the spatial scale of that unit. The ecosystem approach is the preferred … capture or convey or keep in captivity for the purposes of farming, breeding, or selling" without the permission of the …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… Toward Viable Ocean Management Units at the Regional Scale/Level … trend in ocean agreements also commenced in the 1970s. In small, semi-enclosed or enclosed seas, pollution did not … a code of conduct for small-scale sustainable shrimp farming. (See “Consumer Initiatives,” below.) As these …