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Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan

… of such reviews should be used in developing National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and … Asia makes up 20% of the world’s land mass has very high biodiversity, and protected areas (PAs) across 15% of the … most important and effective tools for safeguarding biodiversity (Bruner et al. 2001) because they protect …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… in Ecosystem Services for People 30 5. Mainstream biodiversity concerns into business planning and operations … and targeted financing. IUCN contends that investments in biodiversity conservation will help maintain the flow of … we have learnt a great deal about the linkages between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing. We have …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… below. Ia Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also possibly geological/ geomorphological … Millennium Development Goals, the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, informed decision-making and enhanced action. … 1993, is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of the components of …
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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power

… Nature as wilderness — people as threat 18 Nature as biodiversity — people as a resource 21 Integrated … Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) 23 Biodiversity conservation 24 Social development 25 Economic … Thailand 51 Introduction 51 Poverty reduction 52 Effect on biodiversity 54 Additional impacts 54 Partnerships 55 …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… iv Land Degradation: a global threat to biodiversity and sustainable development .......1 Extent of … Respect biodiversity and ecosystems … challenges. Central to IUCN’s mission is demonstrating how biodiversity is fundamental to addressing some of the world’s … ecosystems and livelihoods and to conserving drylands biodiversity. The Initiative builds on and strengthens the …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… Climate change combines with other stressors that impact biodiversity, such as degradation and fragmentation of … to address climate change while providing benefits for biodiversity conservation. They constitute positive, “no … the integrity of all ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity when taking action to address climate change. …
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The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment

… 1PROCEEDINGS OF A GLOBAL SYNTHESIS WORKSHOP ON 'BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND SPECIES EXTINCTIONS: MANAGING RISK IN A … The global community has recognized that the loss of biodiversity must be stemmed. In 2002, the World Summit on … on Biological Diversity (CBD) to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Achieving this goal (itself only …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… say Join email/web-based Europe Overseas Forum to advance biodiversity and climate change action in Europe overseas … targets 141 6 2 Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity 144 Conclusion & Recommendations 146 References … P Wynne We would also like to thank most warmly the French Biodiversity Agency (previously known as the French MPA …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… LifeWeb Initiative is a partnership platform for financing biodiversity that promotes protected areas conservation and … and importance 6 Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in both protected areas and beyond 6 Protection … benefits, including: • conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in both protected areas and beyond; • protection …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… managed, those areas can help conserve rich marine biodiversity and the life-supporting services that the ocean … by countries under the Paris Agreement to conserve ocean biodiversity and bolster ocean resilience. The Marine … shifts towards the poles, causing an overall decrease in biodiversity at the equator and the tropics, and an increase …
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