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Tackling, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa
… indication. An aerial census conducted in the Kilimanjaro landscape in April 2013 during the wet season found the … and wildlife, AWF sent 62 individuals from the Samburu landscape for paramilitary and ecological training at the … with communities to create a new reserve in the Congo landscape. In addition to protecting great apes, these …
Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… following: — Protection and improvement of biological and landscape diversity; — Incorporation of the principles and … (PEEN) and the Pan European Strategy on Biological and Landscape Diversity (PEBLDS). — Review of the national … of habi- tats and species (Category IV); e) Protected Landscape (Category V); f) Protected area of managed …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… Institute, Iceland. Back cover photo: Sustainable soil landscape, Attunga, NSW, Australia, Richard McEvoy, Newport, … to the natural environment, and for its conserva- tion, landscape, and aesthetic values”. Law that falls within the … spatial unit of land. It is synonymous with the term “soil landscape”. 120 Other recognised forms of soil mapping that …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… evaluating ecosystems goods and services in a dynamic landscape; and Aboriginal capacity building and collaborative … the conservation of all native species within a functional landscape’.25 More generally, assessment cannot measure … species etc) Local population level Genetic level Landscape and geological Evidence of formation and ongoing …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… but this is not a requirement of the category V Protected landscape or seascape: Where the interaction of people and … ● Good communication skills. ● Good local knowledge of the landscape and wildlife. ● Fit and healthy. ● Hard working … of ecological networks, corridors, buffer zones, landscape linkages and other areas that complement protected …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… land use, capitalizing on the scenery and history of the landscape. Evi- dence from other countries indicates that … needs to take into account sufficient scale and the larger landscape. In many cases valuation tools focus on the value … truthing range site studies (IUCN Sustainable Drylands landscape project 2015) are used as they reflect more …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… conservation through management intervention. V Protected Landscape/Seascape: Protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation. VI Managed … condition such as a wildlife population, habitat, natural landscape, or cultural heritage such as a community’s …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… The Council of Europe member States adopted the European Landscape Convention on October 20, 2000, with the objective of promoting landscape protection, management, and planning and to organize European cooperation on landscape issues. ‘Landscape’ is defined in the convention as …
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
… Panian Motoa and Emmanuel Sane. From the Samburu-Laikipia landscape, the author is indebted to the following … year (GoK, 2013a; UNEP, 2009). Kenya’s rich and varied landscape harbours unique biodiversity and is characterized … County alone contains more large mammals than any other landscape apart from Maasai Mara National Reserve. Northern …