Kiribati Initial National Communication to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 144
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Kiribati Integrated Environment Policy
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2018-07-10
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9264303200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on experiences and insights from 16 megadiverse countries, this report examines how biodiversity is being mainstreamed in four key areas.
Accessing Biodiversity and Sharing the Benefits
Author: Santiago Carrizosa
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 2831708168
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book aims to address the lack of information on the experiences of others by providing a comparative analysis of national access and benefit-sharing laws and policies in the 41 Pacific Rim countries that signed the CBD. It provides key insights on the main characteristics of selected access and benefit-sharing (ABS) policies and laws, their development, and implementation process. It contains a detailed comparative analysis of existing laws and policies. It presents four case studies of countries with regulations in place and contrasts them with four case studies of countries that are struggling to develop their regulations. It ends by discussing options of an international regime on ABS and a summary analysis of the main lessons and recommendations from the study.
Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 9789292250034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Addis Ababa principles and guidelines for the sustainable use of biodiversity provide a framework for assisting governments, indigenous and local communities, resource managers, the private sector and other stakeholders, about how to ensure that their uses of biological diversity will not lead to its long-term decline. The practical principles in most instances apply to both consumptive and non-consumptive uses of biodiversity components. They take into account requirements related to policies, laws, and regulations; management of biological diversity; socio-economic conditions; and information, research, and education.
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
Author: Barbara J. Lausche
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 2831712459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe central aim of this publication is to consider the key elements of a modern, comprehensive, and effective legal framework for successful management of protected areas. They provide practical guidance for all those involved in developing, improving, or reviewing national legislation on protected areas, be they legal drafters and practitioners, protected area managers, interested NGOs, or scholars. These guidelines include fifteen case studies, eight dealing with the protected area legislation of individual countries and six cases dealing with specific sites providing fundamental solutions that stand the test of time.
Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2019-12-06
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9264597042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report sets the economic and business case for urgent and ambitious action on biodiversity. It presents a preliminary assessment of current biodiversity-related finance flows, and discusses the key data and indicator gaps that need to be addressed to underpin effective monitoring of both the pressures on biodiversity and the actions (i.e. responses) being implemented. The report concludes with ten priority areas where G7 and other countries can prioritise their efforts.
Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9789280728071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tool to help negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements to prepare strategies and to participate more effectively in the negotiations and focus on environmental issues, their creation of binding international law, and their inclusion.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Handbook
Author: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9789292190316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as of August 2006. It focuses on the institutional framework of the Convention and the actions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.
Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 2831710634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."
