Grey literature | 2023
High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief
An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Publication | 2015
Protected areas as tools for disaster risk reduction : a handbook for practitioners
Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become a critical part of sustainable development strategies. Over the past decades, the role of…
Publication | 2014
Safe havens : protected areas for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA). The chapters vary from scientific studies to good practices, as well as (existing or required) policy frameworks that…
Publication | 2013
This publication presents proposals from a management workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the Southern Indian Ocean regarding: (i) a biodiversity initiative; (ii) the principles, objectives and process included in the draft road map developed in…
Publication | 2009
Em Governança Partilhada! : um guia prático para as áreas marinhas protegidas da África Ocidental
Publication | 2011
Sharing governance! : a practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
Publication | 2010
En gouvernance partagée! : un guide pratique pour les aires marines protégées en Afrique de l'Ouest
Les Aires Marines Protégées (AMPs) dAfrique de lOuest tiennent enfin, avec ce guide pratique, leur outil démancipation. Il est temps de structurer les approches et passer à la vitesse supérieure en matière de gouvernance partagée et gestion conjointe des aires protégées. Tous ceux qui s…
Publication | 2004
Participatory conservation : paradigm shifts in international policy
There is increasing recognition of the value that local, indigenous and mobile communities can bring to the process of conserving biodiversity, and of the need for a range of conservation types from strict protection to multiple sustainable use. Such a paradigm shift is reflected in the outcomes…