Sentences with phrase «agreement on the conservation»

This study has allowed the assessment of the effectiveness of the measures adopted by countries signing the Agreement on the Conservation of African - Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA).

Reiterate the importance of international conventions and agreements on the conservation of biological diversity and protection of endangered species, including snow leopard.

In October 2017, Environment for the Americas, the Convention on Migratory Species and the Agreement on the Conservation of African - Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds announced a partnership to increase awareness of the plight of migratory birds around the world.

Not exact matches

One of the leading bodies in conservation and sustainable agriculture, the Rainforest Alliance entreats the Trump Administration to reconsider its stance on the Paris Agreement.

The UK has ratified the UN Agreement on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, both of which require cooperation on conservation and management.

However, a lack of agreement between conservation biologists and space agencies on a definitive set of variables to track, as well as how to translate such information into useful data for conservation, has meant that so far this game - changing resource has remained untapped.

But the delegation «regrets that the IWC failed to reach agreement on a new paradigm that would improve the conservation of whales.»

US law allows the restriction of imports from countries that «undermine» international conservation agreements such as the ban on commercial whaling.

Unilever was also a player in palm oil trader Wilmar's recent agreement to adopt a no - deforestation policy, which prohibits its suppliers from establishing plantations on lands with large amounts of carbon — like peat soils — or lands with a high conservation value (ClimateWire, Dec. 8, 2013).

On private and federal lands, the FWS and BLM have received commitments on 5.5 million acres through Candidate Conservation AgreementOn private and federal lands, the FWS and BLM have received commitments on 5.5 million acres through Candidate Conservation Agreementon 5.5 million acres through Candidate Conservation Agreements.

On Thursday at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, WWF and Indonesian authorities announced a political agreement — signed September 18 in the Indonesian capital Jakarata between all 10 governors on the island and four federal ministers — to «agree to save and conserve the ecosystem of Sumatra Island.&raquOn Thursday at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, WWF and Indonesian authorities announced a political agreement — signed September 18 in the Indonesian capital Jakarata between all 10 governors on the island and four federal ministers — to «agree to save and conserve the ecosystem of Sumatra Island.&raquon the island and four federal ministers — to «agree to save and conserve the ecosystem of Sumatra Island.»

The last session happened to fall on Dec. 12, the day the Paris climate agreement was adopted, and we connected by Skype with participants including Bill McKibben, Bjorn Lomborg, Kelly Levin of the World Resources Institute and M. Sanjayan, the conservation biologist featured here in the past.

Zak Smith, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council focused on marine mammal protection, pointed hopefully to a mention of the totoaba in an agreement last month on marine conservation goals between maritime officials from China and the United States:

McGuinty ceded that his proposals to implement renewables were poorly planned and managed; renewable projects were taken over by deep pocketed oil companies that would foist them on people in notably contentious locations giving wind a bad name, high FITs that did not adjust to market forces over the long term, no comprehensive agreement with neighbours for better power sharing agreements, no power storage strategy, no coordinated conservation or efficiency plan that included distributed generation, CHP, microCHP, automated demand response management, and worst of all there was no options analysis of subsidies to various producers.

Inputs from Climate Advisers, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, Forest Trends, International Emissions Trading Association and The Nature Conservancy regarding views on the guidance referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Paris Agreement

The aviation industry may reach agreement later this year on plans to offset its emissions by investing in United Nations schemes for forest conservation.

Assigning values to these services and designing conservation agreements based on these (broadly known as PES), can be an effective way to help local communities adapt to climate change.

The Cancun agreements call on developing countries planning to undertake such efforts to develop: a national strategy or action plan; a national forest or forest emission reference level; and a transparent national system for monitoring and reporting of conservation and emission - reduction efforts.

Joint Submission by the Center for Carbon Removal, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, Forest Trends, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Woods Hole Research Center, regarding views on APA Item 6: Matters relating to the global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement: (a) identification of the sources of input for the global stocktake; and (b) development of the modalities of the global stocktake, in particular the role of the land sector and its potential for enhanced action, including Intact Forest Landscapes

The Trump administration's proposal to repeal the carbon - cutting Clean Power Plan likely won't have a big effect on the global carbon equation, but together with other pro-coal measures, as well as a lack of attention to energy conservation, could bump United States emissions beyond the limits targeted by the Paris climate agreement.

Seven - Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation have concluded a basic agreement for studies on energy conservation and CO2 emissions reduction in convenience store distribution and operation.

Major International Environmental Agreements: A party to Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands and Whaling.

This technical document aims to inform African carbon sink experts and the African forestry sector about climate change, the agreements reached, particularly the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and of the Kyoto Protocol, the current state of the Clean Development Mechanism, other opportunities for forest conservation, adaptation and mitigation, and about prerequisites for implementation.

The Pelly Amendment authorizes the president to impose trade sanctions against another country for «diminishing the effectiveness» of conservation agreements: In Iceland's case, the International Whaling Commission, which bans commercial whaling, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which prohibits international commercial trade in whale products.

The wetlands of Iraq — and the migratory birds that depend on them — are yet another urgent call for international conservation agreements.

There is, however, much less agreement on how fast we should move, whether major conservation efforts should start almost immediately or be gradually increased over the course of many decades.

Via BBC More on Animal Conservation Mass Grave Containing Rare Animals (Tigers, Lions, Leopards, etc) Discovered at Chinese Zoo Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death 170 Million Acres of Boreal Forest Saved in Major Historic Agreement!

The Center For Biological Diversity and Sea Turtle Restoration Project have petitioned the United States government to impose trade sanctions on Mexico for failing to abide by international sea turtle conservation agreements.

Mongabay is reporting that Indonesia is availing itself of the program, having $ 30 million in debt forgiven in exchange for increased forest protection in Sumatra: This is the largest debt relief for conservation agreement ever reached, and the first time Indonesia has participated in the US program (in fact, they weren't even listed on the eligible countries last I checked...).

These are private, voluntary agreements between a landowner and a conservation organisation, which enable the landowner to pass on their property in the knowledge that its special features will continue to be protected.

I have worked on various projects for environmental impact assessments; Coastal Conservation Planning and Watershed Assessment; inventory of stream habitats; conduct amphibian and fish surveys, and performed CEQA project monitoring and review of Stream Bed Alteration Agreements with post-project site visits.

The 1996 Cape York Peninsula Heads of Agreement agreement [15] between Indigenous people, pastoralists, and conservation groups shows that, at a framework level, native title parties can secure their entitlements and interests in developments on thAgreement agreement [15] between Indigenous people, pastoralists, and conservation groups shows that, at a framework level, native title parties can secure their entitlements and interests in developments on thagreement [15] between Indigenous people, pastoralists, and conservation groups shows that, at a framework level, native title parties can secure their entitlements and interests in developments on their land.

For example, the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) consultation paper on joint management refers to the agreement as underpinning the policy shift on joint management.

It is proposed for example, that the Unnamed Conservation Park, in the far central - west of South Australia, on the border of Western Australia will be managed by the Traditional Owners under a three tiered agreement.