Sentences with phrase «biodiversity protection which»

The REDD + project has a combined VCS and CCB Double Gold Validation for biodiversity protection which was conducted by the Rainforest Alliance.

Not exact matches

But plans to reduce protection for some species may not withstand scientific scrutiny, says Jasper Carlton of the Biodiversity Legal Foundation in Boulder, Colorado, which supports strengthening the ESA.

First of all, it seems that biodiversity may not offer as much protection if the event in question is very extreme: buffering mechanisms which drive ecosystem resistance, such as compensation by better - adapted species or species taking over the functional role of others (functional redundancy), may simply be overwhelmed in such cases.

At least to me, what is also evident is this: concerns like long - term human well being, biodiversity protection and the maintenance of the integrity of this tiny planet we inhabit are now at odds with a leviathan - like global political economy, the leaders of which relentlessly GROW at the expense of all else.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Cotappers help the poor adapt to climate change by funding the planting, restoration, and protection of forests which increase food security, reduce erosion, protect and enhance biodiversity and watersheds, provide shade, and serve as critical hydrological sponges.

Dr. Bevington is the author of The Rebirth of Environmentalism: Grassroots Activism from the Spotted Owl to the Polar Bear (Island Press, 2009), which chronicles the powerful impact of grassroots forest and biodiversity protection groups on environmental policies in the United States over the past two decades.

It's echoed in the Paris agreement, which recognizes the «importance of ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems, including oceans, and the protection of biodiversity, recognized by some cultures as Mother Earth, and noting the importance for some of the concept of «climate justice», when taking action to address climate change.»

That's the word from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance, which says several key safeguards, as well as explicit language protecting intact forests, are missing: According to ECA, safeguards for transparent forest government structures, for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, for conservation of biodiversity all have not been finalized — considering that many of the countries which will benefit from REDD have weak governance to start with, ECA describes these as «gaping holes» that need to be closed.

TThe group behind the advert is SOS Mata Atlantica, a 23 year old Brazilian non-profit private organization, with no political or religious affiliations, which works for the protection of the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica), one of the richest sets of ecosystems in terms of biodiversity, and also considered one of the most threatened with extinction on the planet.

«We hope that the merging of environment and fisheries will mean better protection for oceans and marine biodiversity which is desperately needed, but this will remain to be seen.

As a result of the dramatic rate at which biodiversity resources are being lost, world leaders decided to establish an international framework for the protection, preservation and promotion of biodiversity.

He argued that a Human Rights Act in Australia would need to contain a combination of citizenship rights (or general rights), which are accorded to all in society as well as specific Indigenous rights, such as rights to land, to practise culture, preservation of languages and protection of traditional knowledge and biodiversity.

There are two Commonwealth National Parks in the Northern Territory - Kakadu National Park and Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park in which freehold title is held by Traditional Owners under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) which are then leased back and jointly managed in accordance with the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).