But they have been protecting for the last 50 years huge portions of the country in a network
of the national system of protected areas.
In addition to meeting the international and social demands for forest certification, the
development of a national system is vital for realizing the government's policy for domestic sustainable forest management.
Users can also consult IFOAM experts with regards to the appropriateness of certain adaptations, and whether they would likely have an impact on the credibility and
acceptability of the national system at the international level.
I am not advocating the
replacement of national systems by the ERC, but the use of the ERC to provide a new source of appropriate competition, to set a benchmark for national research endeavors, and thus to improve quality at all levels in the process of knowledge generation.
Perhaps, Balsari says, in the
absence of a national system of medical records, Indians» medical records could be individually stored in their phones.
The development
of a national system for the ongoing enhancement of teacher professionalism across Australia is currently underway.
National Skills Standards Board The NSSB was created by the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 to encourage the creation and
adoption of a national system of voluntary skill standards that will enhance the ability of the United States to compete effectively in a global economy.
«You think of the U.S. education system in districts which can be large, but it is really nothing compared to the
size of a national system,» Reimers said.
It is an intangible
territory of the National System of Natural Areas protected by the Peruvian State, with a surface of 32,592 hectares (80,535 acres or 325.92 km ²), which includes Andean and high jungle Amazonian areas, inter-Andean valleys, gorges, mountains and rivers, which form ecosystems and very varied fauna and flora, like more than 200 species of orquids that develop in its 9 life zones, going from 1,850 to about 6,270 m.a.s.l.
While the project has finished, the remaining funds will be used to finance the independent
assessment of the national system - a vital component of the PEFC endorsement process.
Following on from an initial outreach project carried out in the Southwest Balkans, the 2014 PEFC Collaboration Fund supported a follow - on project to guide Macedonia through the system development process, up to their application to PEFC for the
endorsement of their national system.
As the development of the Korea Forest Certification System nears completion, we are supporting KoFPI as they prepare the country for the smooth and efficient
implementation of this national system.
Description of the elements of the review process under Article 8 and synthesis of the information regarding the review of national systems
work with the government to advance ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the
establishment of a national system of regular inspections of all places of detention (as required under the Protocol)
While recent years have seen the comprehensive
development of a national system, there are still many challenges to overcome in order to efficiently introduce and disseminate the system within the country.
She was the Chief Editor of the journal Atmosfera, a member of the Mexico Academy of Sciences,
of the National System of Research (SNI, level III) of the National Research Council of Mexico (CONACYT) and of the Third World Organization for Women in Science.
From supporting the development
of national systems, to ensuring certification is accessible to the many small - and community forest owners, our work in this region is set to expand significantly in the coming years.