Has Agenda item 3.5 for the CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Ninth meeting held in Bonn, 19–30 May 2008
Agenda item 4.5 IX/16. Biodiversity and climate change chapter as part of the CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Ninth meeting Bonn, 19–30 May 2008
IX/21 Island biodiversity part of the DECISION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AT ITS 9th MEETING
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 10 YEARS ON TAKING STOCK, LOOKING FORWARD.
CBD GUIDELINES ON BIODIVERSITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 2004. International guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development in vulnerable terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems and habitats of major importance for biological diversity and protected areas, including fragile riparian and mountain ecosystems
CBD GUIDELINES The Ecosystem Approach 2004. The ecosystem approach is based on the application of appropriate scientific methodologies focused on levels of biological organization, which encompass
the essential structure, processes, functions and interactions among organisms and their environment. It also recognizes that humans, with their cultural diversity, are an integral component of many ecosystems. The ecosystem approach is essential in guiding action under the various programmes of work of the
IUCN 2010 is almost here – now what? Consultation: Options for a new vision for Biodiversity August 2009
CBD Proposals for the design and implementation of Incentive Measures 2004.
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL CHALLENGES Brochure 2001 or older
Australian Support for Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Findings and Recommendations of an Independent Review and Needs Assessment August 2013
This guide introduces environmental indicators and provides an overview of SPREP’S core indicators for Pacific island countries. In 2012, the SPREP members approved the development of a set of standardised indicators for use by member countries at the SPREP meeting. Through the Inform project, SPREP programmes then developed a set of 34 indicators that was endorsed by members at the 2018 SPREP meeting. This document explains the development and use of environmental indicators in Part 1 and provides a summary of each of the 34 ‘core’ indicators in Part 2.
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Government Report to UNCCD - prepared by the Dept. Economic Development and Environment. 2003
The environmental issue of greatest concern to the people of Nauru is the degradation of the mined phosphate lands. In all of the series of consultations that were carried out between the people of Nauru and the various teams of technical experts to ascertain the feasibility of rehabilitating the island, it was constantly emphasised that the total degradation of topside, including localized inland, water shortages and coastal erosions are problems that need to be addressed for sustainable development.
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Legislation
4-page summary from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Report presented to the Fourth Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting held in Honiara from 14-18 August, 2017.