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Recognising and supporting territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities

25 Sep 2012

ISBN: 92-9225-426-X (print version); ISBN: 92-9225-425-1 (web version) Copyright © 2012, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the legal status of any country, territo [...] The publication intends to: •. provide a glimpse of the range, diversity, coverage, and values of ICCAs, and the socio-cultural, economic and political contexts important for them; •. provide an understanding of the status and processes of recognizing and supporting ICCAs, at both interna- tional and national levels, and suggestions on how appropriate recognition and support could be given to them [...] This report is an indirect outcome of the increasing documentation of such practices around the world, and of the realization that their recognition and support would greatly enhance biodiversity conservation, livelihoods and food security, and help implement goals of international instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). [...] Pursuant to this the Conference of Parties to the CBD at its tenth meeting also requested the CBD Executive Secretary to “provide additional technical support through the development of toolkits, best practices, and guidelines on themes of the programme of work on protected areas in collaboration with Parties partners and international organizations, in particular … implementing element 2 of the p [...] As documentation of such territories and areas increases, there is greater realization that many of the world’s most important landscape and seascapes, natural and agricultural ecosystems, and populations of wildlife and domesticated biodiversity, are found in them.
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ISBN
9789292254261 9789292254254 9292254251
Pages
160
Published in
Montréal, Québec

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