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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)"”.
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Towards the development of legal protection of biodiversity in Rwanda: An appraisal
This study examines the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the context of its implementation in Rwanda. It firstly examines the relevant rights and obligations which country parties have under the CBD; it then examines the current law in Rwanda relevant and applicable to conservation, use …
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The challenge of creating an effective and equitable legal regime to cover transboundary protected areas considering the challenge through the lens of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park
Contemporary recognition of the need to expand existing protected area systems has culminated in the formulation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 by the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This Strategic Plan incorporates 20 ambitious 'Aichi Biodiversity …
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Communities of coral : an institutional and ecological analysis of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia
This dissertation examines two countries, Indonesia and Malaysia, and their pathways to implementing the international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), specifically focused on how regional and national policies in Southeast Asia have fared when implementing the Aichi Targets of the CBD. …
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Indigenous Rights and the Protection of Biodiversity: A Study of Conflict and Reconciliation in International Law
… of living are typically described as being harmonious with—if not instrumental for—the protection of the environment. This dissertation moves from the quite different evidence that the protection of biodiversity may encroach on indigenous rights. More specifically, the legal regime of the …
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Identifying Marine Key Biodiversity Areas in the Greater Caribbean Region
<p>Anthropocene biodiversity extinction rates are increasing, suggesting a possible sixth global mass extinction event. Biological conservation planners are consequently seeking ways to more effectively protect species at national, regional and global scales. In 2010, the Convention on Biological …
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Sustainable use and the laws regulating trade in threatened species in South Africa: lessons from the USA
This study focuses on sustainable use of threatened or endangered species in the international trade context. Escalating levels of illegal trade in threatened species are of major concern globally and undermines regulatory frameworks that seek to ensure the sustainable use of species for present …
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Strategies of exclusion in non-timber forest product commercialisation in South Africa: an ethnographic study of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) use and trade
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set a precedent for recognising the rights of communities and Indigenous groups in the global commercialisation of biodiversity. South Africa is a signatory to the CBD and has embarked on a programme to commercialise non-timber forest products (NTFPs) by …
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Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon
… ecological processes that support millions of species, including human beings. Important goods and services ranging from food and building materials to water cleansing, flood and erosion control, cycling of nutrients and flow of energy are provided. With expansion of the human …
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Benefit sharing and environmental sustainability in policy and practice: the commercialisation of the resurrection bush (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) in Southern Africa
The trade of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), also known as biotrade, has existed for hundreds of years - as has the traditional knowledge associated with such products. More recently, this form of trade has advanced to include genetic resource components found within natural resources …
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Balancing indigeneous community rights and intellectual property rights in the protection of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge in South Africa
The growing realisation of the importance of traditional knowledge in the commercial exploitation of genetic resources has fuelled intense debate over whether and how such traditional knowledge should be protected. This debate is also driven by the need to protect genetic resources and associated …