Indoctrinating Our Youth in Earth Worship. List of international environmental agreements. Endangered species recovery plan. An Endangered Species Recovery Plan is a document describing protocols for protecting and enhancing rare and endangered species populations. It is also known as recover from one of the four Rs of waste hierarchy.
Section 4(f) of the USA's Endangered Species Act of 1973 directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to develop and implement recovery plans to promote the conservation of endangered or threatened species. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service are responsible for administering the Act. The recovery plan specifies what research and management actions are necessary to support recovery, but do not themselves commit manpower or funds. They are used in setting funding priorities and provide direction to local, regional, and State planning efforts. 1 See also[edit] External links[edit] 1 2.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Bird law redirects here. For the magazine see Bird-Lore (in 1966 it was renamed "Audubon".) Some exceptions to the act, known as the eagle feather law, are enacted in federal regulations (50 C.F.R. 22), which regulates the taking, possession, and transportation of bald eagles, golden eagles, and their "parts, nests, and eggs" for "scientific, educational, and depredation control purposes; for the religious purposes of American Indian tribes; and to protect other interests in a particular locality. " Enrolled members of federally recognized tribes may apply for an eagle permit for use in "bona fide tribal religious ceremonies. "[2] However, the U.S.
The Act was enacted in an era when many bird species were threatened by the commercial trade in birds and bird feathers. Constitutionally this law is of interest as it is a use of the federal treaty making power to override the provisions of state law. Sections[edit] History[edit] Recent revisions[edit] Impact on private property owners[edit]
Environmental Modification Convention. The Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD), formally the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques is an international treaty prohibiting the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques having widespread, long-lasting or severe effects. It opened for signature on 18 May 1977 in Geneva and entered into force on 5 October 1978. The Convention bans weather warfare, which is the use of weather modification techniques for the purposes of inducing damage or destruction. The Convention on Biological Diversity of 2010 would also ban some forms of weather modification or geoengineering.[2] Many states do not regard this as a complete ban on the use of herbicides in warfare, such as Agent Orange, but it does require case-by-case consideration.[3] Parties[edit] Signatories are 48 and 16 of the signatories have not ratified yet.
History[edit] Environmental Modification Technique[edit] See also[edit] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (IT PGRFA),[1] popularly known as the International Seed Treaty, is a comprehensive international agreement in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, which aims at guaranteeing food security through the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), as well as the fair and equitable benefit sharing arising from its use.
It also recognises Farmers' Rights: to freely access genetic resources, unrestricted by intellectual property rights; to be involved in relevant policy discussions and decision making; and to use, save, sell and exchange seeds, subject to national laws. The treaty has implemented a Multilateral System (MLS) of access and benefit sharing, among those countries that ratify the treaty, for a list of 64 of some of the most important food and forage crops essential for food security and interdependence. See also[edit] Red Data Book of the Russian Federation. Red Data Book of the Russian Federation (RDBRF), also known as Red Book (Russian: Красная книга) or Russian Red Data Book is a state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi, as well as some local subspecies (such as the Ladoga seal) that exist within the territory of the Russian Federation and its continental shelf and marine economic zone.
The book has been adopted by Russia and all CIS states to enact a common agreement on rare and endangered species protection. Conservation[edit] The book provides a central information source in organizing studies & monitoring programs on rare and endangered species and their habitats. It is regularly consulted when developing and implementing special measures for the protection and rehabilitation of such species. Threats to Biodiversity Threats to Biodiversity © Various (Tim Keegan, Tambako the Jaguar, Crustmania, Salvatore Barbera, Sarahemcc, Steve Severecci) These include: History[edit]
Welcome to the CBD Secretariat. United Nations Environment Programme. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of the United Nations that coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in June 1972 and has its headquarters in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices. Its activities cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy.
It has played a significant role in developing international environmental conventions, promoting environmental science and information and illustrating the way those can be implemented in conjunction with policy, working on the development and implementation of policy with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Electronic Information System for International Law - Home. International Organization for Biological Control. The International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants is usually referred to as the International Organization for Biological Control or IOBC.
It is a professional organization affiliated with the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and aims to be an effective advocate for biological control, integrated pest management (IPM) and integrated production (IP). Introduction[edit] The IOBC serves as a resource for international organizations, for example: the European Commission on sustainable use of pesticides [1] and the status of IPM in Europe,[2] the EC Regulation of Biological Control Agents (REBECA) with regard to invertebrate biological control agents,[3] the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research on IPM (CGIAR),[4] the European Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) on biological control agents[5] and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with respect to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).[6][7]
National Biodiversity Centre (Singapore) Coordinates: The National Biodiversity Centre (Abbreviation: NBC; Chinese: 国家生物多样性中心 ; Malay: Pusat Kepelbagaian Bio Nasional; Tamil: தேசிய பல்வகை உயிரியல் நிலையம்) is a branch of the National Parks Board and serves as Singapore’s one-stop centre for biodiversity-related information and activities.[1] It manages all available information and data on biodiversity in Singapore. Diverse biodiversity-related information and data are currently generated, stored and updated by different organisations and individuals. The National Biodiversity Centre will maximize the usefulness of such information and data by linking them in a single meta-database. Having complete and up-to-date information is crucial for many decision-making processes involving biodiversity.
This hub of biodiversity information and data at the National Biodiversity Centre will also allow knowledge gaps to be better identified and addressed. An online version of the Red Data Book 2008 can be found here. Food and Agriculture Organization. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO; French: Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Italian: Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura) is an agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.
Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates as "let there be bread". As of 8 August 2013[update], FAO has 194 member states, along with the European Union (a "member organization"), and the Faroe Islands and Tokelau, which are associate members.[1] History[edit] Structure and finance[edit] Budget[edit] Food[edit] CITES. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The convention was opened for signature in 1973, and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild, and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 35,000 species of animals and plants. In order to ensure that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was not violated, the Secretariat of GATT was consulted during the drafting process.[1] Background and operation[edit] CITES is one of the largest and oldest conservation and sustainable use agreements in existence.
Ratifications[edit] Clearing-House Mechanism. 2010 Biodiversity Target. The 2010 Biodiversity Target was an overall conservation target aiming to halt the decline of biodiversity by the end of 2010. The world largely failed to meet the target.[1] History of the 2010 Biodiversity Target[edit] It was first adopted by EU Heads of State at the EU Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2001. They decided that "biodiversity decline should be halted with the aim of reaching this objective by 2010".[2] One year later, the Convention on Biological Diversity's sixth Conference of the Parties adopted the Strategic Plan for the Convention in Decision VI/26. The Decision says "Parties commit themselves to a more effective and coherent implementation of the three objectives of the Convention, to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on earth Progress at the European Level[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
Green Development Initiative. The Green Development Initiative (GDI) aims to establish a biodiversity standard and certification scheme for land management. The standard is based on the objectives and approaches of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and will be used to certify areas which are managed for conservation and development. GDI certification will facilitate the allocation of resources needed for preserving threatened biodiversity or restoring degraded biodiversity. Organisation structure[edit] Board[edit] The GDI Board is international and includes representatives from governments, the private sector and NGOs. Its role is to set the overall direction of the Initiative and the review its work programmes.
Advisory Group[edit] The GDI Advisory Group was set up in April 2011. GDI Office[edit] Earthmind serves as the Office for the iInitiative. Phase I: GDM 2010 Initiative[edit] During Phase 1, extensive consultations were undertaken. 1st Expert Meeting on a Green Development Mechanism[edit] CBD COP10[edit] International Cooperative Biodiversity Group. International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (or ICBG) is a program under National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation and USAID established in 1993 to promote collaborative research between American universities and research institutions in countries that harbor unique genetic resource in the form of biodiversity - the practice known as bioprospecting. The basic aim of the program is to benefit both the host community and the global scientific community by discovering and researching the possibilities for new solutions to human health problems based on previously unexplored genetic resources. It therefore seeks to conserve biodiversity, and to foment, encourage and support sustainable practices of usage of biological resources.
Groups are headed by a principal investigator who coordinates the efforts of the research consortium which often has branches in the US and the host country as well as in the countries of other third party institutions. Sustainable forest management. Sustainable forest management carried out by Complejo Panguipulli has contributed to the preservation of the forested landscape around Neltume, a sawmill town in Chile Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development.
Sustainable forest management uses very broad social, economic and environmental goals. A range of forestry institutions now practice various forms of sustainable forest management and a broad range of methods and tools are available that have been tested over time and space. The "Forest Principles" adopted at The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 captured the general international understanding of sustainable forest management at that time. Definition[edit] For forest managers, sustainably managing a particular forest tract means determining, in a tangible way, how to use it today to ensure similar benefits, health and productivity in the future.
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Convention on Biological Diversity. Convention on Biodiversity - International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012. Text of the CBD. The Convention on Biological Diversity. Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Brochure_en.pdf (application/pdf Object) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Undb-factsheet-cbd-en.pdf (application/pdf Object) Convention on Biological Diversity. International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity Indicators Partnership. Man and the Biosphere Programme. Biodiversity banking. United Nations Decade on Biodiversity.