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Synergies in national implementation of international instruments for sustainable development

Author
Mackenzie R., Stewart H.M., Khalikane M., Burke L., Alusa A., Greenspan Bell R., Bekturova G., Moyo M.
Date
1997
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-068063)
Publisher | Place of publication
UNDP | New York, NY, USA
Pages
100+ p.
Document type
Conference, symposium etc. document/report
Conference name | place | date
Expert Meeting on Synergies | Sde Boker | 19970317 -19970320
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe
Subject
Environment gen., Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Education International relations/cooperation
Abstract

Contents: 1. Coordinating implementation of the Rio Agreements: Institutional mechanisms and processes 2. Synergy in capacity building by the Climate Change, Biodiversity & Desertification conventions & the Forestry Principles 3. Paper on strategies and national plans coordination 4. Reporting requirements and information systems - Synergies between the Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Desertification and the Forest Principles 5. Scientific linkages and complementarities between the Conventions 6. A comparison of the three Rio Conventions and the Forest Principles for potential synergies: Food for thought 7. Information on progress achieved and prospects of implementations of the UN Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Combat Desertification in Kazakstan 8. Implementation of the three Rio Conventions and the Forest Principles in Zimbabwe

Other references

Treaty

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particulary in Africa

Treaty | Multilateral | Paris |

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Environmental indicators, Education, Sustainable use, Erosion, Food security, Financing, Research, Policy/planning, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Standards, Capacity building, Dispute settlement, Monitoring, Desertification, Public participation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001200)

Treaty

Convention on Biological Diversity

Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro |

Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)

Treaty

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Treaty | Multilateral | New York |

Keyword: Climate change, Intergenerational equity, Technology transfer, Data collection/reporting, International organization, Education, Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Inventory, Emissions, EIA, Research, Dispute settlement, Monitoring, Precautionary principle, Ozone layer, Public participation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001147)