Sustainable Use Conservation and Endangered Species Environment

Sustainable Use Conservation and Endangered Species Environment

Sustainable Use

Sustainable use is one of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity: "sustainable use means the use of components of biological diversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations" -- http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/socio-eco/use/. Inevitably there are many nuances of interpretation, especially of "needs and aspirations".

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- A quarterly webzine publishing and reprinting articles on the sustainable use / conservation debate.
- Promotes the more intensive use and cultivation of cropped land so as to ensure other areas are left.
- Private NGO promoting conservation through utilization. English/Français.
- International Development Research Centre research on ways to conserve biodiversity by promoting its sustainable use by indigenous and local communities.
- Developed to implement the IUCN Sustainable Use Initiative, an interdisciplinary initiative founded in 1995 to enhance and share knowledge of the social and biological factors affecting the sustainable use of wild renewable resources.
- Scientific American interview with crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, March 23, 2001.
- Document in 7 chapters prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN as a background paper for Agenda 21.
- Supports research that aims to enhance the capacity of local and indigenous peoples to protect, access and sustainably use biodiversity and knowledge of biodiversity.
- Campaigns for the right of rural communities to benefit from sustainable use of their natural resources -- newsletter, projects, publications.
- Campaigns for sustainable hunting as an instrument for protection of species and natural resources. Background information and details of working groups.
- NGO promoting sustainable use of wild resources as a conservation mechanism

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