Transboundary conservation : A systematic and integrated approach

Author: Vasilijevic Maja, Zunckel Kevan, McKinney Matthew, Erg Boris, Schoon Michael L., Michel Tatjana Rosen, Groves Craig, Phillips Adrian
Category: Technical reports,
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Year: 2021
Approximately one-third of all terrestrial high-biodiversity sites straddle national land borders, yet few man-made boundaries are fixed, and international boundaries often alter over time or disappear altogether. This publication makes the compelling case for transboundary conservation approaches and promotes an array of innovative methods based on contemporary principles. It has ...

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Polycentricity and adaptive governance of transboundary marine socio-ecological systems

Author: Arthur Tuda, Salit Karke, Alice Newton
Category: Technical reports,
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Year: 2021
Transboundary marine socio-ecological systems (SESs) are complex and dynamic systems. Enhancing the sustainability of such systems requires adaptive governance supported by polycentric structures. However, adaptive governance of marine SESs across national boundaries can be challenging, as significant differences in institutional arrangements for resource management and adaptive governance capabilities may exist. ...

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Institutions and adaptive capacity for marine biodiversity conservation

Author: Arthur Tuda, Ernest Machumu
Category: Meeting reports,
Theme(s): Climate change, Fisheries,
Year: 2019
Marine protected areas (MPAs) remain central to the conservation of marine biodiversity, but enhancing their resilience under climate change require that organizations managing them are able to adapt. Social factors like institutions can affect organizational capacities to adapt to climate change. Yet our knowledge about how different institutional designs for ...

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Training Module on Initiating Transboundary Conservation

Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Category: Meeting reports,
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Year: 2018
The educational training material provided here aims to enable practitioners on national, regional and local level to effectively plan, initiate and institutionalize transboundary conservation.  In order to address a gap in tools and training material tailored to experts and practitioners interested in initiating and institutionalizing transboundary conservation, a project ...

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A Proposed Marine Transboundary Conservation Area Between Kenya and Tanzania

Author: The Marine Parks and Reserves Unit, United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya Wildlife Service, Republic of Kenya
Category: Technical reports,
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Year: 2015
This technical document is the result of a process initiated several years ago to investigate the options for developing a coastal and marine Trans-Boundary Conservation Area (TBCA) between the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The two main agencies promoting this initiative are the Kenya Wildlife Service ...

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