Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere - WBGU
Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere - WBGU
Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere - WBGU
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Index O<br />
451<br />
United Nations Conference on Environment <strong>and</strong><br />
Development (UNCED) 160, 186, 316, 320, 334, 350, 389<br />
United Nations Conference on Human Settlements 194,<br />
196<br />
United Nations Convention on <strong>the</strong> Law <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sea<br />
(UNCLOS) 182, 348<br />
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in<br />
Countries Experiencing Serious Drought <strong>and</strong>/or<br />
Desertification, Particularly in Africa’ (Desertification<br />
Convention or CCD) 159-160, 350, 390<br />
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 187,<br />
319, 337, 354, 387<br />
United Nations Educational, Scientific <strong>and</strong> Cultural<br />
Organization (UNESCO) 141, 304, 320, 329, 333<br />
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 186,<br />
316, 336-337, 340, 384<br />
United Nations Food <strong>and</strong> Agriculture Organization<br />
(FAO) 79, 85, 144, 155, 162-163, 166, 263, 267, 340, 346,<br />
352, 388, 390<br />
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate<br />
Change (FCCC) 231-232, 306, 351, 388<br />
United Nations Industrial Development Organization<br />
(UNIDO) 56, 346<br />
United Nations Intergovernmental Forum on Forests<br />
(IFF) 351-352, 391<br />
URBAN 21 194<br />
urban ecology; see also urban ecosystems 140, 195<br />
urban ecosystems; see also ecosystems 191, 193<br />
urbanization; cf towns<br />
USA 63, 74-75, 79, 129, 153, 166, 178<br />
use <strong>of</strong> biological resources; see also l<strong>and</strong>scape use 138, 143,<br />
196-197, 200, 266, 334, 353<br />
– intensity <strong>of</strong> use 125, 138, 140, 190-191<br />
use potential 126, 295, 364<br />
use types 126, 140, 289, 291<br />
– use type ‘E’ (conservation despite use) 125, 138, 199,<br />
291<br />
– use type ‘M’ (conservation through use) 126, 199<br />
– use type ‘N’ (conservation before use) 125-127, 199,<br />
291<br />
voluntary commitments 186, 190, 200, 302, 312, 386<br />
W<br />
Wadden Sea 185, 198, 203, 235<br />
– hypertrophy 235<br />
water 106, 120, 145, 147, 170, 218, 225<br />
– self-purification 178<br />
water balances 217<br />
water cycle 21, 24, 91, 212, 289<br />
waters; see also lakes 108, 119, 123, 165, 168, 180, 251, 384<br />
– eutrophication 105, 107-108, 123, 167<br />
wetl<strong>and</strong>s 227, 235, 305, 344<br />
– drainage 112, 225<br />
wheat 72, 74, 79, 82, 125, 232<br />
wild forms 36, 40, 155<br />
wilderness 115-116, 174<br />
Wildlife <strong>and</strong> Countryside Act, United Kingdom 183<br />
women 203, 328<br />
wood 35, 96, 99, 108, 110, 125, 148, 161, 212, 249, 258<br />
World Bank 319, 357, 374, 387<br />
World <strong>Conservation</strong> Monitoring Centre (WCMC) 131<br />
world cultural <strong>and</strong> natural heritage; see also World<br />
Heritage Convention (WHC) 104, 107, 170, 186, 202, 304-<br />
305, 320, 342-343, 367, 390<br />
World Heritage Convention (WHC) 128, 304, 315, 320<br />
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 342,<br />
381<br />
World Trade Organization (WTO) 55, 58, 182, 321, 342,<br />
366, 381<br />
Z<br />
zoning 198-199, 202<br />
zoological gardens; cf botanical gardens<br />
V<br />
value categories 284, 286, 288, 291-292, 305<br />
– existence value 129, 287-288, 293<br />
– functional value 129, 282, 291-292<br />
– option value 129, 288, 293, 304, 354<br />
– symbolic value 129, 287-288, 292<br />
– use value 129, 292, 303<br />
value dimensions 283-284, 291-292, 294<br />
value tree analysis 295, 374<br />
values 115, 125, 129, 171, 177, 198, 275-276, 282-284, 286,<br />
288, 295, 311, 328, 330, 374<br />
– categorical values 297-298<br />
varieties 40, 59, 72-73, 75, 79-80, 83, 147, 152, 155, 303, 340<br />
vegetation period 104, 227<br />
Voluntary Code <strong>of</strong> Conduct, UNIDO 56