International cooperation

This background paper offers for the first time a comparative analysis of the 28 overseas entities of the European Union; its purpose is to establish the current state of existing knowledge on the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of the European Union overseas entities. It starts with a thematic analysis presenting the transversal threats on overseas entities in the face of climate change.

Esta publicación ofrece una vision general sobre los recursos hídricos compartarget_idos a nivel mundial y una orientación sobre la gestión de estos recursos en forma cooperativa. A través de estudios de caso de diferentes partes del mundo esta publicación presenta retos y soluciones reales para la construcción de los marcos jurídicos, instituciones, procesos de gestión y el financiamento necesario para goberner las aguas transfronterizas de forma más equitativa y sostenible.

Provee información general acerca de los humedales, instrumentos legales que los rigen y sitios prioritarios del área geográfica de Río San Juan, así como de los retos que enfrentan hacia la implementación de un verdadero uso racional.

This publication provides an overview of the world’s shared water resources and insights for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management processes and financing and partnership strategies to govern transboundary waters equitably and sustainably.

Bringing together the diverse experiences of park agencies and managers, conservation NGOs and international agencies, this book examines the role of tourism in protected area management. Using case studies from around the world it provides examples of successful partnerships between community, public and private sectors. It also explores how tourism can be used as a management tool for financing protected areas.

Central America is a region that shares ecosystems, river basins, and protected areas. The development of projects, plans or activities likely to produce transboundary impacts need to be appropriately considered, and an EIA process established and anchored in regional policies and legislation. This book, analyses the relevant initiatives on transboundary EIA in the world, and advances the basic elements of a regional agreement on EIA in a transboundary context for Central America.