Using the ecosystem approach to implement the Convention on biological diversity : key issues and cases studies
2003
Smith, R. D. (Richard D.) |
Maltby, Edward |
The Ecosystem Approach, defined as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way, was adopted at the Second Conference of the Parties of the CBD as the primary framework for action under the Convention. It puts people and their nature resource use practices squarely at the centre of the decision-making framework.