Vocabulary Term Details

Ecosystem approaches

Definition (http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=6276)

The Ecosystem Approach is a concept that integrates the management of land, water and living resources and aims to reach a balance between three objectives: conservation of biodiversity; its sustainable use; and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of natural resources. It is the primary implementation framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). (Defra)

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Approaches
N/ABiodiversity
Biodiversity conservation

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Approved Date
08-Nov-2013

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