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Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds, with particular reference to the … Flyway (hereafter EAAF) supports more migratory waterbird species – and a higher proportion that are globally threatened – than any other flyway in the world especially …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate, taking … land use touches upon the protection of endangered or threatened species. But modern environmental law has moved … and realization that the environment increasingly was threatened, incited governments to take action. In some …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… Section 2.4) if the site’s OUV is seen as being severely threatened. Such a move can result in additional … of the site itself (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes … of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of OUV from the point of view of science …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … Mapping causes of climate vulnerability for Australia’s threatened species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … systems and provides outstanding physical habitat for the threatened bull trout, a cold-water species. Bull trout …
Giraffids: reversing the decline of Africas iconic megafauna
… NOTING that the Giraffidae family includes only two living species, restricted to the African continent: the giraffe … that while previously listed as Least Concern and Near Threatened, giraffe and okapi have recently been assessed as … Diversity’s Aichi Target 12: "The extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation …
Increase resources for biodiversity conservation research
… diverse protected areas system (Target 11), prevention of threatened species extinction – especially those with recognised decline … management plans, and development of action plans for threatened species, as well as periodic updating of the …
Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe
… Europe abbreviations used in the text AIS Alien invasive species ALB Albania BfN Bundesamt fur Naturschutz (The German … Active measures in place to identify, protect and manage threatened species habitats and ecosystems. location The … species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts …
Mitigating the impacts of recreational diving on the marine environment
… protected areas and in habitats containing vulnerable species such as marine mammals, and by experimental evidence … IUCN’s strong commitment to the conservation of marine species and habitats, as reflected in IUCN Resolutions and … mass spawning; and iv. in areas where marine mammals or threatened species may be concentrated; c. consider the …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… conflicting stakes in terms of government credibility, the threatened supremacy of law, significant economic interests, … build a link road through a natural area which contained threatened and endangered species of fauna. In partic- ular, the Yellow Bellied Glider …
Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… will change, leading to longer and hotter summers. Some species will not be able to adapt well to this change of … as part of their economic development. The States most threatened by the effects of global warming, such as Small … naturally to climate change so that food production is not threatened, while enabling economic development to proceed in …