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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… additional copies CBD CO NVENTIO N O N BIO LO GICAL DIVERSITY Distr. GENERAL UNEP/CBD/COP/5/INF/28 10 May 2000 … Sahelo-Saharan desertic and semi-desertic habitats, the genetic purity of the Bactrian camel, the socio-economic uses … blocks - they are tangible manifestations of species and genetic diversity that contribute to and rely on ecosystems. …
An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
… Parties The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity The Global Environment Facility The GEF … sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. It considers biological diversity at three levels – the ecosystem, species and genetic levels – and requires Parties to ensure that actions …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… to request additional copies CBD CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Distr. GENERAL UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/6/INF/8 16 January … 1.5 Ecological and Genetic Implications … Guide to Designing Legal Frameworks to Determine Access to Genetic Resources (1998). xiv Chapters 5 and 6 respectively …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… 5 Terminology 5 SECTION 1 7 1 Preparing: purpose and diversity in species conservation planning 9 Planning cycle … further in Annex 4. Genetics An understanding of the genetic population struc- ture of planned species may be very … and helpful. Reduced populations may have suffered loss of genetic diversity with implications for long- term viability. …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural … resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation areas 10 3. Processes … of forest reserves for other land-uses.38 2.2 Species and genetic diversity Article IX deals with species and genetic …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet and it hosts several of the world’s … This biodiversity also represents a source of abundant genetic resources for Latin America and the Caribbean. In … America and the Caribbean has lost 75 per cent of the genetic diversity of its agricultural crops. 5. Genetic …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation areas 10 3. Processes and … of forest reserves for other land-uses.38 2.2 Species and genetic diversity Article IX deals with species and genetic …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… first adopted Guidelines on the Conservation of Biological Diversity in Tropical Production Forests in 1993, at a time … we develop food crops and derive the raw inputs and genetic materials for industry, agriculture and medicine. … large populations of a species will have a high level of genetic variation compared to smaller populations and …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… 1. West Asia benefits from a wealth of biological diversity that harnesses a variety of terrestrial, freshwater … monoculture production at the expense of other important genetic resources. State of Biodiversity in West Asia | 6 … which are essential to the conservation of existing genetic resources, have become threatened. 22. Lastly, the …