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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 3 1.1.4 Comparison with Living Modified Organisms … below). The key factor is that it enables the species or organism to cross some kind of biogeographical barrier that … genetic material through biochemical means and thus to genetically modify plants, animals and mi- cro-organisms. …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… accidental introductions of exotic species, as well as of genetically modified organisms. These provisions are in line with … 46 Specimen is defined as “any animal or plant or micro organism, alive or dead.” 47 Product is defined as “any part …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… accidental introductions of exotic species, as well as of genetically modified organisms. These provisions are in line with … 46 Specimen is defined as “any animal or plant or micro organism, alive or dead.” 47 Product is defined as “any part …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… Some people are concerned that the commercial use of genetically modified organisms will lead to unanticipated environmental … forest agency Habitat The area or environment in which an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… tested, and whether the first choice Strategy needs to be modified or replaced. This process of assessment should be … Text modified with permission from NatureServe’s Ecosystem-based … found in different habitats or remote locations will be genetically more differentiated than those found in close …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… Ecosystem: a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment, … conservation, some of them potentially compatible if modified (for example, sustainable forestry, grazing of … excluded. It is true that this approach is being gradually modified, particularly in developing countries by the …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… It is important that the seating arrangements can be modified to allow the groups to sit at separate tables. 2. … Directives, the project or plan should be prohibited or modified. It is mandatory for all plans and projects that can … term stock of all necessary habitat requirements for an organism within a given landscape/ ecosystem, including …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… concerning the safe transfer, handling, and use of living modified organisms in relation to the conservation and … to human health. Access to information on imported living modified organisms should be ensured and the public consulted … as envisaged; or • The project/activity proceeds as modified; or • A “no action” decision is taken because the …