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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… Other threats include those posed by hunting, fishing (incidental take or by-catch), pollution, alien species … moults in one area in which oil exploration is currently taking place. A single oil spill could wipe out almost the … and $ The impacts of threatening activities (e.g., incidental losses such as fishing by-catch). Sustainable use …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… Area (TBCA), captures the twin concerns of conservation taking place within a context of regional development, and … methods of attack with a view to avoiding or minimising incidental damage to TBPAs. 4. If a party to the armed … attack, with a view to avoiding or minimising direct and incidental damage to the area, and (iv) only after advance …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… 7 Outline of a process for assessing, evaluating and taking action on the governance of a system of protected … and conservation existed, someone, somewhere, has been taking decisions about them. What is new is that we are … and contribute to health, livelihoods and well- being…taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… of unquestioning commitment to huge projects, without taking into consideration the effects on the environment or … or threatened under the ESA, without first obtaining “incidental take authorization” through section 7 or 10 of the … and mitigate the impacts” of the activity to receive an incidental take permit. Many of these project applicants …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… conservation efforts started. The problem is that these incidental yet extremely important social benefits of PAs are … efforts started (see Box 3 Rekawa Lagoon, Sri Lanka). Taking conservation steps have increased the fish output and … by colonial and national governments, villagers are now taking control over land, water and forests, and …
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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… that the attempts to bridge the divide in the IWC were not taking sufficient notice of sound science. SSC also provided … • Collection of fishery data (commercial , ornamental, and incidental commercial and sport fishing) to understand levels … notably invertebrates and fishes, from both directed and incidental catch and from other anthropogenic activities. • …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… for both beef and milk. However, leather is not always an incidental product as it can often be the most profitable … 2015). Natural forest clearing for rubber plantations is taking place and expected to continue in Vietnam, Cambodia. … conservation emerge. It is recommended to consider taking some initial steps that can help to ensure that …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… area. On the other hand, the Bulgarian-Turkish border is taking on greater importance in its role as the EU outer … protected area with a complementary zoning system, taking into account the natural values of the mountain system … there is no national park on the Macedonian side yet and taking into account the lack of administrative structures on …
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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… appropriate, to maintain ecological processes and also taking into account the needs of migratory species’ (UNEP/ … across the network is exchanged on a voluntary basis. Taking into account the governance diversity of the region, … and largely uncultivated, its existence has been an incidental boon for wildlife and representative samples of …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… ‘nature’ in this context). At one end of the spectrum are incidental conservation benefits that may accrue to the … more parties (usually right-holders) voluntarily commit to taking certain actions, refraining from certain actions, or … high population densities conservation is often about taking opportunities to restore landscapes rather than …
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