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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… of protected land representing the indigenous fauna, flora, landscapes and associated cultural heritage of the … parks. For them, this was their first experience of wild nature in their California home. These places are … and seek to maintain a balance between predators and their wild prey. Encourage a respectful attitude toward wildlife. …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals COP Conference of the Parties CWATUPE Code …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… as common property resources, MAPs are collected from the wild by villagers and traded by multiple actors via many … mean co-operative water catchment management. For mountain flora, it usually means more effective conservation. But … was further reduced by domesticating and cultivating wild species. Impacts on poverty and biodiversity When there …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… (1950), EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (1979), Polar Bear Agreement (1973), and the … and response, and to the conservation of Arctic fauna and flora. A 1996 declaration, also a legally nonbinding text, … on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an example. The parties to …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… Wildlife Service, Kenya); Laurie Wein (Parks Canada); Rob Wild (IUCN WCPA Cultural and Spiritual Values Specialist … groves in Kenya was necessary for their restoration (Wild & McLeod, 2008; Verschuuren et al., 2010). The relative … or butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium) in the Flora and Fauna Sanctuary of Otún Quimbaya in Colombia …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 12. Important species of flora and fauna in NATURA 2000 sites in the Greek part of the … have failed in their job. Keeping reserves fenced to keep wild animals in a compound has nothing to do with protected … and Russia, in addition to protecting the habitats of the wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus). Later the …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… 67 4.4.8 Protecting wild animals and plants … conservation; grassland; forestry; water; agriculture; wild animals and plants; and environmental protection. It … Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1973 (CITES) , the Convention on the Conservation of …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… Many of today’s key crops originated in drylands: wild grasses that would become wheat and barley in south-west Asia; maize, squashes and beans in Mexico and wild potatoes in Peru. Today protected areas are important … appropriate biodiversity indicators (not restricted to flora) in all assessment and monitoring systems as well as …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… Agency) Biotope. 'Habitat of a community of fauna and flora living in the wild.' Riecken et al. (2009); Riecken et al. (2006) Finland … 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora’. Official Journal of the European …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… the impacts of climate change through changes in their flora and fauna and physical structures e.g. coral reefs, … livestock became scarcer, as did traditionally harvested wild fruit and medicinal plants. Through a series of … such as timber, fodder, fuelwood, medicinal herbs, wild fruits, honey and edible insects enhance livelihoods and …
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