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Global Land Outlook

… the world but, at the same time, is based on monocultures, genetically modified crops, and the intensive use of fertilizers and … the laboratory. One specific type of GMO is a transgenic organism which has been altered by the addition of genetic …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

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 …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges (e.g. … to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges … to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… Ib Wilderness area: Usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and … Table 3 identifies ecological integrity indicators (modified from Parks Canada and the Canadian Parks Council, … by some of the country’s most fragmented and highly modified (primarily for agriculture) ecosystems. The project …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… means “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment … to apply the six-step assessment procedure,26 which was modified to accommodate the principles of IEM in the … of conduct that can be used in its existing form or modified to perform the role of a legal mechanism (such as a …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… landscape of rangelands) and have been significantly modified by that management, the term “landscape restoration” …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… defined as a “dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment … to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… introduction of alien invasive species and the release of genetically modified organisms threatening ecosystems, habitats, or … Salmonids. To counter the potential risks raised by genetically modified salmon to wild stocks, the guidelines …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… Ecosystem. 'A dynamic complex of animal, plant and micro-organism communities and their nonliving environment … (Table 5). A direct threat for one ecosystem type or organism can be an indirect threat for another or pose no … distributions may be used, such as field observations of organism assemblages, keystone species, climate, substrate, …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… Ib Wilderness area: Usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and … as ‘a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment … urban ones, artificial nighttime light interferes with organism and ecosystem function. It impedes visitors’ …
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