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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… 37 3.2.4 Other policies that promote sound resource protection, information sharing, and stakeholder … and Miquelon salmon fishery has increased. A biometric, genetic, and pathological scientific sampling programme has … and scale samples, collected since 2004, are undergoing genetic analysis as part of an ongoing joint initiative with …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… which result from the interaction between the environment, genetic resources and the management systems and practices … recognised the importance of conserving agricultural genetic resources for at least 25 years, since the … nutrition and medicine, and as a culturally important resource. For example, in Kenya, indigenous seeds have been …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… planning and implementation 26 2. Decentralise natural resource management 27 3. Mainstream the multilateral … • food • fresh water • fuel wood • fiber • biochemicals • genetic resources Regulating Benefits obtained from … cultural, and geopolitical perspectives as well. At the genetic level A systematic effort to measure diversity at the …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… effort will be needed to achieve this target. The loss of genetic diversity, species and ecosystems is proceeding apace … plants, animals and micro-organisms are considered at the genetic, species/community and ecosystem/ habitat levels, and … or the maximum allowable disturbance level of a resource, population, or ecosystem, taking into account the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… the protective function of ecosystems 3.1.3 Importance of genetic diversity for food security and livelihoods … reduction, the role of their constituents i.e. species and genetic diversity in reducing risk has been given less … Ecosystem management practices such as integrated water resource management and protected area management must …
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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Global Land Outlook

… more rational land use allocations that lead to greater resource use efficiency and the reduction of waste; it is … billion annually,43 albeit under threat.44 A wide range of genetic variation is needed for crop breeding to help species … and diseases. Agronomists draw on two sources for the genetic materials to help develop crop resilience and …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area managers. Involving collaboration … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … type of system. Restoration that maintains or increases genetic diversity and the tolerance of ecological communities …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… 94 3.1.6 Wildlife conservation laws 94 3.1.7 Sustainable resource use laws 96 3.1.8 Specific ecosystem or habitat-type … connectivity of ecological processes, species habitat and genetic evolutionary process connectivity. The supportive … and decreasing the possibility of inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity. Proximity to other islands or the mainland …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… as the basis for the development of an internet-based resource guide. Thus, the Gateway to PES will evolve from its … examples of ecosystem services are the provision of genetic resources for medicine and biotechnology, plant … services of global significance (e.g. provision of genetic information, climate regulation, etc.), or (ii) …
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