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… No.Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity BIODIVERSITY IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Document to … from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … (or underground) area affected; • Change in the use of marine and/or coastal ecosystems, and extraction of seabed …

… © Jam es Puttick, courtesy of SA N BI MAPPING BIODIVERSITY PRIORITIES A practical, science-based approach … consistency across terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine realms. 6. Use an adaptive approach: start simply and … types across the terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine realms. 15 3 Sourcing or generating a map of …

… Integrating Mining and Biodiversity Conservation Case studies from around the world … Studies 29 Botanical Surveys, Freeport McMoRan 30 Marine Ecosystems, BHP Billiton 32 New Partnerships 35 … the world Studying a botanical gold mine 30 Monitoring marine species diversity 32 Scientific studies 29 Integrating …

… IUCN GLOBAL MARINE AND POLAR PROGRAMME Edited by D. Laffoley and J. M. … (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland … the form of changes in biogeographical, phenological, biodiversity, community size, and species abundance as well …

… related policy frameworks such as the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. The ability of countries and communities to … under their jurisdiction or control can have on the marine environment (UNCLOS, article 206). Moreover, the … procedures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from mining activities in the Area (i.e. …

… 12 1.1.4 Coastal-marine area … supply the main river with water, as well as the coastal-marine area in situations where the river flows out into the … built and the earth is cultivated using water, soil and biodiversity. In this respect, each one of us lives within a …

… it is critical to remember that this harm goes beyond biodiversity. In many watersheds, freshwater fisheries serve … are overwhelmingly dependent on the exploitation of living marine resources; and (f) the interests of developing States … dams on fisheries is not simply a matter of ecology and biodiversity. There are situations where the fisheries …

… available in their legal systems for damage caused by marine pollution. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration states: … on the collective, stating that “Nature and its biodiversity, the environment and the national heritage are …