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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … the Sar- gasso Sea as an EBSA based on the unique habitat provided by its abundant sargassum seaweed.95 Since … visitor value guarding a specific natural monument. IV Habitat/Species Management Area: Area managed with the aim of …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… of marine organisms and the resultant destruction of habitat and depletion of species populations that we have … the desired molecule(s). However, there is potential for habitat damage in collection of samples, particularly in … to the introduction of invasive organisms). Accessed habitat: Access activities can target the water column, but …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… resources for food and agriculture outside their natural habitat. With the exception of the use of the more specific … for food and agriculture maintained outside their natural habitat. Similar to the term “ex situ conservation”, this … resources for food and agriculture outside their natural habitat. “Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture” …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… begins with ethics. Non-negotiable is any further loss of habitat. Rather than calculating an optimum level of conser- … areas whenever opportunity costs are high; society suffers habitat loss and subsequent extinction. The logic above is … pre- fer non-viable relic populations over species whose habitat is sufficiently protected to assure sustainability. …
Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project
… effect at higher trophic levels, making them attractive habitat for a wide range of organisms (Dower and Fee, 1999). … for a wide array of uniquely adapted organisms. Four main habitat types exist at seamounts: 1. Pelagic; 2. Hard … provide re-colonization oppor- tunities and create unique habitat for many organisms that could not otherwise thrive in …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… (e.g., whether from a collection (ex-situ) or its natural habitat (in-situ)); � the location where the genetic … means genetic material of actual or potential value. “Habitat” means the place or type of site where an organism or …