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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
… endangered or declining species and/or habitats Vulnerability, fragility, sensitivity, or slow recovery … as unique or rare ecosystem, diversity of the ecosystem or vulnerability to degradation by natural events or human …
Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
… develop- ments; concerns regarding genetic erosion and vulnerability • In the 1960s and 1970s, the Green Revolution … Academy of Sciences raises concern over crops genetic vulnerability after a major maize epidemic. • In 1974, what … diversity and to adopt standardized definitions of genetic vulnerability and genetic erosion (FAO, 2002; Brown, 2008). • …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… cally more heterogeneous varieties, thus in- creasing crop vulnerability. Disasters such as the Irish potato famine in … and adaptability to new environments, and to decrease vulnerability to disease. Traditional farmers are thus … crops, and deployment of genetic diversity to reduce crop vulnerability. In this sense, Article 6 and Article 5.2 …