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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

… been identified; knowledge of the behaviour of different species is increasing; deep-sea ecosystems are being studied … Stocks Agreement UNGA United Nations General Assembly VME Vulnerable marine ecosystem VMS Vessel Monitoring System … cable industry makes efforts to reduce or avoid impacts on vulnerable deep-water ecosystems by using modern seabed …
25 May 2026 Literature

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… of regional food production dependent upon crop species originating in other regions of diversity 58 7.1 … with poverty in most countries, the continent is very vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Prolonged … food-insecure regions of the world that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change on crop …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … pest organisms. More diverse farming systems may be less vulnerable to pests and diseases and may offer greater food … to materials in national parks and other protected or vulnerable areas) and with procedures for plant collecting. …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… practices that contaminate or destroy the natural world, species and habitats, sacred sites, and our communities and … habitation and survival. This tendency leaves communities vulnerable to a series of single-issue remedial interventions … to replace or improve our breeds have left us particularly vulnerable to the recurring droughts which are causing our …
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Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… and mysterious, the world’s waters are also delicate and vulnerable. The earth’s oceans and seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a … and equipment, sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… maintained high levels of diversity both of known species, and of ecosystems containing a broad range of … up to 150 years) (Dower and Fee, 1999), they are extremely vulnerable to overfishing (Koslow, 1997). by 1969, the yield … common to many seamount species make them especially vulnerable to overexploitation (Koslow, 1997). Roughys and …
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IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources

… i.e. development of new variations within non-human species through genetic modification techniques (e.g. transfer of a genetic trait out of one species and put into another);  Biosynthesis, i.e. use of … habitat damage in collection of samples, particularly in vulnerable marine ecosystems such as cold water corals or …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… the use of all components of biodiversity – ecosystems, species, genes – must be equitably distributed among … to tend to household plots. Greenburg documents 140 plant species in 33 immigrant household plots. Of these, 49 species are commonly used in food preparation, including …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSOLP certificate of source, … a terrible disease in an extract directly derived from one species, the reality of product discovery is far more complex … signing off on those MTAs. • Biograb: Identification of a vulnerable country or a community, which will grant prior …
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Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… right in the genetic properties of naturally occurring species. No such right had ever existed in any 16 CBD, … countries or entities may possess specimens of a given species (where each specimen contains DNA and other genetic … processes. This leaves all provider or source legislation vulnerable, owing to the nearly complete lack of enforcement. …
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