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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… life. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973) seeks to regulate … transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with … 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… efforts become more focused on assisting the most vulnerable countries develop adaptation plans. Furthermore, … on identifying immediate adaptation needs for the most vulnerable countries, 1 Joshua Roberts, Staff Lawyer (U.S. … water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of species, natural communities, and environmental …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… from Fishing Vessels — II.C. Non-Indigenous/Invasive Species Introductions — II.D.3. Vessel Routeing and Protected … ocean stress. (Table I-1) Coastal areas are particularly vulnerable because they concentrate more than half of the … where particularly haz- ardous navigation conditions and vulnerable ecosystems prevail, coastal states have the right …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… for millions of people worldwide. Poor, marginalized, vulnerable and landless people rely most on commons, as they … seeds, tubers, barks, gums and leaves. They also use many species of tree for fodder, shade, fencing, construction and … in legal and technical matters, pastoralists are left in a vulnerable position because of their poor access to education …
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IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… of the mitigation hierarchy. No two areas of habitat or species populations are identical, and therefore some … and/or ecosystems into the IUCN Red List Categories of Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the … (for example because they are more irreplaceable and vulnerable) than those affected by the development project …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… . . 50 New Zealand: Precautionary principle and endangered species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 … enhance participation. It also requires that economically vulnerable local communities are able to participate in the … Maui dolphins live close to the coast and are particularly vulnerable to ship-strike and to getting snared in nets. The …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… Climate Change Convention 60 1.3 Convention on Migratory Species 61 1.4 Ramsar Convention 63 1.5 World Heritage … the species population or community so it is not so vulnerable to the effects of fragmentation. In some instances … direct and indirect climate change impacts. Particularly vulnerable are aquatic freshwater habitats, wetlands, …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable.” And Target 18 calls for respect for the … Voluntary conservation that has no legal recognition is vulnerable when land and water are appropriated for …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… a project under the Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking - ARREST Program, supported by the US … uproot, fell, collect, destroy, encroach and stock rare, vulnerable and critically endangered plants species that are … eggs and offsprings from their original habitats of any vulnerable, rare, or critically endangered wildlife species
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… Precautionary approach 33 3.5 Managing for invasive alien species 34 3.6 Managing for climate change 37 3.7 Taking an … patterns of vegetation, habitats for threatened and vulnerable species, and other living resources within … native species, making many native species even more vulnerable to non-climate threats. 122 123 Part I: Basic …
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