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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… resulting from biotechnol- ogy which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts that could affect the … common denominator of such terms is often the concept of adverse impact, in the form of damage inflicted on the … do not become established. A working definition to this effect could be: “Invasive species means an alien species …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… compliance has often been inadequate to prevent serious adverse consequences for marine biodiversity. The most … organisms, destroy marine habitats and otherwise have adverse effects on the functioning of marine ecosystems. If …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… investment in water storage schemes. However, direct cause-effect relationships are not clear: national wealth may … 2004, Hanjra et al. 2009). However, largely because of the adverse environmen- tal and social impacts that they can … The World Bank has produced criteria for assessing likely adverse environmental impacts of dams (Ledec & Quintero 2003) …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… which must ensure that their actions do not result in the adverse modification or destruction of designated critical … United States Attorneys’ Bulletin 11 Id. § 2156(c). In effect, Congress has criminalized every aspect of the animal … created or received the invoice. Any defense attorney or adverse party to an environmental investigation will …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… ORs and OCTs to effectively manage MPAs and reduce the adverse impacts of anthropogenic threats, sig- nificantly … protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, … up to 91% of wave energy, (3) a dead reef reduces this effect to 10%, and (4) the width of the reef flat influences …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… of benefits A benefit can be described as a positive effect of implementing activities within an IPPC mandated … it is possible to determine the economic cost in terms of adverse effects on production, at present there is no … that avocado imports have an economically positive effect on the economy of the United States and its component …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity