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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… our efforts to counter worrying evidence of biodiversity loss, which has its greatest impact on the poor and … widely applied • Developing integrated policies to address habitat loss and degradation, covering positive and negative … domesticated crop species are increasingly threatened by habitat fragmentation and climate change (Target 13). Key …
22 Jun 2026 Literature

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… effects of ocean warming on the protection of coasts by habitat-forming species . . . . . . 389 4.4 Impacts and … warming. • There is likely to be Arctic warming and ice loss, and possibly the essential removal, in some years, of … world on land that we know has been classified into major habitat types known as biomes that in turn have been divided …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… of Biodiversity and the global deadline for halting the loss of biodiversity. At the sixth meeting of the Conference … some tropical relicts. These mountains also provide prime habitat for migratory birds and a key refuge for threatened … as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, due to habitat loss and limited range in some areas (IUCN Red List, …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… official historical data evidence points to a concomitant loss of biodiversity. If that loss is to be reversed, … driving force of change in the area of land use and habitat loss has been the significant expansion, in recent … we are losing. In Latin America and the Caribbean region, habitat alteration and transformation are generating the …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… mismatches between an existing management unit and the habitat of KBA trigger species . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 16. … to national govern- ments to slow the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. In the longer term, the value of Key … conservation corridors (Sanderson et al. 2003), and habitat planning (Tucker and Evans 1997). In the longer term, …
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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… interventions? – Where should efforts for limiting loss of natural habitat by a range of sectors be focused (e.g. through … of each ecosystem type, including areas where natural habitat has subsequently been modified or lost. Poor Good …
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

… what may be viewed as a global deadline for halting the loss of biodiversity, set in April 2002 at the sixth meeting … in biodiversity loss, causing both land degradation and habitat loss for many bird species. 8. Turning to coastal … of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 143 of which were from Asia and the Pacific (table …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… population migration related to temperature change and loss of arable land, increased exposure to insect vectors of … organisms at the top of the food web that can adapt to habitat changes (e.g., Arctic foxes, grizzly bears and some … food web is the widespread loss of ice cover, an important habitat for many Arctic species including bears, seals, …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … to ensure a proper balance between risks to the habitat and benefits to a wide range of stakeholders, in an …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… R&D stages; - Serves as trigger for negotiations. Loss of a degree of control but promotes legal certainty for … 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 …
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