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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… AZE site holds 13 Critically Endangered and Endangered species wholly restricted to it, more than any other AZE site … Protected Areas . . . . . . . . 3 2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Information Facility: www.gbif.org IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: www.iucnredlist.org Contents vii IUCN BPG …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… biodiversity features. Additional biodiversity data e.g. species, ecological processes Ecological infrastructure or … EN CR VU A B C A B C Priority sites Maps that show threatened ecosystems, under-protected ecosystems, and … where important biodiversity occurs, where it is most threatened and where to act first. In addition to a wide …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Food and Agricultural … and stakeholders and the business sector and conserving threatened species and ecosystems. Our efforts can and must … relatives of domesticated crop species are increasingly threatened by habitat fragmentation and climate change …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… cent of its total mammals, 35 per cent of its reptilian species, 41 per cent of its birds and 50 per cent of its … role. Almost two thirds of the Caribbean coral reefs are threatened by coastal urbanization, sedimentation, … Latin America and the Caribbean is being lost or seriously threatened by human activities at all levels and practically …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… is home to some one quarter of the world’s 4,700 mammal species, including 79 species of antelope. It also has more … prime habitat for migratory birds and a key refuge for threatened wildlife. 9. Uncontrolled medicinal and aromatic … of endemic reptiles, alongside a number of endemic and threatened antelopes, such as the gerenuk (Litocranius …
State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
… cent of its land area. It is also host to certain wildlife species unique to the region such as the giant panda, the … and the Pacific recorded the world’s highest number of threatened species. Many of the most serious problems are to … the 10 countries in the region with the highest numbers of threatened animal and plant species (figure I) are to be …
Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… Section 2.4) if the site’s OUV is seen as being severely threatened. Such a move can result in additional … of the site itself (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes … of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of OUV from the point of view of science …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… warming: setting the scene 17 2 Cascading effects - from species to ecosystems to services 47 3. … the Continuous Plankton Recorder survey is also threatened by funding shortfalls, and the long- term … an unsustainable future. 2.3 Solutions at risk 2.3.1 A threatened diversity of solutions Various options are …
Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers
… of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA 5 IUCN Species Survival Commission, Cetacean Specialist Group A … as: • whether the species or populations present is/are threatened or endangered; • whether the species is/are … likely be associated with surveys in areas inhabited by threatened or endangered species. Higher risk may also be …
The Implementation cycle II - Preparatory phase
… Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: Unit … sites for birdwatching. The site is known for globally threatened species, such as, the Shoebill Stork, Blue Swallow … general public about migratory birds, that are globally threatened. Specifically, the intention was to highlight how …