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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… the umbrella term used to denote diversity within species (genetic diversity), between species and between ecosystems. … waste.26 Wetlands also provide an important reservoir of genetic material. Genetic resources derived from wetlands may … may be modified through different types of hydraulic engineering projects. Wetland area may also be lost through …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … type of system. Restoration that maintains or increases genetic diversity and the tolerance of ecological communities … challenges remain around management of water levels and engineering, however, and require ongoing observation and …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… which result from the interaction between the environment, genetic resources and the management systems and practices … recognised the importance of conserving agricultural genetic resources for at least 25 years, since the … in a project involving the Higher School of Agricultural Engineering in Barcelona, to genetically improve the ‘tabella …
Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… River is 19,226 km2. Landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic diversity of the proposed area put this region among … of Republika Srpska, Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology and the Institute for Cultural, … jurisdic- tion of the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of Re- publika Srpska. This subject …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … species in the park in peril. In an effort to conserve the genetic diversity and life history traits (breeding … the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 373. Batson, W.G., I.J. Gordon, D.B. …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… medicines • Shelter • Agrobiodiversity • Pharmaceuticals • Genetic material x According to Colls et al., 2009, … of specific crop and livestock varieties, maintaining genetic diversity of crops and livestock, and conserving … The potential of wetlands in reducing storm surge. Ocean Engineering, 37(1), 59-68. 15 Abstract Climate change could …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… borders to wildlife which include migration routes, genetic pools, etc. However at the same time as borders fell … The three levels of biodiversity to be protected – the genetic differences, the diversity of species and the variety … for the two rivers) for the general concept for river engineering and ecology of the Morava-Dyje river basin (for …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… interested in whether Bialowieza is an isolated genetic island or a pool which was repopulated from elsewhere … through the protected part of the forest. tion to which genetic studies are contributing. There are also research … The Großglockner High Alpine Road An extraordinary feat of engineering, the Groß- glockner High Alpine Road is one of …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… vegetation, reintroduction of plant species, hydrological engineering, etc. ● Principles and practice of landscape engineering. ● Principles and practice of large scale … and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources (access and benefit sharing). ● …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… Government and Rural Development Department, Public Health Engineering Department and Housing and Physical Planning … certified seed; (i) “pre-basic seed” means seed of high genetic purity produced by a plant breeder; (j) “prescribed” … (x) to coordinate the arrangements for the maintenance of genetic potential; and (x) to assist in developing approved …