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… manage the quality of the land, striving to balance its biological and economic productivity. It is the sum total of … Convention to Combat Desertification CBD Convention on Biological Diversity UNFCCC United Nations Framework … lead to problems such as subsidence, soil erosion, and contamination of water resources.62 The extraction of …

… as outbreaks of animal and plant pests and diseases (the biological disasters behind food chain emergencies). on a … and convective); wildfires; extreme temperatures; biological disasters (epidemics, infestations). à Food cHAin … among others, surface and groundwater depletion and contamination, increased soil erosion, damage to native …

… vii  ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS      CBD   Convention on Biological Diversity  CDM   Clean Development Mechanism  … States  that  have  ratified  the  Convention  on  Biological  Diversity  (CBD)  and  its  Nagoya  … transport  and  handling  requirements  to  avoid  contamination  in  the  food  system  can  be  made  …

… of natural resources and in order to promote biological diversity and resilience to climate change, … growing population, increased consumption, recurrent contamination and pollution of water sources, mismanagement …

… Common Agricultural Policy CBD: ...... Convention on Biological Diversity CCA: ...... Community Conservation … this would belittle the importance of other biological diversity—and the viability of their system … residues and other pollutants leading to recorded contamination of freshwater sources. In a national survey of …

… Caribbean Community and Common Market CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CET Common External Tariff COMESA Common … hazards, be they human- induced such as deliberate food contamination and wars, or naturally occurring ones such as … "Plants" 3.2 "Other than micro-organisms" 3.3 "Essentially biological", "non-biological" and "micro- biological" 3.4 The …

… 11 3.4 Convention on Biological Diversity ....................................... … OF SELECTED ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CBD Convention on Biological Diversity FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of … Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Another relevant set of documents came …

… over time, they play an important role in sustaining biological and cultural diversity. The many different kinds … ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this … environmental problems, the most serious of which is the contamination of underground water by nitrates. At present, …

… use of fertilizers and selected seeds, the chemical and biological control of parasites and disease, the reduction of … of mangrove swamps and coconut groves, the salt-contamination of wells, the depletion of fish stocks, etc. … to work" more successfully (maximization of the added biological value), protecting the. biological resources …

… defined in the broadest sense to include management of biological and other natural resources as well as the control … arid bathing of cattle; (d) take measures to prevent contamination of water; (e) prevent and abate nuisances in … regeneration, development, and provide for conservation of biological diversity and estimates of the funds required for …