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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… Japan Biodiversity Fund and the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the legal status of any country, … the protective function of ecosystems 3.1.3 Importance of genetic diversity for food security and livelihoods … reduction, the role of their constituents i.e. species and genetic diversity in reducing risk has been given less …
Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomed the AHTEG members, noting the importance … modified organisms introduced in centres of origin and genetic diversity; (b) Risk assessment of living modified … modified organisms introduced in centres of origin and genetic diversity; (b) Risk assessment of living modified …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… other species, and along with this species and underlying genetic diversity, constitute the broader array of biodiversity. … ecosystems to support livelihoods such as food, fibre, genetic resources, medicines, fresh water; - regulating …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… with adaptation (IPCC, 2007). The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has also recognized the role of protected … 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 …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… of time. Injuries such as cancer, birth defects, and genetic mutations necessarily require a latency period for … surficial geology maps to determine the type of surficial (genetic) material at the background reference site. Wherever … the complicity of contaminants at a site determines the diversity of remediation technologies that can be used. There …