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… Rolling out BIRS 48 Glossary and abbreviations 52 Annex 1: Habitat Decision Tree and Habitat Definitions 56 Annex 2: Recording Sheets for Habitats and Sites 64 Annex 3: Habitat Questionnaires 66 Boxes Box 1 – Risk and opportunity …

… species at breeding sites, and reducing disturbances, habitat loss and pollution. The seventh meeting of the … negative (Figure 2) (UNDESA 2004). According to UN-HABITAT: “if nothing is done to check the current trend, the … lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers by 2020 (UN-HABITAT 2004). While the international community has pledged …

… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … into coastal waters and remove, alter, or destroy natural habitat. Pollution also affects the protection of marine and … of animals outside boundaries because of continuous habitat or inadequate size of reserve. While management …

… a large number of endemic species and critical levels of habitat loss. There are an estimated 10,000–12,000 marine … or illegal use of water and other natural resources • Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, and lack of … to increase the resilience of urban systems. 28 UN-Habitat, ‘State of the world’s cities, Harmonious cities, …

… They can minimise fragmentation and the loss of habitat, and provide for the conservation needs of large and … for rural and indigenous communities, and providing habitat for threatened species. In spite of their … for rural and indigenous communities, and providing habitat for threatened species. In spite of their …

… and purification of water, and the protection of habitat for biodiversity (Art . 3(1) (c)) . Part II. … Ramsar Convention (1971) (wetlands especially as waterfowl habitat), World Heritage Convention (1972) (outstanding … which requires controlling both the factors causing habitat destruction and those modifications which make the …

… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) … on Wetlands of International Importance as Waterfowl Habitat, Feb. 2, 1971, T.I.A.S. 11084, 996 U.N.T.S. 245 … migration.242 In addition, contamination of a land-based habitat by waterborne pollution is presumably a concern of …

… traditional migration corridors has been found to support habitat connectivity and biodiversity through the transport … organic matter decomposition, loss of biodiversity due to habitat changes, and adverse impacts on soil hydrological … provided by nature, such as carbon sequestration and habitat protection. Pastoralism is one of the few land use …

… c o m m e rce and industry, navigation, water- b a s e d habitat (including fisheries, wetlands, waterfowl, and riparian habitat), water-based recreation, and hydropower. Somewhat … are expressed in order to protect fisheries and related habitat. At the parliamentary, a s s e m b l y, or …