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… requiring the enactment of national legislation to this effect (Birnie and Boyle, 2002). 1.1.1 The Convention on … required to identify and control all potential sources of adverse impacts on biodiversity, and to carry out … impact assessments of projects likely to have "significant adverse effects" on biological diversity (article 14). The …

… soil fertility, decline in structural condition, erosion, adverse changes in salinity, acidity or alkalinity, and the … separated without fundamentally changing their sense and effect: the sover- eign right of states to exploit their own … affected States on activities that may have a significant adverse transboundary soil environmental effect and must …

… that will conserve these benefits is for us to reduce our adverse impacts on the natural world, so that biodiversity … natural-style plantings can all help a hotel to reduce its adverse impacts on biodiversity. Similarly, a hotel’s … fishing practices can also have an unintended effect on non-marine species. Each year, 100,000 albatrosses …

… making. A definition of the concept is given and the effect of mismatches among scaling factors on site selection … this maximum production level does not cause irreversible adverse impacts. • An assessment should be made of the … and shellfish farms or, in particular, of any potential adverse effects on the pelagic ecosystem. Monitoring of …

… for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable eco- …

… sustainable use and activities that may have significant adverse impacts on biodiversity. As a first step, the CBD …

… from the stock on the basis of its reproduction rate.85 In effect, the basic obligation contained in Article 61(3) … to the use of biological resources to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on biological diversity; (c) Protect and … tourism sector recorded a marginal improvement despite the adverse travel advice issued by the United Kingdom and the …

… a response to the outside world, but also a cause and an effect of cultural filtering, by which certain phenomena … than other alternatives. A lack of information on the adverse impacts presents a major problem when developing … currently low, improving land-use efficiency, but risking adverse environmental effects. Much of current …

… minimize the environmental effects of their operations (adverse changes to air, water or soil) and comply with …