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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… resulting from biotechnol- ogy which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts that could affect the … common denominator of such terms is often the concept of adverse impact, in the form of damage inflicted on the … do not become established. A working definition to this effect could be: “Invasive species means an alien species …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… change on wetlands, their hosts, vectors and pathogens. In effect, wetlands are ‘meeting places’ where humans, domestic … extent of impacts, and overall assessment of the risk of adverse impacts. Problem or hazard identification A system to … agriculture, tourism, industry). Identification of the adverse effects and/or extent of the problem For each problem …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… investment in water storage schemes. However, direct cause-effect relationships are not clear: national wealth may … 2004, Hanjra et al. 2009). However, largely because of the adverse environmen- tal and social impacts that they can … The World Bank has produced criteria for assessing likely adverse environmental impacts of dams (Ledec & Quintero 2003) …
18 Jun 2026 Document

AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… threatened species or populations; (l) Where a significant adverse effect on biological diversity has been determined….regulate … animals). Despite this there was a substantial amount of adverse comment, but the extent of negative actions (e.g. …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… which must ensure that their actions do not result in the adverse modification or destruction of designated critical … United States Attorneys’ Bulletin 11 Id. § 2156(c). In effect, Congress has criminalized every aspect of the animal … created or received the invoice. Any defense attorney or adverse party to an environmental investigation will …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… ORs and OCTs to effectively manage MPAs and reduce the adverse impacts of anthropogenic threats, sig- nificantly … protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, … up to 91% of wave energy, (3) a dead reef reduces this effect to 10%, and (4) the width of the reef flat influences …
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