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

… 1.5 Ecological and Genetic Implications … 22 vi 2.4.2 International Plant Protection Convention (1951) … 22 2.4.3 Regional Plant Protection Organisations … of loss of biodiversity and environmental and natural resource damage. As a result, the introduction of alien …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… traumatic, immunological, developmental, congenital/genetic and cancers. � Disease is often viewed as a matter of … � Timber production; � Energy resources, such as peat and plant matter; � Wildlife resources; � Transport; and � … between humans and other biodiversity, the complexities of resource use, including barriers to sustainable resource use, …
25 May 2026 Document

Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity

… sharing of bene" ts arising from the utilisation of genetic resources.. As we are only one year away from 2010, … become invasive, their negative impacts on food security, plant, animal and human health and economic development can … depending on the life-history of the insect species and resource/niche availability, complex and diverse e$ ects of …
25 May 2026 Literature

Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas

… commercial fishing and spoil recreational diving sites. Genetic studies have confirmed that the Mediterranean … fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources. Article 8(h) of the Convention states that …
25 May 2026 Literature

Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… 6 Box 4 – The case of Prosopis 7 Box 5 – Basing plant assessments on ecosystems rather than political … local livelihoods and the environment. Furthermore, many plant species currently being developed or considered for … invasive if their genotype is changed through breeding or genetic modification. Hybridisation can also ‘invade’ wild …
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Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways

… threat to native populations as it can cause a loss of genetic purity, and ultimately, extinction of a species. … to Natives Current Status Geographic Area Risk Status Resource Requirement2 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis … Jr., E.E., Tolvanen, P. & Lumme, J. (2004). Population genetic structure and conservation of the Lesser …
25 May 2026 Document

Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… Udell When the Case Agent Brings You Lemons: Prosecuting Plant Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … geographic area; restitution of $14,315.61 for natural resource damage assessment costs; and physical improvements … for wildlife, and the conservation of valuable plant genetic resources for agricultural and medicinal purposes. …
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AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… but inter- breed with them freely and thus threaten the genetic integrity of wild Mallard populations (Callaghan et. … there would also be considerable practical problems and resource implications. Shooting of full-grown individuals in …
25 May 2026 Document

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

… reserve usually connotes "maximum protection", where all resource removals are strictly prohibited In some countries … with associated cultural values and traditional nat- ural resource management systems, allowing low-level sus- tainable … their long-term viability and to maintain biological and genetic diversity; (b) Habitats and their associated …
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