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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … Lack of suitable pest and weed risk assessment and management regimes compromises the long-term viability of the … and enforce phytosanitary regulations and base policies on sound ecological principles. Developers and investors should …
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
… in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources … and MPA networks representative? 107 3 3 Learning and MPA management support networks 117 4 EU Overseas MPAs and MPA … significant marine are- as (EbSAs), which should provide sound scientific jus- tification for enhanced conservation …
Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… 7.4 in Thematic Work Area 6 (Wetlands and Water Resources Management) includes a review of the role of wetlands in … additional recommendations for the Convention: • provide sound scientific justification for the water storage … contribution to human devel- opment, but the social and environmental costs have, in too many cases, been …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… Disease Manual Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring and Management of Animal Disease in Wetlands Coordinating … should be collected at a suspected outbreak, including: � Environmental factors � Estimation of disease onset � Species … so: as a general principle, prevention costs provide a sound investment. Although complicated, the economics of …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… Species Clare Shine, Nattley Williams and Lothar Gündling Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 40 IUCN - … 3.1.1 Ecosystem Management … (see 5.2.4); • provision of objective and technically-sound information to guide decision-makers in de- termining … exchange between trading part- ners and the existence of sound knowledge bases and monitoring and early warning …
Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways
… Assistant, UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Design and publishing management: Birgit Drerup, Programme Assistant, UNEP/AEWA … and their presence prevents an accurate assessment of any environmental effects on the natural population. Feral … Prevention Both a highly cost-effective and ecologically sound measure, preventing non-native waterbird species from …
Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity
… Invasive Alien Species: A Toolkit of Best Prevention and Management Practices (2001). GISP aims to build partnerships, … as being a signi" cant component of human-induced global environmental change. While there is no doubt that the … of time. Eradication is generally more environmentally sound and ethical than long-term control, which may involve …