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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… 194 a. Fisheries Order, 2009 b. Forests Act, Chapter 46 c. Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants Act, Chapter 43 d. … any forest produce or minerals; e. clear or break up any land for cultivation or any other purpose; f. poison or … and Treasure Trove Act, Chapter 31, Revised Edition 2002 2 Agricultural Pests and Noxious Plants Act, Chapter 43, 1971 3 …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… back ‘upstream’ and finds an anthropocentric reason – land use, pollution, abstraction, livestock, introduced … to their livelihoods by impacts on livestock and other agricultural interests. 1 In this Manual ‘animals’ refers to … pathogen pollution, wildlife and domestic animal trade, agricultural intensification and expansion, increasing …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… Waters Biodiversity 19 4.3 Forest Biodiversity 20 4.4 Agricultural Biodiversity 21 4.5 Dry and Sub-humid … ecosystems, inland waters ecosystems, forest ecosystems, agricultural ecosystems, dry land ecosystems, mountain ecosystems and even urban …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… but is not actively sought after. Also killed as an agricultural pest. It occurs ^n several reserves and national … beginning of the century. Trees are felled for timber, and land cleared for agriculture (Asibey, 1978). Access roads … threats in the 1970s. Trees were felled and coffee and agricultural crops planted; overgrazing was also a problem …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… that the distribution covered 29-30X of the continental land area of the country. Bolivia Although no published … to timber extraction and conversion of forest and scrub to agricultural land (Salas, 1985; Gruss and Waller, 1986); … and considered that the clearance of thorn scrub for agricultural purposes was now the most serious threat. The …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… 1984b). THREATS TO SURVIVAL Eliminated in many areas as an agricultural pest (Bruning, D. , In lltt., 25 November 1985). … of habitat caused by expanding human populations and agricultural development (Anon., 1984b). INTERNATIONAL TRADE … and Balanites trees; in the west, heavily cultivated land dotted with baobabs. Usually seen in small flocks, but …
Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… to biodiversity are due to human activities. These include land use changes affecting habitats and ecosystems, hunting … carry on an undisturbed existence through a proposed major land use change, such as through infra- structure … by asking, ‘What causes this Threat?’ For example, agricultural subsidies may be a Driver of land use changes on …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… are leading efforts to control avian influenza within the agricultural sector (poultry industry), whilst preparedness … For instance, ducks, geese, swans and cranes may feed on agricultural fields and use the wetland for roosting. … values, sustainable use of natural resources, and other land uses including research, education, and economic …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… wildlife-rich areas. Habitat loss due to unsustain- able land development often poses a greater threat than illegal … clearance for development projects, timber thinning, or agricultural expan- sion (the “salvage” exception); - -- was … whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural produc- tion systems (for example, in fruit …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… caused by ocean warming and expansion and the melting of land-based glaciers, insufficient attention has been given to … nutrient enrichment from the discharge of sewage, and agricultural and industrial waste into the ocean, ultimately … Climate: A Game-Theoretic Perspective. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie 61: …