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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0
… decision-making around the trade-offs involved in finite resource allocation 38 5.9 Resolving critical uncertainty … further in Annex 4. Genetics An understanding of the genetic population struc- ture of planned species may be very … and helpful. Reduced populations may have suffered loss of genetic diversity with implications for long- term viability. …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… traumatic, immunological, developmental, congenital/genetic and cancers. � Disease is often viewed as a matter of … part of the body or affect multiple systems. Congenital/ genetic: Disease that is inherited genetically or caused by … between humans and other biodiversity, the complexities of resource use, including barriers to sustainable resource use, …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… in the past has seemed like an almost limitless natural resource, including as a source of food. This is far from the … their diversity and functional potential, both in terms of genetic and metabolic properties (Rower and Thurber, 2009). … influence the structure of microbial assemblages, their genetic diversity and overall functioning (Figure 3.1.2). …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… Sahelo-Saharan desertic and semi-desertic habitats, the genetic purity of the Bactrian camel, the socio-economic uses … blocks - they are tangible manifestations of species and genetic diversity that contribute to and rely on ecosystems. … shared between two or more States. As a common biological resource, migratory species provide every “Range State”1 with …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… Parties, but this publication also brings together other resource materials relevant to the issue. The views expressed … et al. 2007; Kilpatrick et al. 2006). However, analysis of genetic sequences and other largely indirect evidence suggest … locations of avian influenza viral strains; identifying genetic changes in virus isolates; enhancing links with wild …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… Mailand, S. Mondol, W. Clark, C. Laurie, and B. S. Weir. ‘Genetic assign- ment of large seizures of elephant ivory … decrease. Poaching can also favor the prevalence of the genetic condition of tusk- lessness. See H. Jachmann, P. … not controlled, by mankind. Their harvest makes use of a resource that is renewable, but only if not overex- ploited. …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… the compilation of a set of ASEAN wildlife and forest resource protection mechanisms and relevant enforcement … 11 / 2013 on Ratification of Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of … carried out while maintaining the purity of the type and genetic diversity. breeding habitat types outside must …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… of Nature (PHl'A) sees primates as an important ulilisable resource, and is keen to encourage the trade on a sustained … especially because it provides an interesting example of genetic adaptation of a small founding stock, to a new … protection as they provide an interesting subject for a genetic study of a colonising popularion (Poirier and …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates
… areas (Greig and Burdett, 1976). This may mask any local genetic variation (South Africa CITES MA, 1987) . Sudan … 1974), and this turtle has always been a valuable food resource for the human population, both the local inhabitants … is one of several turtles that provided a valuable food resource (also a medium of exchange and a source of raw …