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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… 2005a. Ecosystems and human well-being: wetland and water synthesis. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC. … provide tremendous economic benefits, for example: � Water supply (quantity and quality); � Fisheries (over two thirds of the world’s fish …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… changes to coral reefs, as we have seen in 2016 when water temperature rises turning beautifully-coloured reefs a … of frozen methane hydrate are stored in the sea floor at water depths of 200 – 2000 m. Increasing water temperature … cooperative programme (Argo) to measure in real-time high quality data on temperature, conductivity (for salinity) and …
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World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… of seizure data, and not all seizure data are of equal quality. With these limitations in mind, World WISE is used … - -- The Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus) - -- The common water monitor (Varanus salvator) - -- The blood python … recorded in World WISE. In terms of legal CITES trade, water monitors, reticulated pythons, blood pythons, and …
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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0

… versions with great speed and good cheer; the design and quality control was carried out by Mach3 Solutions. The SCPSC … closest to the species on the ground (or in the water) who may provide critical information about the … distribution and habitat requirements, preda- tion, water quality, and hybridisation and competition with Murray …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. About this series of … roles of other sectors beyond the “environment” or “water” sectors. It is thus very important that these … for Wild Bird Surveillance (GAINS) to ensure that high quality data can inform successful epidemiological …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… annual reports; and the reports of those that do, vary in quality and regularity of submission. Some countries may … Pritchard, 1979). The species can apparently exist without water for long periods. Males compete for females in the … for it.s shell which may be used for ladling or holding water and also to make snuffboxes (Fi tzs immons , 1935 in …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… and sustainably use the biodiversity of these four water bodies. For example, the Seals Agreement preamble … 21 $ Developing criteria and indicators for forest quality and biodiversity conservation; $ Identifying options … species include those to prevent serious damage to crops, water and fisheries (AEWA Action Plan, para. 2.1.3). In …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… and international commitments. A deeper insight into the quality of the legal provisions and commitments, as well as … cultivation or any other purpose; f. poison or dynamite, water; or hunt, shoot, fish or set traps or snares; or g. … officer may stop and seize any vehicle on the ground or in water/or stop in transit and seize any parcel/ package, case, …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… annual reports; and the reports of those that do, vary in quality and regularity of submission. Some countries may … mesophytic, broadleaf forest on high ground in a white-water drainage (Freese et al . , in Wolfheim, 1983), whereas … in primary varzea forest (periodically flooded by a white-water river) (Mittermeier and Coimbra-Filho, 1977). In many …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds

… annual reports; and the reports of those that do, vary in quality and regularity of submission. Some countries may … they inhabit open Eucalyptus forest, timber bordering water-courses, Melaleuca woodland, arid Acacia scrublands and … it also occurs in deciduous forest some distance from water. It reportedly avoids humid tierra firma forest, …
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