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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 … between humans and other biodiversity, the complexities of resource use, including barriers to sustainable resource use, …
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 … in the past has seemed like an almost limitless natural resource, including as a source of food. This is far from the …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… shared between two or more States. As a common biological resource, migratory species provide every “Range State”1 with … and sustainably use the biodiversity of these four water bodies. For example, the Seals Agreement preamble … 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

… the compilation of a set of ASEAN wildlife and forest resource protection mechanisms and relevant enforcement … 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 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… 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 … 1974), and this turtle has always been a valuable food resource for the human population, both the local inhabitants …
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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 … Parties, but this publication also brings together other resource materials relevant to the issue. The views expressed …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… 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 … of Nature (PHl'A) sees primates as an important ulilisable resource, and is keen to encourage the trade on a sustained …
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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 … 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

World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… - -- 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 … not controlled, by mankind. Their harvest makes use of a resource that is renewable, but only if not overex- ploited. …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds

… 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, … firma forest (Ridgely, 1981), but preferring trees near water courses. They are usually seen in pairs or small …
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