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Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… their critical environmental services, such as watershed protection or evolutionary functions; or their continued use … north of Rosh Pinah. Construction of the open-pit mine and plant commenced in 2000 and first production occurred in … only arid hotspot environment, and over 10 per cent of the plant species there are found only in the Sperrgebiet area. …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… the pressures on and, where neces- sary, enhancing the protection and restoration of those ecosystems providing … cultivated plants is maintained 3 Ex situ collections of plant genetic resources continue to improve, albeit with some … genetic diversity 3 The FAO Global Plans of Action for plant and animal genetic resources provide frameworks for the …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… environmental impact assessment, and the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from … security, appreciation of the presence of animal and plant life, etc. • Ecological values or future (non-use) … description of effects on species composition of higher plant and animal species. Keystone species are of particular …