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Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International … varieties and apply ecological principles in maintaining soil fertility and in combating diseases, weeds and pests; c) … healthy soils and clean water. Micro-organisms can improve soil nutrients for plant growth and protect plants from …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

What is Agrodiversity

… ecosystems that support food provision, including soil micro-biota, pollinators and other insects such as bees, … Livestock and fish species Plant/animal germplasm Soil organisms in cultivated areas Biocontrol agents for … species; ≠ because of the degree of human management, conservation of agrobiodiversity in production systems is …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… is a precondition for achieving its three objectives of conservation, sustainable use, and fair and equitable benefit … She leases land from the local school, and due to the soil quality of these fields she can grow a large amount of … even through anadi rice can only be grown under certain soil conditions such as heavy clay soil with high water …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… central India 32 CHAPTER 3 Inland Wetlands 35 CASE STUDIES conservation and sustainable management of inland wetlands 46 … grazing include death of seedlings, reduced porosity of soil due to compaction resulting in poor aeration and … extent of forest area estimated to be experiencing in the soil is 3.69% and this pole crop and regeneration is affected …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the regulation of the use of water and the protection and conservation of water resources and their ecosystems, this … as lakes, reservoirs and rivers, as well as from moist soil and other surfaces. Considerable amounts of water vapour … the ground through infiltration may be held in the soil, to eventually return to the surface through capillary …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities

… embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and … status of flora and fauna, productivity of major crops and soil fertility has also been investigated. Some findings … yields due to weakening of traditional knowledge about soil enhancement practices as well as increased pest damage …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Ecosystem Services

… society, and therefore to people’s willingness to pay for conservation. They include the spiritual value attached to … and detoxify pollution n Generate, maintain and renew soil fertility (nutrient cycling) n Pollinate crops and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… seeks to, ‘ensure the utilisation, development, conservation, management and protection of international … rises towards the ground surface. At a certain depth high soil evaporation causes the soluble salts in the local geology to migrate to the soil surface causing problems of high soil salinity. This has …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector

… agreement between the Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC), EARO and HPFI Implementation of the S&C … (EARO), Larenstein Uni- versity and the Dutch company Soil and Crop Improvement (S&C) • Royalty payment, licence … Concerns of the Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC): • SCEAR fund solely under Dutch …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … between Contracting Parties 4.4.2 Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and initiatives 4.4.5 …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity