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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … decades, wetlands continue to be among the world’s most threatened ecosystems, owing mainly to ongoing drainage, … endangered, or critically endangered species or threatened ecological communities. Criterion 3: A wetland …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… Agency IAg Independent Advisory Group IAS Invasive alien species IRSS Implementation Review Support and System (of the … with the issue of food security, which is constantly threatened by pest in- troduction and spread. Increased food … food security + protecting the natural environment, plant species and diversity, and + protecting producers and …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Plant health and food security

… crops in the 1 Pest in the IPPC contexts refers to any species, strain or biotype of plant, animal or pathogenic … launched in 2015 and now potato production is increasingly threatened by the Colorado potato beetle, with current annual …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Annotated Example of a CMS COP Resolution

… numbers of migratory marine wildlife, including many species of birds, turtles, sharks and marine mammals that are threatened with extinction; Aware that mortality of migratory species may occur through ingestion, entanglement or by …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threat- ened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of … landscape and seascapes. By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conserva- …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Convention on Biodiversity

… The CBD covers biodiversity at all levels: Ecosystems, species and genetic resources. It also covers biotechnology … Mechanism (CHM) n www.cbd.int/chm The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species n www.iucnredlist.org United Nations Environment …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Before the meeting

… Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: … Priorities Agenda Rules of Procedure National Consultation Species Proposals Decisions Case Study - Successfully … of these meetings can include agreeing budgets, amending species lists, agreeing policy resolutions and adopting …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

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

… example is the genus Lycopersicon, in which many wild species can be crossed with the cultivated tomato L. … concern varieties traditionally grown in certain regions, threatened by genetic erosion and varieties with no intrinsic … development have been done in this area, so diversity is threatened all the same. In earlier times there was an …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… CBD CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … or fragile ecosystems, as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened and endangered species.65 This can be understood … 278. The differences of view on the treatment of LMO-FFPs threatened the conclusion of the Protocol as a whole. The …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… layer. (2) Utility in the management of non indigenous species which are pests of plants (such as some invasive alien species). (3) Contribution to the protection of the … commodities. In California alone, grape production threatened by this pest was valued at USD 2.9 billion in …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity