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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… and Protection Division, Mauricio Rosales from the FAO Right to Food Unit and Ruth Charrondière from the FAO … cannot be sustained over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as … use of non-food inputs such as health care, sanitation and water. • Stability: food availability and access at all …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… at low tide, as well as human-made wetlands such as waste-water treatment ponds and reservoirs. Copyright © Ramsar … world”. 1.2 What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controling the environment and … Iran, 1971) 78 5. Any Contracting Party shall have the right to add to the List further wetlands situated within its …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International System of Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage

… in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Major components of the Ramsar Convention- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… defines “Wetlands” as “...areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities

21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… agricultural practices, improve supplies of potable water, more efficient industrial de- velopment processes for … and that in such circum- stances countries should have the right to adopt precautionary measures to protect bio- … but also other parts of the environment such as air, water and soils. The reference to “conservation and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… such meetings ensure observance of these Rules, accord the right to speak, put questions and announce decisions. He/she … after treatment may alter the effect of the treatment. - Water content of commodity: changes in commodity water content may reduce treatment efficacy (e.g. by reducing …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… that wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, water purification, and as an … of the USSR “believed that all countries should have the right to become Parties to the Convention, since this would …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity