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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting
… capacity for contracting parties and that the change of content in the IPPC regional workshops has been a … becoming more widespread and damaging because of trade and climate change, so the battle with pests is on-going. In … situation; environment and natural resources (including climate change); demographic trends; and food security. The …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… had any hope of being accepted widely in the political climate of the time. This is followed in detail in the next … How the Convention is funded and operated The economic climate at the time of the Ramsar Conference was such that … interest was the point that the definition of “ecological change” was too sketchy and did not, for instance, even …
Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets
… coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidifica- tion are minimized, so as to … per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitiga- tion and adaptation and to combating …
Institutional Arrangements
… in the text of the Treaty and their tasks and attributions change from one country to another. … and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, The Convention on Biological Diversity, The … the most relevant outcomes of the International Panel on Climate Change and its impact on food production and the role …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… changing environmental conditions, such as those caused by climate change. Since farmers are custodians and developers of crop … 2011) and depend largely on traditional agriculture where climate change also poses serious challenges to about 370 …
Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices
… use of plants and animals, and addressing issues such as climate change, desertification and water quality n Because of their … communities are often the first communities impacted by climate change. Their traditional knowledge however, provides …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… In effect, with the entry into force of the CBD, a change of paradigm was put in place as the conservation … process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), international multilateralism could still … conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, Recognizing the special nature of …