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Global Land Outlook

… sedimentary layers and associated groundwater reserve, the plant and animal populations (biodiversity), the human … season, with varying types of fishing permitted; farmers plant crops during the dry season; and livestock herders have … Sacred trees are decorated and revered. Buddhism advocates protection, such as ridam in Bhutan, an annual prohibition on …
31 May 2026 Literature

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), An Introduction to the IPPC Standard Setting Process

… (CPM), which is the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The IPPC is the only standard setting organization for plant health. In addition, these standards are recognized as …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… information source on the global conservation status of plant, fungi and animal species. It is based on an objective … programmes of work including for the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Influencing Resource Allocation: The … many countries suggests an increasingly close link between protection and sustainable use. The classification of …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, providing advice on plant conservation for Kew’s policy partners, the UK … and the mining sector. She holds a Masters degree in Plant Conservation from the University of Birmingham and a … Nations General Assembly UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants WHO World Health …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… 69 4.5.2 Responsibility systems for eco-environmental protection ............................. 69 4.5.3 Integrated … concept – where “ecosystem” means “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their … and of ecosystems”. “Ecosystem” means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their …
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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… Left – Photograph: Shutterstock; Centre – Living plant tissue cultures. Photograph: Rachel Wynberg; Right – … pharmaceutical companies were collecting large numbers of plant and other samples for mass screening, and sometimes … plant knowledge. Similarly, agricultural breeding and crop protection researchers were screening genetic resources for …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations

… in personal effects and household goods made of animal and plant species regulated under CITES and the EU Wildlife Trade … in force are: • Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the Protection of the Species of Wild Fauna and Flora by … exports or re- exports – if you are an animal breeder or plant propagator, for example, or if you are leaving the EU …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… IPFSAPH International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health IPPC International Plant Protection Convention ISO International Organization for …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… and governments are taking action to move environmental protection centre-stage. Concrete recognition of the central … and hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of plant genetic resources for food security and sustainable … the 2010 target, and adopts the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. CBD COP 7 also serves as the First …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… educating the public of the importance of conservation and protection of the Sri Lankan environment. By preparing the … could become a desert. Evolution has meant that different plant and animal species survive and have adapted over a … o en means that many environments, and the animal and plant species that live within them, are unable to cope with …
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