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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … Many are driven by philanthropic motives, interest in endangered species or the desire to leave behind a positive … of PPAs to the WDPA and CBD Monitoring lupins for the endangered Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) …
Giraffids: reversing the decline of Africas iconic megafauna
… NOTING that the Giraffidae family includes only two living species, restricted to the African continent: the giraffe … and okapi have recently been assessed as Vulnerable and Endangered respectively in the IUCN Red List due to … three decades, with some giraffe subspecies now Critically Endangered; RECALLING the Convention on Biological …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… cultures, landscapes, and a diverse range of endemic species (see table 1), many of which are listed as … in West Africa, while respondents there rate the issue of endangered species much higher than in other regions. While … (coral reefs, mangroves) Land degradation Waste disposal Endangered species Invasive species Climate change Pollution …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… information. In the biodiversity field the very number of species means that information management has always been a … not advisable to provide full details on the location of endangered species77 although it may be possible to say where … misuse by criminal organisations that buy and sell endangered species80. More fundamentally, within indigenous …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… threatened ecological communities, as well as threatened species, under Ramsar Criterion 2 will often be of particular … Mangroves are also important for migratory birds and endangered species. A wide variety of species from other taxa … diversity of habitat types, including habitats for endangered, threatened, rare, or sensitive species or …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… However, they provide protection to 80% of threatened species and store more than 15% of global terrestrial carbon … regional ecosystem Biodiversity Status6 attribute (i.e. Endangered, Of Concern, and Not of concern) were calculated. … shown spatially in Figure 2. A small percentage (1.9%) of ‘Endangered’ regional ecosystems were exposed to 270 km/hr …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… in EU Overseas MPAs & MPA networks 131 5 Marine Invasive Species 136 5 1 The threat of invasive lionfish in the … population outside its historic range cr Critically endangered Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild en Endangered High risk of extinction in the wild vU Vulnerable …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… court found the provisions unconstitutional because they endangered the the National Development Plan 2014–2018. The … Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act. The first Clean Air Act case was Massachusetts …