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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… on environmental matters. States have adopted a wide variety of online tools that provide good practices in … the reserves of water, biodiversity, in particular native plant and animal species, as well as cultural assets shall … drinking water, and the control of ragweed, an allergenic plant. Further Information: The website for the Commissioner …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… UK. Sandra C. Straub, UWA Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology (M470), University of Western Australia, … USA. Thomas Wernberg, UWA Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology (M470), University of Western Australia, … at high latitudes (Danovaro et al., 2016). A wide variety of widespread marine bacteria have been isolated and …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… is a biodiversity hotspot. High mountain areas abound in plant species diversity, and the region is one of the last … trade, transportation, ideas, communication and a wide variety of other aspects. Following this global trend of … Sea and forms a diverse habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal species. Some of these species reach the …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… information provided by and discussions with a great variety of people and institutions. First of all, IUCN wishes … Partner (Ramsar) ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN … internationally important if it supports populations of plant and/or animal species important for maintaining the …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… as well as multi-scale, it has the capacity to integrate a variety of disciplines, stakeholders and institutions, so that they can work at a variety of governance levels and can influence a number of … and sells mangrove propagules to visitors willing to plant mangroves, in addition to souvenir items. Using the …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… waters and contiguous coastal forests are inhabited by a variety of endangered species, including the Green Turtle … Tragelaphus eurycerus and Roan Hippotragus equinus, and a variety of large cats—African Lion Panthera leo; Cheetah … and contiguous coastal forests are also inhabited by a variety of endangered species, including the Green Turtle …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… 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 … ma er from these clouds have been linked with a variety of health effects such as respiratory disease and …
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Introduction to Ozone Depletion - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… radiation reaching the Earth’s surface. This can cause a variety of human health problems such as skin cancers, eye … cataract blindness. Ultraviolet radiation can also affect plant life, damage forests and certain varieties of crops …
31 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… reduced visibility, impaired photosynthesis, reduced plant growth, toxicity build-up in food chain Breathing … and immune system Water and air purification, reduction of plant biomass, altered climate regulation through carbon … disease control and food security. They can also cause a variety of non-communicable diseases, and even death in …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… authorities of member states. The OIE has devised a variety of guidelines to address the treatment of animals … (a)) and measures "necessary to protect human, animal or plant health" (para. (b)). Legal arguments have been framed … legislation – West Africa (CECAF Region), 1983 (E/F*) 28. Plant protection legislation, 1984 (E* F S) 29. Legislation …
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