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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… been identified; knowledge of the behaviour of different species is increasing; deep-sea ecosystems are being studied … overcapacity.“ (FAO, 2018) —often caught as bycatch—are threatened or near threatened (Fowler, 2014), as are three quarters of all …
25 May 2026 Literature

Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA 5 IUCN Species Survival Commission, Cetacean Specialist Group A … as: • whether the species or populations present is/are threatened or endangered; • whether the species is/are … likely be associated with surveys in areas inhabited by threatened or endangered species. Higher risk may also be …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … indices provide evidence of the decline in (critically) threatened and/or vulnerable species, which have declined on average about 8% in 16 years for threatened mammal, marine and freshwater bird species from …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… was concerned with the conservation of rare and endangered species and natural habitats and had been charged by the UN … with our concept of the dignity of man, and the threatened breakdown of urban institutions, are almost … induced by environmental concerns; (k) To preserve threatened species of plant and animal life, particularly …
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Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

… Re-introduction of Great Apes Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 35 Edited by Benjamin Beck, … is included. The latest release of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists 12 subspecies of great apes, of … country of origin that can be re-introduced, as well as threatened wild apes that need to be relocated. How- ever, …
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Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)

… of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the International … resulted in valuable wildlife and plant resources becoming threatened by, inter alia, illegal logging, illegal trade in … applicable to them: • Appendix I includes those species threatened with extinction and in respect of which commercial …
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Introduction to the CMS Family - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: … Adoption of the Bonn Convention 2. Protecting migratory species What is Migration? Migration in the CMS Why shall we … and one insect. Under CMS article III, those species threatened with extinction are listed in Appendix. Parties …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … region, which is home to many endemic species and globally threatened species 2 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National … this region is home to numerous endemic, endangered and threatened species, both terrestrial and marine, and has deep …
25 May 2026 Literature

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… to 3°C, 20 to 30 per cent of the assessed plant and animal species are likely to be at a high risk of extinction.20 The decimation of other species will harm the human species too. With respect to the … of their duties with respect to the particular rights threatened by the harm. Nevertheless, despite the variety of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… in a proposed protected area to conserve rare baobab tree species © Nigel Dudley Back: New Caledonia © Dan Laffoley … They provide the core of efforts to protect the world’s threatened species and are increasingly recognised as … strategies; and in some cases also vehicles for protecting threatened human commu- nities or sites of great cultural and …
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