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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… Convention on international Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora … same time, inadequate housing can leave individuals more vulnerable to environmental threats such as pollution, … under this convention. in particular, women are more vulnerable to climate change impacts, natural disasters, and …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… Obligations Relating to Members of Groups in vulnerable Situations...........................114 LIST OF … harm; and (i) obligations relating to those in vulnerable situations. Practices that fall into more than one … often focus on protecting endangered ecosystems and species, combating destructive development projects, …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… is either highly or moderately degraded. Drylands are more vulnerable to natural and human destruction due to the small … households that depend on rainfed agriculture are most vulnerable to drought because they cannot absorb the losses. … food security today and harbor valuable plant and animal species that are essential for humanity’s adaptation and …
UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… pollution is reported to affect more than 700 marine species with 17 per cent of these species identified as near threatened, vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered on the IUCN … Red List (Gall and Thomson 2015). Examples include the vulnerable Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … pest organisms. More diverse farming systems may be less vulnerable to pests and diseases and may offer greater food … to materials in national parks and other protected or vulnerable areas) and with procedures for plant collecting. …
UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … the Convention on Internationl Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an appendix-driven … are often at odds with the interests of countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – such as small …
Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … the Convention on Internationl Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an appendix-driven … are often at odds with the interests of countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – such as small …
Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COP Conference of the Parties … the Convention on Internationl Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an appendix-driven … are often at odds with the interests of countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – such as small …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4. Specially protected areas and species of Western Siberia, Russian Federation . . . . . . . … to indigenous and local communities are, in general, more vulnerable and more threatened than sacred natural sites … around and near sacred sites, espe- cially those that are vulnerable to adverse external impacts. Guideline 2.6 …
Cooperation for the conservation and protection of coral reefs worldwide
… and are home to around 25% of all known marine species and occupy only 0.2% of the world’s ocean floor; … multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean … projects for coral reefs and globally important species, in particular aiming to reduce anthropogenic …