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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… also of social benefits for the local community including vulnerable groups, such as women, youth and indigenous people … Such benefits are of particular importance to vulnerable populations lacking basic shelter and sanitation … of water intensive invasive alien trees with native species [5]. This approach increases the available water …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … population. The only known population (35 individuals) is vulnerable to extinction by a single wildfire event. © … women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable. Target 15: By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… and health of the coasts and of the people and other species that live along it will be impaired, and future … "special protection areas" for the conservation of vulnerable species of birds. These protected area … at all sectors and impacts simultaneously). • Coast is vulnerable to cumulative impacts of upstream activities. • …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… 1971;4 • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 1973;5 • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory … status of land animals and plants extinct, endangered or vulnerable includes 5 per cent of higher plants; 23 per cent … g) successfully rehabilitated at least ten endangered or vulnerable species; h) successfully controlled three …
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European charter on hunting and biodiversity

… 3.4 Principle 4 – Maintain wild populations of indigenous species with adaptive gene pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … across national borders, particularly endangered and vulnerable species (including migrants) and their habitats. … harvestable species 3.5.1 Rationale: Wildlife species are vulnerable to pollutants and other human impacts on their …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the UN Office for Drugs and … popula- tions are slowly recovering, they are still very vulnerable and more surveys urgently needed. Brazil is … during conflicts Parks, biodiversity hotspots, and other vulnerable habitats are increasingly being exploited by …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… Examples include fi sh, crustaceans and other marine species; fi rewood; construction materials; medicines; … nursery, breeding sites and shelter to various animal species. • Option values. The premium placed on maintaining a pool of landscapes, species and genetic resources for future possible uses which …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… in this region. Despite this great potential, the area is vulnerable both ecologically and politically. The climate is … corn growers in the lower watersheds are extremely vulnerable as strong rains combined with erosion can cause … capacity of the landscape • Reforestation with native tree species enabling agro-forestry on farms, with fruit and …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … immune from one type of threat or another – and many are vulnerable to a range of different pressures. Threats to … evaluation, it may result in a prioritisation of the most vulnerable and threatened protected areas in a system. …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… regulation or as essential habitat to a wide range of species. To most people wetlands were something to be … protection areas” required for the conservation of 74 vulnerable species. The Commission of the EC requested IWRB … wetland should support an appreciable number of a rare, vulnerable or endangered species or sub-species; or be of …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity