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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, or a living … 52 Marine protected areas … or where communities are interested in converting their fishery control zones into protected areas. Reporting Once a …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… Pam, which hit Vanuatu in 2015, caused severe damage to marine and coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and … in the periodic grip of El Niño and the many Indian Ocean fishery systems affected by tsunamis and cyclones, the … (annual and perennial), livestock, fisheries (inland and marine fisheries), and aquaculture (Table 1). Given that the …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation / Global Marine Programme Maritime traffic effects on biodiversity in … 6 Chapter 1 Marine biodiversity, environmental conservation and maritime … were also required ‘to take full account ... of any fishery conservation measures the necessity of which is shown …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… tusk) from the North West Territories of Canada requires a Marine Mammal Export Permit. Export from Canada requires a … development of management regimes for Narwhals and other marine mammals . Negotiations with Greenland are being … W. (1823). Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-fishery. A. Constable, Edinburgh, 472 pp. Sergeant, D.E. …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… larger than 23 terrestrial habitats. The great wealth of marine biodiversity provides livelihoods and important animal … is at risk. The latest scientific findings show that marine and coastal ecosystems will be significantly altered … will affect millions of people dependent on coral reefs fishery for their livelihood. Rising sea-level Approximately …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia • Guy Debonnet, Programme … processes. Biome specific resources (e.g. forests and marine) can be found at http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/. … and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals; (x) …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Conservation and Sustainable Use, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia • Guy Debonnet, Programme … processes. Biome specific resources (e.g. forests and marine) can be found at http://whc.unesco.org/en/activities/. … and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals; (x) …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… to recover their livelihood options. The Cham Islands Marine Protected Area of Viet Nam is highly exposed to … co-benefits in addition to coastal protection including fishery habitat, water quality improvements, carbon … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological …
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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

… conservation hotspots. Landscapes range from coastal/ marine to freshwater and saline lakes, from tropical montane … Eastern Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis michaeli. The marine waters and contiguous coastal forests are inhabited by … elephants, pangolins, big cats, reptiles, birds and marine species. KWS, NGOs 2 Operationalize the KWS forensic …
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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0

… for reptiles 78 2.6 Species conservation planning for marine fishes and invertebrates 79 2.7 Species conservation … fungi, invertebrate animals, amphibians and reptiles, for marine fishes and invertebrates, and in freshwater … more attainable. In contrast to the long history of marine fishery management for species such as lobsters, crabs, …
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