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Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park
… across the border (customs, complex veterinary and health regula- tions) which creates difficulties for the … proposed protected area, is used for the trade of goods of animal and plant origin. The issue of smuggling domestic … rose (Fumana bonapartei, Halacia (Halascya sendtneri). Animal species diversity is also impor- tant for …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… such as isolated households lacking educational and health facilities, often occur through external development … seasons. Pastoralists relied on close observation of animal behaviour to indicate the quality of rangelands using … to cross the borders such as passports, vaccination and animal health certificates; • specified time periods for …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… Goal 4: Reduce child mortality;• Goal 5: Improve maternal health;• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other … agriculture. Their survival requires the existence of wild animal and plant species to hunt and gather for food and … is generally understood as ‘a dynamic complex of plant, animal, and microorganism communities and the nonliving …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… recognize the link between the environment and human health and well-being, and many MEAs include provisions … main claim concerning interference with the conditions of animal life in the swamp, could not constitute an attack on … approach to Article 8, excluding its extension to animal life or general environmental concerns. it introduces …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… (which may also affect native species), threats to public health in parks and water areas, and threats to air safety (a … will not succeed. Voluntary organisations concerned with animal welfare and groups that may have a particular interest … to Man and is considered by many to be an attractive animal that enhances people’s experience, especially in city …
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… will require dramatically reducing the demand for these animal parts, especially within Asian markets. H I G H L I G … century African elephant disaster, 2007; UNODC, Promoting health, security and justice, 2010; personal communication … Wildlife Trade (Washington, DC: International Fund for Animal Welfare, 2013), 12-14. 4 Darren Taylor, “New Breed of …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… Management of water quality and quantity Public health Tourism Trade controls on wetland products … Flora, to the extent that this applies to wetland-reliant animal and plant species (corals, crocodiles, certain fish…). … to and introduction of different varieties of plant and animal species, including non- indigenous or alien species. …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… flows provide critical contributions to river health, economic deve- lopment and poverty alleviation. They … choices, but they have to be made to ensure the long-term health of the basin and the activities it encompasses. The … or modelled flows, with the physical conditions that key animal or plant species require. Once functional …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… of preventing the degradation of the environment and human health that may be caused by certain dangerous activities and … in ecosystems and significant negative effect on human health and the environment.97 The Minamata Convention on … promote these rights.199 The privatization of plant and animal germ plasm through patents and other forms of …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… of preventing the degradation of the environment and human health that may be caused by certain dangerous activities and … in ecosystems and significant negative effect on human health and the environment.97 The Minamata Convention on … promote these rights.199 The privatization of plant and animal germ plasm through patents and other forms of …