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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… Agencies III.A.5.e. The Weak Links in the Ocean Management Chain … photosynthetic algae at the base of the oceanic food web are harmed by exposure to ultraviolet light due to … tissues of many organisms, especially at the top of the food chain, and tend to concentrate in colder climates. …
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Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… for Pre-accession Assistance Cross-Border Cooperation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FBiH … feature of the region is the Dinaric Arc karstic mountain chain, thus all the countries involved share the ecosystems … the environment of this area. Industrial plants for food processing, wood, metal and the aluminium industry have …
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Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation

… Green Belt EUR Euro, official currency of the eurozone FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GEF … 9 United Nations Environment Programme (www.unep.org). 10 Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations … Krkonoše/Karkonosze2 Mountains belong to the Sudetes, a chain of mountains shared by Czech Republic, Poland and …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… is very complex. The river basin has to be seen as a chain of subsystems, affected by both natural and political … and services provided by ecosystems: clean water and air, food, fuel and construction materials. Ecosystems, however, …
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Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD

… International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Rome, 2001) MAT Mutually Agreed Terms … based on the assumption that there can only be one valid chain of title22 to a particular proper- ty right. Genetic … of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), which as adopted is narrower …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… believes that negotiations are part of the implementation chain, as crucial decisions are made at the negotiation level … Protocol. CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Permanent forum established in 1983 under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), where 22 …
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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… Convention) ESM Environmentally Sound Management FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GCI … the Pesticide Stock Management System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … on capacity building throughout the ‘enforcement chain’, to provide better assistance to customs officers and …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… resist degradation and bio-accumulate through the food chain. UNEP initiated negotiations in response to calls for … in polar regions — both on fauna and flora and, through food chains, on humans, as in the cases of persistent organic …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… power, decision making, education, health care and food have been identified as the most determinant factors of … resources, information, education, health services, food and so forth. IUCN and its member and partner … repercussions on all associated species and the whole food chain. Changes in tropical coral reefs, and possible …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… about 700 g> and consequently is far less persecuted as a food source than the larger monkeys (but more so than the … for farmer-settlers to move in. Hunting C. petaurlsta for food is common and widespread (Asibey, 1974). There was, in … country, especially the evergreen forest of the Annamite Chain and surrounding areas (Laos Forest Department, In …
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