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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… Marine life in the Mediterranean Sea is threatened by intensive human activities such as fisheries, ship traffic, … reproduction and migration area (RAC/SPA, 2007a). Intensive unbridled urbanization, over-exploitation of … than in those from near-shore waters, which is due to intensive ship traffic. As expected, the levels of PAHs in …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… directly to such degradation in- clude land clearance, intensive exploitation and pol- lution. Many alien invasives … dates raise clear difficulties with regard to proof: intensive natural history research will be needed to … landscaping, ornamental aquaculture, tourism and game-farming. The risk associated with different pathways varies …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… use of biodiversity, including their leading role in farming and forest conservation, as well as in the … work away from their lands and resources, women’s role in farming and in the management of family and community … resources. Despite the fundamental role played by women in farming, conservation of biodiversity and management of TK, …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… become unsus tain able and many Karrayu fami lies take up farming in unsuit able land or at the margin of the irri … use, with no agree ments to date. Mean while, commer cial farming is expanding inside the park’s bound aries. The area … by the Park Authority (normally without compen sa tion), farming and land manage ment activ i ties gener ally remain …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… of high population concentration in upstream areas and intensive agricultural activity in both Swaziland and South … is a viable economic alternative for rural communities farming marginal land, by increasing local employment and … latter form buffers between protected area and areas of intensive agricultural activities. Similarly Zambia has a …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… of high population concentration in upstream areas and intensive agricultural activity in both Swaziland and South … is a viable economic alternative for rural communities farming marginal land, by increasing local employment and … latter form buffers between protected area and areas of intensive agricultural activities. Similarly Zambia has a …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… when numerous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities, or when … direct payments for the application of sustainable farming practices which lead to the provision of ecosystem … numer- ous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities. In …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… loss of traditional varieties). Change from subsistence farming to cash crops is an example. Changes to traditional … by natural vegetation is destroyed by unsustainable farming practices. Deforestation and land degradation are a …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… Riyadh and the Wadi, in which residential development, farming, recreation, cultural activities and tourism exist in … the significance of species re-introduction, as well as intensive monitoring and management of the released bears, … is likely to take 30–50 years to achieve and requires intensive capital input. Stewardship agreements are, however, …
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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

… for Animal Welfare IGO Inter-Governmental Organization IPZ Intensive Protection Zone IUCN International Union for … sector in the Kenyan economy, especially land and resource intensive crops such as tea, coffee, forestry and flower farming, contributing 27.3% of Kenya’s GDP (GoK, 2015). …
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