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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… the introduction of, and control or eradication of, alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species. � Article 8(l) calls upon Parties to regulate or … application of the CBD on regulating the entry of alien species that can carry diseases or be pests, based on the …
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 … was redressed in favour of wetland habitat (rather than species) conservation by IWRB, in October 1965, in a document … need to cover all the countries through which the various species ranged. He therefore suggested that two, …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the Secretariat of the Ramsar … One of the agreements under the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). Adopted in 1996, entered into …
High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action
… of biodiversity and endemism. Estimates of the numbers of species inhabiting the deep ocean range between 500,000 and … risks to this biodiversity, including the risk of species extinction. The conservation and management of … biodiversity or prevent the serial depletion of targeted species, this report concludes that urgent action, …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… biological diversity is considered. This includes species, genetic and ecosystem diversity. 5. Tracing the … for protected areas to be created as needed to conserve species and representative samples of unique ecosystems … (Ramsar and World Heritage); and n sites important for species migrating across borders (Convention on Migratory …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… 5.2.1 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), 1973 148 5.2.2 … CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna CZMP Coastal Zone Management … Evolution has meant that different plant and animal species survive and have adapted over a period of time to …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… on the protection of wilderness and wild, charismatic species to approaches that tackle the drivers of biodiversity decline such as pollution and the loss of species habitats. More recently, the conservation agenda has … created to provide an intact habitat for a particular rare species, is located near a watershed that is bordered by …
Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies
… mandate focus in the management of tuna and tuna-like species. The fisheries bodies established under article VI(1) … Many RBFs take account of associated and dependent species as required by the UNCLOS Convention but only CCAMLR … Preamble and article IV of 1966 ICCAT stipulate that the species covered by the Convention are the tuna and tuna-like …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … GGuuiiddeelliinneess alteration of age structure and species composition through the use of fire. The removal of key animal species also affects the structure and functioning of forest …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSOLP certificate of source, … a terrible disease in an extract directly derived from one species, the reality of product discovery is far more complex … effective if it is extracted from a completely different species that shares the same trait. Recent analysis of the …