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Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… challenges related to the manage- ment of agricultural biodiversity. It is a major contribution for the effective … the agriculture-related targets of the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity for 2011–2020, and to the celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity.’ —Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the …
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Transboundary protected areas for peace and co-operation

… world. They can help strengthen regional co-operation for biodiversity conservation, conflict resolution and … development. CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR APPLIED BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE Transboundary Protected Areas for Peace … and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of habitats and …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY VII. LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS VIII. OTHER … May 2007. Introduction 6 horticulture, fisheries, native biodiversity and human health. Appropriate responses include … of the environment and protection against the loss of biodiversity. Increasing awareness of these threats has …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… “wildlife”. There is scientific consensus that, globally, biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate.113 Threats to biodiversity come from a multitude of direct and indirect … alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss are often complex, multiple and …
17 May 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… “wildlife”. There is scientific consensus that, globally, biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate.113 Threats to biodiversity come from a multitude of direct and indirect … alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss are often complex, multiple and …
17 May 2026 Document

Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use, … decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk of biodiversity loss. By targeting a level of biological … It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… 55 Deep Seabed Biodiversity — III.D.1. … practices, invasive species, or other threats to marine biodiversity. It provides general guidance on how to use and … law and institutions for sustainable use of marine biodiversity, focused on coral reef ecosystems. The paper was …
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Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia

… (FFI) is a UK-based charity and has been active on biodiversity conservation in Central Asia since 1996, including work on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, protected area … and implemented by the Association for Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), the Institute Zoology, and …
17 May 2026 Document

The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… biological diversity; (ii) align incentives to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; and (iii) … issues. Too many previous attempts at the management of biodiversity have tried to fit stakeholders to a chosen area … inhabitants. People — and their use of landscapes and biodiversity — are at the centre of ecosystem management. …
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Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… governments have recognized the importance of agricultural biodiversity for sustained food security, and are aware of … of crop diversity.17 Many threats or drivers of change in biodiversity have been recognized and found to have … of change are likely to lead to loss of agricultural biodiversity and consequently its genetic variability.24 …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity