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Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'

… needed to address social vulnerabilities that are often at risk of being ignored. ■ Conservation of heritage resources … easier to ‘sell’ to clients). 6. Managing and minimising risk is a particularly strong focus for many actors, … and international commitments on human rights, poverty reduction, equity and sustainable development; Express …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… collisions between whales and vessels may involve acoustic risk factors. In this case, the question is not whether there … the communication range by a factor of 100, a dramatic reduction from, for example, 100km to 1km. The combination of … the long-term risk and impact of the 1991 Haven oil spill disaster along the Ligurian coast of Italy5 revealed that …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… and the health and livelihood of local people put at risk. Many of the wetland fauna, for example some fish … adopts topical Resolutions on fisheries resources, poverty reduction, and avian influenza; • endorses a fifth member of … Outreach Programme, 1999-2002 Resolution VII.10 Wetland Risk Assessment Framework Resolution VII.11 Strategic …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… Zone EMC Environmental Management Charge ERAs Ecological Risk Assessments FLECs Future Leaders Eco Challenges FWS … conservation benefit (e.g. military training areas, disaster mitigation zones, communications cable and pipeline … development activities in the wider seascape and ensure a reduction in conflict between conservation and development …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… tourism, energy, water, agriculture, infrastructure and disaster risk reduction. — Continuing to accord PAs a low policy and …
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Issues in water law reform

… licence to maintain consistency with the plan results in a reduction or increase in the quantity of water allocated by … available can no longer meet the demand or there is a risk that the available water will not be sufficient to meet … adverse outcomes. Box 3 Different kinds of knowledge RISK - System behaviour is well known. Range of outcomes and …
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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… the discussion about linking conservation with poverty reduction goals within CITES is far from new (see also Hutton … (eds.), Biodiversity and the precautionary principle: risk and uncertainty in conservation and sustainable use, pp. … therefore be seen and termed in a number of cases as a “risk analysis”, in which Scientific Authorities have to …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… that this will have negative consequences. For example, a reduction in plant genetic resources will limit the … Moreover, farmers would not be able to spread the risk of crop failure or experiment with and refine crop … of interpretations. Article 12 12.6 In emergency disaster situations, the Contracting Parties agree to provide …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… JEMRA Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Microbiological Risk Assessment JMPR Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticides … The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) led to a considerable reduction in tariffs on agricultural imports and exports, in … is usually given when a crisis resulting from a natural disaster or civil unrest deprives part or all of the …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… Box 17. Possible Solutions to Minimise the Risk of Transferring Harmful Aquatic Organisms with Ballast … refrigerants. An international protocol called for a reduction in the manufacture of these compounds that was … was able to declare the infected marina a National Disaster area two days after being informed of the problem. …
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