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GEO yearbook 2003

… the quality of the air we breathe, and slowing the rate of biodiversity loss? How are human impacts on the environment … 85 Atmosphere 86 Disasters Caused by Natural Hazards 87 Biodiversity 88 Coastal and Marine Areas 89 Freshwater 90 … snow and ice, marine systems, terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, water, agriculture, human health and economy …
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Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… social and cultural benefits; CONCERNED that marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is … certain human activities, and noting the need to protect biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), … measures. This network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… Page 97 Chapter 9: BONN CONVENTION (CMS), BRUNDTLAND AND BIODIVERSITY … two important conventions were being drawn up, one of biodiversity and the other on climate change. Unlike earlier … in clear unpolluted waters. 111 T he conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… based disaster risk reduction, it is an approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a holistic … According to the CBD (2009), EbA “integrates the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into an overall … cultural co-benefits and contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.” EbA strategies provide benefits such as clean …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… global environmental issues ranging from climate change, biodiversity and desertification, to hazardous waste and … be outcome-oriented and focus on the status and trends of biodiversity, implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), and …
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CBD: Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… cross- sectoral plans, programmes and policies. National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (“NBSAPS”) have been … updating their NBSAPs in line with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, for example: Japan Japan’s fifth … finalized in February 2013 and was based on the National Biodiversity Strategy finalized six years earlier. A variety …
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Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security

… for men and women; ACKNOWLEDGING the fundamental role biodiversity and ecosystem services play in achieving food … on Biological Diversity through the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 (and Aichi Targets 2, 3, 11, 13, 14, … as a priority, on ensuring tangible contributions from biodiversity conservation to equitable food security, within …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… below. Ia Strict nature reserve: Strictly protected for biodiversity and also possibly geological/ geomorphological … environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … This line of argument points to the continued decline of biodiversity and increasing species extinctions globally as …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … genetic diversity, constitute the broader array of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the combination of life forms and their …
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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… 11 2.1.2 The issue of agricultural biodiversity within the context of the CBD … the Commission's mandate to cover all components of biodiversity relevant to food and agriculture (including … be a key element in country efforts to use and conserve biodiversity, particularly global agrobiodiversity, in a …
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