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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014

… ocean Couzens, ‘The Problem That Categorization of Species in MEAs Poses for the Protection of Biodiversity’, … heavily reliant on other countries, and particularly vulnerable to management decisions taken within those … the central area of Namibia’; and Botswana is ‘especially vulnerable as it ob- tains 94 percent of its fresh water from …
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Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… in residential areas. Because women and children are most vulnerable to mer- cury exposure, amalgam burning should be … site-specific exposure data. e) Preventing the exposure of vulnerable popula- tions, particularly children and women of … of limiting exposure to women and children, who are most vulnerable to the effects of mercu- ry. However vulnerable
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Enhancing regulatory tools to support sustainable and legal trade in timber and non-timber plant products

… making the comprehensive trade monitoring or separation by species or origin (wild/ et al., The global value of non-wood … major ecological and socio-economic challenges to traded species, other plants and animals, and the livelihoods of … by sudden increases in demand. Traditional systems are vulnerable to knowledge loss and weakening of local …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… The Park hosts a large number of plants and her- baceous species and is also rich in fau- na, both mammals and birds. … in a systematic approach. The residents of the island are vulnerable to the temptations of the short-term benefits … 10 are in category E (‘en- dangered’), 9 in category V (‘vulnerable’) and 3 in category R (‘rare’). In addition, some …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… Amazon .......................................... 96 10.4 Species for improved fallows … environmental security of poor people living or working in vulnerable locations. Box 3.1 The double filter as the basis … Adequate environmental security for people living in vulnerable locations such as upland valleys requires not only …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… or monitored. Article 22 - Introduction of alien or new species Watercourse States shall take all measures necessary … areas Groundwater in international law38 such as lakes or vulnerable ecosystems such as coral reefs, or damage critical … serious effects of such shortfalls, in particular on the vulnerable, the disadvantaged and the socially excluded, … …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… was concerned with the conservation of rare and endangered species and natural habitats and had been charged by the UN … areas. Of the areas affected by climate change, the most vulnerable from the human population point of view may be the … of developing countries, notably those of northern Africa, vulnerable to recurrent, devastating droughts, large-scale …
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Giraffids: reversing the decline of Africa’s iconic megafauna

… NOTING that the Giraffidae family includes only two living species, restricted to the African continent: the giraffe … giraffe and okapi have recently been assessed as Vulnerable and Endangered respectively in the IUCN Red List … Aichi Target 12: "The extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, …
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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 …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… Tanzania, are often critical resource nodes for migratory species along their travel routes, without which the entire … is impeded (cuts or breaks in fences often indicate vulnerable spots); The location of the border is obscured and … activities that will result in insecurity, to protect vulnerable people and infrastructure, and to ensure the …
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