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A Review of Migratory Bird Flyways and Priorities for Management - TS No. 27

… part of our world by performing a variety of important ecosystem services and functions. Their beauty, diversity and … Importance REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and (forest) Degradation RFMO Regional Fisheries Management … by Canada concern- ing the protection of boreal forest from logging), through national and regional protected …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and aircrafts. However, associated with WPM is the risk of forest pests that can infest raw wood, e.g. Asian longhorn … This standard is an excellent example of how NPPOs and forest industries can work together to manage risk associated … as wild endem- ic flora. Aquatic plants provide valuable ecosystem services. They are often the primary producers in …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 ARTICLE 25: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … For the general ecological value of forests, see the Forest Principles (1992) especially Preambular paragraphs (f) … of life”). More generally, see the Protocol on Sustainable Forest Management to the Framework Convention on the …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… activity, from the marine and coastal environments, using ecosystem-based approach and planning tools such as … areas, enhancing stakeholder awareness on the value of ecosystem services and the implications of biodiversity loss. … new regional instruments have been developed, such as the Ecosystem Approach Roadmap13 and the Protocol for Integrated …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… for example, in the development of the so-called "ecosystem approach" by the Conference of the Parties to the … activities, fishing, marine cultures, pastoral or forest activities. 195 Decree No. 85-453 of 23 April 1985 in … as zones with a special natural value: agricultural zones, forest regions, or protected areas. In 1972 the PUIR was …
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Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions

… to the challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change and ecosystem degradation. Three things have become clear in … over all data …But, of course, something like the FAO Forest Resources Assessment is immensely important as a … databases would be a big help”: Sandeep Segupta, IUCN Forest Programme, Switzerland “…for someone looking for quick …
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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… everywhere as the full impact of climate change on our ecosystem lifelines is felt. Small wonder that there is a … Domica (Slovak Republic), the first such TRS; Flooded Dyje forest in the Czech Republic’s part of the “Trilateral Ramsar … by wetlands include wildlife resources; fisheries; forest resources; forage resources; agricultural resources; …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and … and FSC-STD-20-006 (V3-0) EN Stakeholder consultation for forest evaluations, August, 2009 User Manual for the IUCN … and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Forest Peoples Programme. pp. 8-14.) Conserved Area The GLPCA …
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The Land in Numbers

… that, far too often, we take for granted. A great bulk of ecosystem services are delivered by the world‘s finite land … the last ten years, approximately 5.2 million hectares of forest has been destroyed each year. 36 • Land degradation … America) have the potential for land rehabilitation and forest restoration. 45 • The cost of land restoration ranges …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Securing the future for global peatlands

… change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and RECALLING that the restoration and … TROUBLED that peat is being lost rapidly through peat forest fires, conversion of peatlands for agricultural uses, … when implementing activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. State and agency Members of the United …
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