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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… following the year 2000 Temperate and Boreal Forest Resource Assessment, organised by FAO and the UNECE. Clarity … critical role in conservation of biodiversity, maintaining genetic resources, protecting important ecosystem functions … “island conserva- tion” approach – including the risks of genetic isolation, vulnerability to risk and climate change, …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species

…  and growth of individuals, linking them to periods of peak resource availability. Mistiming of these events could  … evidence  of  adaptation  in  the  past,  evolution  and  genetic  plasticity,  … in cases where it may be informative.     Genetic plasticity:  It  is well documented that climatic  …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… to CDM energy project activities. Given that natural resource-related projects are also a major area of activities … of existing rural development, conser- vation and natural resource management principles and approaches. It helps … the development assistance aspect of forestry and natural resource development, as the close link between CDM AR …
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Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets

… is posing serious threats to marine biological and genetic diversity, with potentially serious consequences for … ON the Director General to encourage marine and coastal resource user advocacy groups to partner with IUCN in …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… available in national parks and wilderness areas, from the genetic potential of wild species, and the environmental … or even takes place alongside limited sustain- able resource extraction. Some protected areas ban activities like … In this context nature always refers to biodiversity, at genetic, species and ecosystem level, and often also refers …
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Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches

… Assessment tools 10 4.2 Agricultural tools 12 4.3 Water Resource tools 13 4.4 Forestry tools 15 4.5 Ecosystem … of sustainable management of the natural or agricultural resource remain essentially unchanged. What is different from … hybridization and crossing n Marker assisted selection n genetic modification and synthetic biology In the short to …
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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… and, if so, there is a possibility that future progress in genetic manipulation might allow the introduction of lethal … UK. Jaeger, M.E. & Elliott, C.C.H. 1989. Quelea as a resource. In Bruggers, R.L. and Elliott, C.C.H. (eds.) Quelea … Quelea (Quelea Quelea) and use of the birds as a food resource. Unpublished M.Phil. thesis, University of …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems

… of Local Agri-food Systems: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted 3 …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area managers. Involving collaboration … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … available in national parks and wilderness areas, from the genetic potential of wild species, and the environmental …
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Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices

… situated in areas where the vast majority of the world’s genetic resources are found. Many of them have cultivated and … use of biodiversity goes far beyond their role as natural resource managers. Their skills and techniques provide …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity