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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014

… 1 Tuomas Kuokkanen Part II General Issues related to Environmental Security … participants, but also the much wider audience who can access them through the internet, along with volumes from … with the following themes: access and benefit shar- ing of genetic resources;9 forest negotiations;10 chemicals;11 rules …
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Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems

… prevention of food health crises, and the need to provide the resources necessary for a growing population … according to a principle of social equity, guaranteeing access for all (in terms of availability, diversity, quality … of Local Agri-food Systems: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted 3 …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… (SDC), as part of the project “Supporting Global Action to Conserve Biodiversity and Sustainably Use Biological … material is not widely available, and often has limited access and distribution. All of the literature referred to in … Intact forests protect watersheds. They provide the genetic clues for many pharmaceuticals. They buffer the …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… of the 1993 edition, no alterations have been made to the original text. Prof Matthews’ figures and descriptions … environment. If there are any difficulties in obtaining access to such information, the Ramsar Bureau, and the … It could also (iv) be of special value in maintaining genetic and ecological diversity or (v) play a major role as …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… mountain interests. The objectives of the Task Force are to promote and facilitate: The sharing of lessons learned … basis for local livelihoods (see pages 20-22), and for its genetic potential. For instance, the original varieties of … mountain people in developing countries have little or no access to educational opportunities that could improve their …
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The World Charter for Nature

… measures at the national and international levels to protect nature and promote international co-operation in … and its essential processes shall not be impaired. 2. The genetic viability on the earth shall not be compromised; the … of direct concern to their environment, and shall have access to means of redress when their environment has …
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An Ounce of Prevention: Snow Leopard Crime Revisited

… a pound of cure” Benjamin Franklin (1736), in reference to fire fighting. Ounce is the original common name of the … explore creation of a centralized database repository for genetic and photographic information as an aid to law … and technical assistance to build additional capacity and resources to effectively implement CITES Resolution Conf. …
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The Land in Numbers

… data collected here, however, demonstrate how close we are to pushing our relationship with the land to breaking point. … in water–scarce regions and some 0.9 billion people lack access to safe water. 15 3 3 EXPLODING NEEDS IN A RESOURCE … Since the beginning of the 20th century, about 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost. 32 • …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Improving governance of pastoral lands

… of Tenure Technical Guides are part of FAO’s initiative to help develop capacities to improve tenure governance and … poverty by promoting secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and forests. This technical guide … their legitimate interests (International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), 2009; …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… 8. The national management system as applied in relation to the impact of the ‘North’ 120 III. Examples of coastal … group of fish of one species sharing common ecological and genetic features and more likely to breed with one another … It appears to forbid completely unregulated open access regimes, and insofar does create a norm. On the other …
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