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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual
… cave or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. IV Habitat / Areas that aim to protect particular species or … relating to climate change, regional-scale threats such as habitat fragmentation and localized problems including … has been received relating to any threat or damage to or loss of OUV, integrity and/or authenticity. Such missions are …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… forests within protected areas may in fact be a minority habitat, such as relic forests, riverine forests and … farms can provide the best approximation to the original habitat. Sometimes these exist in rather truncated form, such … a large part of China, pandas have suffered from habitat loss and hunting so that only about 1100 individuals remain …
Protection of biodiversity refuge areas in the Atlantic biogeographical region
… may migrate to northern regions in search of more suitable habitat, and BEARING IN MIND the importance of the Spanish … status; WARNING that the causes of biodiversity loss are not going to be mitigated or disappear over the new …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution that must be dealt with through … of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat. As a safeguard to States’ sovereignty, Governments … one or more meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the loss of eligibility to be members of the Standing Committee, …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … community network; • restore the biodiversity of mangrove habitat, which a number of community members depend on as a …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … clearing for aquaculture, and other purposes, the average loss of mangroves is about 200,000 hectares per year.15 Due … in the meantime, by: (i) blast and cyanide fishing, (ii) habitat destruction through land clearance around the park, …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… community. We must stop the plundering or risk irreparable loss of our planet’s precious biodiversity. I urge all … establish- ment of new protected areas in order to address habitat loss. - -- Implementing measures to prevent and … example, allow access to pristine and wildlife-rich areas. Habitat loss due to unsustain- able land development often …
Brexit: environment and climate change
… that this legislation provides. Of concern is the loss of accountability from both the 90 Q 9 91 Q 9 92 Written … witnesses were concerned that Brexit would lead to some loss of UK influence. The CLA told us that “Outside the EU … actually not even being in the room.”233 140. While some loss of influence may be unavoidable, we heard about a number …
Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn: an Assessment Report to Improve Law Enforcement Under the Wildlife TRAPS Project
… species, especially when simultaneously occurring with habitat loss, pollution and other debilitating forces. Unprecedented … ivory products into raw ivory values to account for the loss of ivory during processing. This is done with respect to …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… challenges of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people … resources for food and agriculture outside their natural habitat.” Accordingly, “ex situ collection means a collection … for food and agriculture maintained outside their natural habitat.”20 Ex situ conservation describes a conserva- tion …