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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… Lake Victoria supports the most productive freshwater fishery in the world with annual fish yields in excess of … basin’s ecosystems and biodiversity. 22. In coastal and marine ecosystems, Africa is facing many challenges, …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… will assess the global status of the world’s terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean ecosystems. In addition, … Said Damhoureyeh, Vice Chair Kelvin Passfield, Vice Chair Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Steve Edwards, Vice Chair … and scientifically rigorous. 4. Applicable to terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean systems. 5. Applicable to …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… now.10 Great concern has been expressed concerning illegal fishery off the coast of West Africa and its impact on local … coats or dried herbs. CITES also regulates trade in more marine species following COP 16 decisions. Bushmeat hunting – …
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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… knowledge is used to underpin conservation, restoration, marine and land use planning and natu- ral resource … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … of biodiver- sity, restoration, and land use and marine spatial planning include: • The IUCN Red List of …
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Global Land Outlook

… lagoons, and backwaters is used for building construction. Marine dredged sand forms an important component of aggregate … endure price rises.158 Box 7.3: Land management impacts on marine communities The Great Barrier Reef, offshore … problem in lakes and rivers, and increasingly in offshore marine waters where they create dead zones, i.e., …
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Issues in water law reform

… South Wales fisheries (Young 1996). Under this system a fishery, or in this paper's case, a sub-catchment is defined … Act of 3 August 1866, applicable to both continental and marine waters, and by the Water Act of 13 June 1879, … concerning wetlands to those partly or fully formed by marine waters. The Regulation of the Hydraulic Public Domain …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed … or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed … No. 26. Rome. FAO. 1999. Review of the state of world fishery resources: inland fisheries. Rome. Global Water …
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The Durban accord

… in practice, especially in developing nations and in the marine realm. We voice concern that while 11.5% of the … and cultural heritage, and with special attention to marine and fresh- water ecosystems. We urge commitment to …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… xii + 52pp. Also available in Russian. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … of a worldwide repre- sentative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribution to the … outstanding international reputation for its research in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… Service Unit of IUCN, 1998, xii + 52pp. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. No. 3. Graeme Kelleher, 1999, xxiv + … Bernard Back: Ferry at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia, ©Paul F. J. Eagles; Birding in … of dive operations, than if they are the basis of a shark fishery. Thus there was a sound economic case for protecting …
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