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Supporting implementation of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the African Agenda 2063
… of species, ecosystems and genes (variability, diversity and integrity) is not only a conservation task but … ensuring equitable sharing of benefits derived from genetic resources and effectively managing terrestrial and …
Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food
… POTENTIAL LAWS TO BE REVISED - Land - Water - Fisheries - Genetic Resources - Food safety - Consumer protection - ... … manner, including safeguarding drinking-water quality. Genetic resources for food and agriculture (Guideline 8D) … should take measures to maintain or strengthen dietary diversity and healthy eating and cooking habits, while …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… 1 1.1.1 Species diversity … cichlids and cyprinids (Helfman 2007). It can also reduce genetic diversity, especially when the stock size is greatly … subpopulations that show a great deal of morphological and genetic variation, and further investigations may show S. …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… (art. 10). The objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) include biodiversity conservation and … and instead advises sustainable use of the country's genetic resources. It calls for the technical and financial … protect areas of national significance, biodiversity and genetic resources. These objectives demonstrate a clear …
Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCNs World Commission on Protected Areas
… Sustainable Development and the Convention on Biological Diversity, endorsed by IUCN and other bodies, of establishing … is now needed in order to conserve marine biological diversity and produc- tivity. This is to maintain but … of seawa- ter combined with the increasingly known genetic isolation of marine species means that networks of …
Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining
… Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as the activities and recommendations … and their importance in terms of biodiversity and genetic heritage, which are likely to suffer a major impact …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… examples of ecosystem services are the provision of genetic resources for medicine and biotechnology, plant … biodiversity outside conservation areas lies in promoting diversity of land use at the landscape and farm rather than … services of global significance (e.g. provision of genetic information, climate regulation, etc.), or (ii) …