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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL … have been found associ- ated with a wide variety of organism, from small zoo- plankton to the largest whales, … This includes the development of floatation booms and modified grapple and other devices for removing material from …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… Ecosystem. 'A dynamic complex of animal, plant and micro-organism communities and their nonliving environment … (Table 5). A direct threat for one ecosystem type or organism can be an indirect threat for another or pose no … distributions may be used, such as field observations of organism assemblages, keystone species, climate, substrate, …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… is “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment … and Central Asia, and South-Eastern Europe; and • Heavily modified and artificial water bodies, and pollution from … for centuries.22 Today, the hydrological cycle remains modified by the dams. For example, “the ecological system of …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… Ib Wilderness area: Usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and … as ‘a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment … urban ones, artificial nighttime light interferes with organism and ecosystem function. It impedes visitors’ …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… as socio-political realities change, the law, in turn, is modified to reflect those changes. Customary legal paradigms … and state land administration practices evolve and are modified over time. As Botswana has changed, aspects of the … (Daley, 2005 at 564) These customs are still practiced in modified form today throughout much of Tanzania; studies have …