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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… Africa (see Figure 8.1).¹¹⁶ Some toxic contaminants of wildlife are declining in part due to successful … as certain legacy chemicals have diminished in some Arctic wildlife populations. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent … species, such as polar bear and some seabirds, to affect wildlife and human health. Continued use of existing …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… ecosystem for the production of grazing livestock and wildlife” (Allen et al., 2011). Rangelands can include … such as medicinal and cosmetic plant products, honey and wildlife tourism. These indirect values could also include … rangeland or to convert it to industrial cultivation or wildlife conservation. Decisions that seem to have positive …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… of protection (class B). 16 Lyster, S., International Wildlife Law, IUCN, 1985, at 113. Origins and history of the … several ways, it was a precursor to modern international wildlife law21 in the sense that it acknowledged, early on, … such measures should include penalties for trade in wildlife taken or obtained in violation of an international …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… Adaptation for Water Management Institutions. World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Washington, D.C., U.S.A. xvi in … reservoirs, and wetlands.16 Likewise, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) includes rivers, their headwaters, their … coastal aquaculture, and seagrass communities). 17 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (n.d.). Ecoregions: Biomes, (accessed 12 …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… The 1979 Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats was one of the first treaties … wisely .” The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, adopted several months after … 1979 Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats; 1979 Convention on the …
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Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas

… less than 1% has been reserved for ecosystems and their wildlife within Marine Pro- tected Areas, and with only a … management of MPAs is critical in order to sustain the wildlife interest of the site. Manta Ray P ho to : © J er ke …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… gaseous air pollutants (McPherson, 1991) and provision of wildlife habitat (De Graaf, 1985). Planting of vegetation is … through its affiliated agencies, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), and by NGOs such as the Park … forest structure in urban and suburban environments: some wildlife implications in New England. Journal of …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Montenegro developed a list of … 006/08-147 4. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats ( Bern Convention) ratified … to air quality / air pollution, animal protection / wildlife biodiversity, certification and labelling, energy/ …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Basin Authority WFD EU Water Framework Directive WWF World Wildlife Fund global and regional perspectives for … & L. 172 (2014); Brown weiss, supra, at 161-190; world wildliFe FUnd, inTernaTional archiTecTUre For TransBoUndary … United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).63 2.4.5 Murray-Darling Basin Agreement64 …
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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… may have customary laws that govern the use of forests, wildlife, water, pasture land, and other natural resources. … ƒ Forest law, including community or social forestry law ƒ Wildlife law ƒ Water law ƒ Fisheries law ƒ Coastal and marine … and how. Customary laws govern the use of forests, wildlife, pastures, water, and other natural resources. …
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