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Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… need to prevent escapes, not only because of the economic loss that these mean for the producers, but also for … or microbes selected from the wild adapt to a special habitat created for them by humans, bringing a wild species … same culture unit”. There is no competition for food or habitat, but neither are there any trophic benefits due to …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… peatland degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, forest fires, and greenhouse gas emissions, and may … any expansion or mismanagement of operations may involve loss or degradation of habitat for countless species of animals and plants, many of …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), the1972 Convention on the … agreement (those who do withdraw will have to face the loss of treaty benefits and privileges, which may be … principal pressures directly driving biodiversity loss (habitat change, overexploitation, pollution, invasive alien …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… for example on the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss or land degradation – and information sharing beyond … for rare and threatened species, and some rare natural habitat types which are protected in their own right. It … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, called in short the Ramsar Convention, is an …
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Establishing marine protected area networks

… the degradation of coastal and marine habitats, slow the loss of endangered marine species, and restore depleted …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly … dealing with modern global concerns such as biodiversity loss and climate change, their implementation requires … protection (including soil protection), and species, habitat and biodiversity conservation. 14 4. Millennium …
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International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the Convention’s effec- tiveness in tackling biodiversity loss in view of the target, set in 2002, to ‘achieve by 2010 … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 2 Febru- ary 1971, in force 21 December … on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat (Berne Convention). Article 4(1) of the Berne …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Definitions Desertification is defined as the reduction or loss of biological or economic productivity of land resulting … factor is chemical degradation of soils, which causes loss of nutrients and/or loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution and …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches

… on: • Food prices/security • Increased GHG emissions • Loss of biodiversity • Land rights and other equity issues … 3), set aside of natural areas and improvement of wildlife habitat and agro-biodiversity, crop rotation, and soil and … scales, bioenergy production may be used to provide habitat connectivity benefits, buffer zones and other …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… and preserve rare or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and … the Sar- gasso Sea as an EBSA based on the unique habitat provided by its abundant sargassum seaweed.95 Since … the ecosystem approach, and a no net biodiversity loss principle). An ILBI could further specify a process for …
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