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… threatened ecological communities, as well as threatened species, under Ramsar Criterion 2 will often be of particular … water, natural resource provision to local communities and indigenous people, landscape stabilization, flood mitigation, … comprising rare and threatened plant and animal species and communities, including internationally important …

… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together … prosperity brings, we face as a result climate change, species extinctions, fisheries collapse or, in a more … of rights from municipalities to private citizens and indigenous people were being marginalised. Lack of technical …

… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory … led to the expulsion of local populations, as the case of indigenous communities illustrates: in order to exploit an … their lands. Such processes jeopardize the existence of indigenous communities, leading to their displacement and …

… are now on the brink of extinction. Inedible intro- duced species stir up the river bed and cause further deterioration … in terms of cultural significance, particularly for indigenous cultures. This intrinsic value is often over- … for resolving conflicts over water rights between indigenous and state systems and between in- and …

… Trafficking II Home, Sweet Home: Prosecuting Endangered Species Act Habitat Modification Cases . . . . . . . . . . . … pre-amendment Lacey Act applied only to plants that were indigenous to the United States and listed under the ESA on … law that provides for the conservation of species that are indigenous to the state and are threatened with extinction. …

… HEALTH IV. ANIMAL HEALTH V. FOOD SAFETY VI. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND BIODIVERSITY VII. LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS VIII. … acquiring new germplasm from other countries, documenting indigenous community knowledge and establishing field gene … It may be stated that currently, there is no clear indigenous understanding of the concept of Biosecurity. The …

… L.L., Rejmanek, M. & Westbrooks, R. (1997). Introduced species: a significant component of human-caused global … M.G., Arnold, H. & Holbrook, J. (2001). An audit of alien species in Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Review No 139, … garzetta) has been recorded, which has resulted in these indigenous waterbirds being forced from their breeding …

… and the customary law of traditional societies and indigenous peoples, through to the laws of States and the … soil is accommodated within the general definition of a species, where a species “accommodates the grouping and … • Outline any land and land tenure issues including indigenous and local community rights relevant to sustainable …

… desertification, trade in hazardous wastes, endangered species, the ozone layer, and wetlands all relate, in one way … include: People who live and farm in a traditional manner; indigenous people who live close to the land;79 … of Poverty’. 79 See J A Cohan, 'Environmental Rights of Indigenous Peoples under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the …

… on people-related issues such as local communities, indigenous peoples, development and the establishment of … organisations (NGOs), local communities and indigenous peoples, to the private sector. In order to … whether addressing joint monitoring of a certain species, sharing of equipment, or any other similar reason, …