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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… or marine mammals, there is a small but growing body of literature demonstrating that such sounds can mask … dorsal fin or fluke while four animals had a ‘humpbacked’ body. The low reported number of live whales showing evidence … ‘The behavior of commercial ships relative to right whale advisory zones in the Great South Channel during May of …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… additional criteria. There is a large and increasing body of evidence that effective conservation—including … follow that proposed by Berkes et al. (2005): a cumulative body of knowledge, practice, and belief, evolving by adaptive … 2014. Mainstreaming biodiversity in practice: A STAP advisory document. Global Environment Facility, Washington, …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… Infrastructure, Demand and Access SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice SERNAP Servicio … supporting guidelines and other sources. The UN Treaty Body, ‘General Comments’ provide particularly detailed … are its efforts to carry out its investment operations and advisory services in a manner that ‘do no harm’ to people or …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… following sections present the important lessons from this body of work and explain the principles that underlie the KBA … upon whether the species has a relatively large or small body size, and whether it has primarily dispersed or colonial … and 4) who will help evaluate their quality. An informal advisory group, comprised of specialists from the scien- …
Global Land Outlook
… and other forms of compensation. While there is a growing body of experience, much more still remains to be learned. 8. … Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements International body setting overall standards for organic agriculture with … Research 22 (1): 119-134. 193 European Academies Science Advisory Council. 2015. Ecosystem services, agriculture and …