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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… only critical for food production, but also for biological diversity conservation and poverty alleviation. This Guide … biological diversity, including species diversity, genetic diversity within species, and ecosystem diversity, … soil with common characteristics or qualities), comprises genetic material and is biologically diverse. Soils can be …
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Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… For example, the COP of the Convention on Biological Diversity established a process which resulted in the … Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity. For some convention, e.g. Convention on Migratory … contributed significantly to guidelines on pesticides and genetic resources for food and agriculture. The UN Education …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

The Land in Numbers

… Since the beginning of the 20th century, about 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops has been lost. 32 • 25% of …
17 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Earth Rights: The Theory

… being; (e) the right to be free from pollution, genetic contamination and human modifications of its …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… 11 3.4 Convention on Biological Diversity ....................................... 12 3.5 … ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CBD Convention on Biological Diversity FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United … sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources. The convention is relevant to UPFG because …
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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… and goals, and especially the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Programme of Work on Protected Areas. A full set … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … within ecosystems and among species, and greater genetic exchange among populations. • TBCAs contribute to …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… people living with the natural resources, whose cultural diversity, in turn, depends on access to those resources and … sharing of the bene fits arising from the utili za tion of genetic resources, as reflected in the three main objec tives … ical processes (species migra tions, repro duc tion areas, genetic flows via corri dors, etc.), many of which go beyond …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… of the envisioned field of study, as well as the diversity of the contexts studied, made it necessary to limit … of essential ecological processes, preservation of genetic diversity, sustainable use of species and ecosystems … specifically relates to benefits derived from the use of genetic resources (widely accepted as limited to genetic
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… partners, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and other interested parties striving to reach … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … In this context nature always refers to biodiversity, at genetic, species and ecosystem level, and often also refers …
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application

… those market distortions that adversely affect biological diversity (b) Align incentives to promote biodiversity … and integration of, conservation and use of biological diversity Principle 11 The ecosystem approach should consider … of many crops, and the maintenance of nature’s vast genetic library, from which humanity has already drawn the …
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