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… always saying no to requests from the villages, leading to loss of local credibility and political support. It is … The relationship between peo- ple, landscape and biodiversity is profound. The farm- ers are, and have been … in the Albufera Nature Park. Wild flora, avifauna and agro-biodiversity are at the heart of the island’s conservation …

… of waste, pollution, land use and fragmentation, biodiversity loss and the degradation of the geological heritage); … heritage; and NOTING that Spain has the highest level of biodiversity in Europe, and also contains a substantial …

… of the Convention, to be a concrete example for valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and for taking … and currently a Legal Adviser of the National Institute of Biodiversity in Costa Rica. Furthermore, he is Lead Counsel … to potential funding sources, likely causing signi!cant loss of commercial opportunities that Introduction 13 may be …

… application & maintenance 36 6 6 Personal care products: loss during use 37 6 7 Plastic Pellets: manufacturing, … ocean each year. This is impacting our planet’s precious biodiversity and damaging the fragile ecosystems upon which … / yeAR OF PlASTIC SOuRCeS WORlD COnSumPTIOn InTenTIOnAl lOSS ReFeRenCeS 257,000 nO Plastics europe (2007) 42,534 nO …

… protected areas are one of the most important tools for biodiversity conservation and that unprotected forests and … coincide with areas that hold 80% of the planet's biodiversity and are therefore fundamental contributors to … territories and resources, and at the same time reduce the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems; and …

… of their multiple values: their unique geology, their biodiversity, their hydrology, and their historical and … specific roles and assume them for global environment and biodiversity. It was a precious outcome that participants at … for example on the impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss or land degradation – and information sharing beyond …

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … key. Hard bargaining in competitive negotiation leads to loss of opportunities for mutual gains. Competitive … processors, or managers of wetlands that sustain biodiversity, fisheries and clean water supplies. Poor …

… local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. … ecosystem services, freshwater systems, and ultimately biodiversity. This study was guided by IUCN’s Business … sectoral and cross- sectoral levels in regard to how biodiversity is valued and managed by businesses. More …

… global environmental issues ranging from climate change, biodiversity and desertification, to hazardous waste and … agreement (those who do withdraw will have to face the loss of treaty benefits and privileges, which may be … the five principal pressures directly driving biodiversity loss (habitat change, overexploitation, pollution, invasive …

… culminating in the recognition, by the adoption of the Biodiversity Convention, that: n biological diversity … protected areas has come with the recognition that biodiversity is also crucial for human survival. As noted by … the list, “it should as far as possible compensate for any loss of wetland resources, and in particular it should create …