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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… of human health and safety, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity in fire-sensitive or fire-intolerant … forests both as a component of biodiversity and as a habitat to terrestrial biodiversity and commits parties to … timber, reducing fire hazards or managing wildlife habitat or for any other purpose relating to the …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… providers’ rights, the user will be responsible for any loss- es suffered due to the expert’s lack of competence. … assets to compensate for commercial injuries such as the loss of trade secrets or release of preliminary research … collecting large amounts of the resource in its original habitat. 4.5.3 Transferring technology and building capacity: …
Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas
… Nonlinear applications involving mirrors can expect a 30% loss of signal at each point of reflection which will … the benefits of flood control, air quality benefits of habitat maintenance, the renewable revenues contributed by … materials (e.g., artificial reefs to improve aquatic habitat, shipwrecks to enhance recreational experiences). 63 …
Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… marine ecosystems and coastal wetlands are rich in habitat typologies and associated biodiversity. They … objective (national parks, marine protected areas, habitat conservation areas, cultural sites, etc.), and, if … of achievements concerning the objective to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010, in compliance with the approach …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… of the landscape, making it better able to provide a rich habitat, prevent erosion and flooding and withstand the … downstream water supplies and providing rich wildlife habitat. • Leverage suite of strategies. Consider a wide … further reduction of natural forest cover. Address ongoing loss and conversion of primary and secondary natural forest. …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… time” and “a threat to global well-being”(UNCCD, ). With a loss of 20 mlj ha/yr of fertile land v 12 % decrease of … production, conser- vation of biodiversity, maintaining habitat and connectivity for fauna and flora, protecting … reduction and economic growth as well as protection of habitat and conservation of endangered species, and they have …
Earth Rights: The Theory
… Every being has: (a) the right to exist; (b) the right to habitat or a place to be; (c) the right to participate in … nonliving has three rights: the right to be, the right to habitat or a place to be, and the right to fulfill its role … urgent concerns for the common good i.e. avoiding imminent loss of life. Amartya Sen supports this reasoning, noting …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC
… dollars) to eradicate over a four year period. The loss associated with the ban on international trade to … are required, to the best of their ability, to protect habitat and endangered areas (IPPC, 1997). As such, a … of the environment and prevention of biodiversity loss is closely linked to the protection of plant resources. …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… downstream rivers, affecting land use productivity due to loss of natural sediment depositions, and loss of fish … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (adopted 2 February 1971, entered into force 21 … and litter. (3) physical alteration, including habitat modification and destruction, in areas of concern. …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… emissions into the atmosphere. Other risks include the loss, fragmentation and degradation of valuable habitats … wetlands and peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in … as a component of biodiversity as well as an element of habitat for biodiversity. Key national obligations that may …