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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… activity and that degrades ecosystems and impacts human health and welfare of living species. Research on global … (iii) Multiple and long-term risks to human health and well-being, especially to women, children and … of marine litter worldwide on economies, ecosystems, animal welfare and human health, To increase awareness on …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… as trade in goods and services, agriculture, textiles and health-related restrictions on imports. All of these … or morality, including to protect . . . plant life or health or to avoid serious prejudice to the environment." … Members to "adopt measures necessary to protect public health and nutrition, and to promote the public interest in …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… module. Alois Leidwein from the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety and David Hegwood from USAID provided … ‘Genetic material’ is defined as “any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units … to the thousands of indigenous crop and plant varieties, animal breeds, landraces and wild species that they use as …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… social and cultural rights, such as the rights to health, an adequate standard of living, freedom from hunger … stopping the degradation and loss of indigenous plant and animal communities, managing their land in a cooperative and … (including Pinus spp., Rhododendron, Quercus) and 29 animal species (WWF Nepal 2008). Villagers control hunting …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… and marine areas. Many of the world’s wild plant and animal species do not have viable populations in protected … environmental features or scenery, where native plant and animal species, habitats and geodiversity sites are of … a lower protected area category are unlikely to affect the health of the species or ecosystem. ● When changing the …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… other ecosystem services can give an indication of the health of a dryland ecosystem. Rangelands are places of … and laundering). There is an expectation that the serious health problems related to water-borne diseases like … effort was made to monitor the impact on overall rangeland health. In Kenya’s Garissa and Tana River Counties, work has …
Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… and improve- ment, prevention and reduction of human health-associated risks and improvement of the quality of … Wildlife in Albania (APAWA) The work priorities are: animal/wildlife protection, biodiversity, environmental …