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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… Rules 1959 160 5.1.2 Forests/Timber 168 5.1.2.1 NWFP Forest Ordinance 2002 168 5.1.2.2 NWFP Local Government … NWFP Forestry Commission Act 1999 220 5.1.2.4 Hazara Forest (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 226 5.1.2.5 NWFP … the atmosphere; living organisms and inorganic matter; the ecosystem and ecological relationships; buildings, …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… other means, including new technologies and investments in ecosystem services. The Dialogue grew out of the Bonn Nexus … abundant with rich soils for rice cultivation and wetland forest that provided villagers with other livelihood …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… is a lose-lose proposition 278 7.2.5 Losing the forest for the trees? Tropical biodiversity is a disappearing … resource contract (direct permis- sion to cut trees in the forest, and quarry stone in the mountains), or a purchase … able use situations, as a way of ensuring that any ecosystem harm caused by the ‘sustainable user’ will be …
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CBD: Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and Environment, of Physical Planning, Land and Forest Management and of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… C onservation and Sustainable U se? LESSO N 1 19crop and forest CWR reserves have been established in Turkey.51 … Category II National Park: area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation – natural area of land … National Park, and wild cinnamon in the Kanneliya Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka.57 Protected area systems normally …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… tertiary gene pools somewhat fuzzy (see Maynard, C. 1996. Forest Genetics Glossary). The paragraph acknowledges that … (species diversity) and the interrelationships of life (ecosystem diver- sity). In other words, the CBD is the … of genetically important wild crop relatives situated in forest habitats (for exam- ple, the Mazatlan Biosphere …
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Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… means genetic material of actual or potential value. • “Ecosystem" means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and … Biodiversity • Dry and Sub-humid Lands Biodiversity • Forest Biodiversity • Inland Waters Biodiversity • Island … Diversity • Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures • Ecosystem Approach • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation • …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… of dams to maximise human benefits and minimise negative ecosystem impacts and sediment trapping. This is particularly … • Nutrient pollution 6. Wetland disconnectivity 7. Ecosystem impacts from dams 8. Threat to fish 9. Extinction … and health in the long term. The Wetland Disconnectivity, Ecosystem Impacts from Dams, and Threat to Fish indicators …
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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… financial incentives that may increase pressure on the ecosystem. On the contrary, incentives should be developed to … in 2009 on the initiative of WWF, which also launched the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and MSC. ASC will be … FLO: Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International FSC: Forest Stewardship Council GAA: Global Aquaculture Alliance …
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Environmental Governance

… governance Harmful substances and hazardous waste Ecosystem management Factsheets in this series United Nations …
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