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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… ix List of contributors Ruth Mackenzie is Director of the Biodiversity and Marine Resources Programme at the Foundation … Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) project on “Implementing the Biodiversity Convention” and the Swedish International … or used by indigenous or local communities; � the loss of access to genetic and other natural resources, …
18 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… ix List of contributors Ruth Mackenzie is Director of the Biodiversity and Marine Resources Programme at the Foundation … Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) project on “Implementing the Biodiversity Convention” and the Swedish International … or used by indigenous or local communities; � the loss of access to genetic and other natural resources, …
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Toward an IUCN standard classification of the impact of invasive alien species

… are recognised as a major direct and indirect driver of biodiversity loss across the globe, and that their economic impact is … RECALLING that Aichi Target 9 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 of the Convention on Biological …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… the complex inter- linkages between provisions of the Biodiversity Convention on access and benefi t-shar- ing to … (e.g. seven needed for the Ramsar Convention; 30 for the Biodiversity Convention; 50 for the Convention on Persistent … and reversing the processes that lead to biodiversity loss by 2010.” Regulatory mechanisms are also being used, for …
18 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Brexit: environment and climate change

… law includes such diverse areas as nature and biodiversity, waste and recycling and chemicals regulation, … aspects of coastal and marine policy) • nature and biodiversity (such as biodiversity strategy, species … that this legislation provides. Of concern is the loss of accountability from both the 90 Q 9 91 Q 9 92 Written …
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Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future

… carbon storage. Drainage of peatlands also leads to loss of carbon and fertile soil, including severe soil … and droughts and provide food. They also support unique biodiversity. Peatlands are also attractive with many … financed with private sector carbon funding. It is a high biodiversity area supporting a large population of Orangutan. …
18 May 2026 Document

Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… aquaculture production has resulted in massive loss of ecosystem services. Factsheet 7 in a series of 10 … play important ecological roles and support a range of biodiversity, including internationally important populations … industrial-scale production of palm oil threatens the biodiversity of wetland ecosystems in parts of south-east …
18 May 2026 Document

The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… yield gap. In economic terms, on-site productivity loss due to land degradation amounts to between 3 to 5 per … will work with colleagues focused on climate change and biodiversity to frame common indicators and other measures of … water and energy security) and environmental benefits (biodiversity, water, soil) in addition to climate change …
18 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… living far from the capital cities and in habitats of high biodiversity may be excluded from the mainstream of … of protected areas and other areas for the conservation of biodiversity is to maintain conditions of security that would … approach”2 seeks to address the fundamental cause of loss of biodiversity, namely habitat destruction and …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… Network (ASEAN-WEN), we have elevated the fight against biodiversity exploitation and trafficking of endangered … and our National Task Forces protect our region’s biodiversity and guard its borders against transnational … far more than ASEAN’s forests and marine areas and that loss of biodiversity weakens natural ecosystems that play …
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