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Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… provided financial support through the project “Preserving biodiversity and the sustainable use of marine and freshwater … and guidance: Aybars Altiparmak, Turkish Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs, Turkey Marilena Aplikioti, Ministry … Impact of climate change on marine biodiversity …
Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn: an Assessment Report to Improve Law Enforcement Under the Wildlife TRAPS Project
… of wildlife has affected the status of the earth's biodiversity for millennia. Wildlife harvest has sustained … Africa's elephant populations have been decimated, with forest elephants in the Congo Basin reportedly declining by … G., Hart, J., et al. (2013) Devastating Decline of Forest Elephants in Central Africa. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59469. …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… 55 Deep Seabed Biodiversity — III.D.1. … marine conventions — whether indirectly through improved forest management in watersheds (reducing erosion and marine … practices that reduce fertilizer and pesticide runoff, forest practices that reduce erosion and siltation, or …
Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… including increasing climate variability, will also affect biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and … have been identified, such as PCdd s and PCdF s from forest fires (Hung et al., 2010). The geographical occurrence … leaf- bearing plants in Arctic regions may promote this ‘forest pump effect’ from atmosphere to soil. 2. Wind fields …
Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
… the successful development of a WWF/IUCN joint policy on forest conservation. Annex 1 provides a definition of … resource use, and control systems, as a means of enhancing biodiversity conservation. In WCC resolution 1.53, IUCN has … responsibilities for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources contained in them; and be …
Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges
… (Durban, 2003); ALSO RECALLING IUCN Recommendation 4.136 Biodiversity, protected areas, indigenous people and mining … in fulfulling Aichi Target 11 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020; FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING Article 8(j) of …
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 … D. and Van Krunkelsven, E. 2002. The impact of war on forest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Oryx 36: … C. and Alcalde, M. 2003. The Condor Corridor. Tropical Forest Update 13: 13–14. Sandwith, T.S., Shine, C., Hamilton, …
Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… from more institutional collaboration. Pollution and biodiversity arrangements often lack repercussions for non-compliance. Biodiversity/habitat protection arrangements are mainly just … fishing practices lead to depletion of fish stocks, biodiversity changes, and habitat damage. The causes of these …
Aspects of Trans-boundary Snow Leopard Conservation in Central Asia
… (FFI) is a UK-based charity and has been active on biodiversity conservation in Central Asia since 1996, including work on National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, protected area … in data analysis. • Sustainable Use of Natural and Forest Resources in Key Biodiversity Sites Important for Snow …