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… Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity Book: Book - Unit 6 - International Convention … the efforts in the protection and preservation of marine biodiversity of the IWC and RFMOs. … treats cetaceans differently from other components of biodiversity and defers to other organizations for their …

… deforestation, reduced habitats for wildlife, threatened biodiversity, increas- ing pollution of the air and water and … areas such as some transfrontier parks are essential for biodiversity conservation and can pay for themselves through … Hence, the larger the conservation area, the more biodiversity that can be conserved and the more tourists that …

… natural heritage. They form a significant portion of its biodiversity and genetic resources and play a unique role as … key elements of ecotourism. http://www.informea.org/terms/biodiversity http://www.informea.org/terms/genetic-resource … measures and it supports for integrated implementation of biodiversity protection, research and capacity-building …

… such as the role of forests in the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. … years. By highlighting the vital role that forests play in biodiversity, climate change, combating desertification, … level related to land use (e.g. forestry, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, urban development, wood industry, …

… 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 … Fernando Latorre and Alice Palmer, lawyers on FIELD’s Biodiversity and Marine Resources, and Trade, Investment and …

… 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 … Fernando Latorre and Alice Palmer, lawyers on FIELD’s Biodiversity and Marine Resources, and Trade, Investment and …

… the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and natural heritage, and in positioning the … time and raise public awareness of their importance for biodiversity conservation. ■ Identify the most pressing … Arab States Iraq The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: refuge of biodiversity and the relict landscape of the Mesopotamian …

… level for their efforts in environmental and agricultural biodiversity protection, as keepers of traditional knowedge … published about traditional knowledge and relevance to biodiversity and development, e.g. authored by Abramovitz for … Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Global Biodiversity Strategy: Policy-makers' Guide produced by the …

… form a central pillar in The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which UNEP hosts and which dovetails with … spurred desertification.32 The modification and loss of biodiversity and ecosystems and the propagation of invasive … use of water is an especially important driver of biodiversity loss, particularly because there are significant …

… also the stewards of natural resources and guardians of biodiversity. This has brought increased interest to … PEOPLES THE STEWARDS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GUARDIANS OF BIODIVERSITY AND THEIR RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AS A BASIC HUMAN … small farmers and landless peasants. The resulting loss of biodiversity (from replacing instead of improving the …