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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation
… of alien species known to have serious effects upon marine ecosystem integrity. Its overall aim is to help facilitate … aspects are those dealing with genetic, species and ecosystem biodiversity; human settlements, urban environments … and upstream forests, are fundamental to rendering ecosystem services and hence deserve conservation. As with …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… entity to generate profits, which results in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening … biodiversity loss, and depleting natural resources. Our ecosystem relies primarily on the conservation of … to generate profits, which results in the harm of our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in greenhouse gas emissions … Use (Decision VII/12); • the application of the ecosystem approach, as defined in Decision V/6; • the … resource being used; avoid or minimize adverse impacts on ecosystem services; minimize waste; and reflect the needs of …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… Type and distribution of natural resources: - What is the ecosystem? - What are the component species? - Where … sector in the North-west Serengeti, Tanzania The Serengeti ecosystem forms one of the most important wildlife areas in … of wildlife on the rangelands of the Serengeti Ecosystem’, in Sinclair, A. and Arcese, P. (eds), Serengeti …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… Therefore, broadly speaking, the urban forest is an ecosystem that not only includes vegetation1 but also soil, … the ecology of many plants and animals requires that the ecosystem in which they live be maintained beyond the … interrelation among and between them. The definition of "ecosystem" refers to parts of UPFG as well as parks or …
Recognizing the indigenous territories as conservation areas in the Amazon Basin
… that the Amazon Basin is the largest tropical forest ecosystem in the world, covering an area of 7.8 million km2, … of which are endangering indigenous territorial rights and ecosystem integrity; and CONSIDERING that the Amazon’s future … territories as priority spaces for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation and for maintaining and developing …
Factsheet - Protected Areas
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The establishment of … not only for biodiversity conservation, but for securing ecosystem goods and services, enabling climate change … high seas n Well-managed protected areas can provide vital ecosystem services, such as water purification and retention, …