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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Habitat change in human-dominated landscapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … of the Parks Congress. Achieving global sustainable human development will depend on how well Earth’s ecosystems … ridgetops, urban and suburban open spaces, and utility rights-of-way – together forming a statewide network. The …
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The Durban accord

… areas agenda is insufficient. We voice concern that human-induced climate change threatens to reverse our past … area networks, so insuring their survival in the face of human-induced climate change. We urge commitment to … of people with protected areas, fully incorpo- rating the rights, interests and aspirations of both women and men. We …
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Convention on Biological Diversity

… in paragraph (1) that the Convention shall not affect rights and obligations under other existing international … respect to the marine environment consistently with the rights and obligations of States under the law of the sea.” … on marine and coastal biodiversity 5. Impacts of human activities on marine and coastal biodiversity …
02 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should … parties. These require- ments include costs, equipment, human resources and the good will among countries. Technical … started to boom (UNU, 2016). Although seaweed is not a new human food source, its production has increased ex- …
02 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… special regard being given to the requirements of vital human needs.” According to a “statement of understanding” … that negotiated the UN Convention, “ in determining ‘vital human needs,’ special attention is to be paid to providing sufficient water to sustain human life, including both drinking water and water required …
02 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… of appropriate solutions to the serious adverse effects on human health and the environment derived from the production, … perspective, and considering the core importance of the human rights dimension, insisted in shaping a text that addressed …
02 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… . . . . . 409 4.6 Impacts and effects of ocean warming on human health (disease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … has provided humans with an unprecedented level of human betterment and well-being. We live longer and at … has been borne out as the consequences of increasing human activities have indeed injected vast quantities of heat …
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The Law of the Sea

… the mid-twentieth century, international competition over rights to harvest fisheries in outside of territorial waters … as harm to living resources and marine life hazard to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including … environment; Article 193 which preserves the sovereign rights of states to exploit their own natural resources …
02 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation

… ocean are occurring at rapid or unsustainable rates and human impacts have reached the distant polar regions and the … habitats, ecosystem services and biodiversity that support human life; MINDFUL that scientific evidence supports full … 30% of which has no extractive activities, subject to the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities4, by: a. …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… funds are dedicated to assisting, supporting and managing human use. Much of a reserve’s planning and development activities are centered on human factors. The same information needed by managers is … waters, persons engaged in the pursuit of specific legal rights such as subsistence hunting, fishing, or native …
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