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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… rights–complaint procedures to protect nature or other species have had only limited success.5 Yet with close to 115 … The IUCN Red List, for example, currently assesses 16,928 species as threatened with extinction.1 It is estimated that species have been disappearing at 50–100 times the natural …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… the scope and extent of the direct contribution of wild species and natural ecosystems to the food security of both … as to how to better conserve and sustainably manage wild species for food and nutritional needs, safeguard key centres … of wild crop relatives, assist in recovery of wild species used for food where these have been depleted and …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… Diversity CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals EC European Community EEZ Exclusive … well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and other forms of marine life’ (Article 194(5)). … from the ... intentional or accidental introduction of species, alien or new, to a particular part of the marine …
Conservation and Sustainable use of PGRFA
… is largely determined by the method of reproduction of the species being conserved and the purpose of the conservation … and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated or cultivated plant species, in the surroundings where they have developed their …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… the type of AR project to be implemented, including the species and varieties for planting, the project location, and … and the possible presence of rare or endangered species and their habitats.”49 On the environmental impacts … with the use of potentially invasive (non-native) species for CDM AR activities.54 The international community …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… a natural area which contained threatened and endangered species of fauna. In partic- ular, the Yellow Bellied Glider … 2003, Philippine Judicial Academy, Tagaytay City. The species Homo sapiens sapiens But before I proceed, let me ask … therefore not self-serving? As you may know, our species is no longer simply called Homo sapiens but Homo …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… beautiful, yet fragile ecosystems support many endemic species and are ringed by coral reefs and mangrove forests … However, litter does not respect these boundaries. All species living in these habitats may most likely be impacted. … negatively affected by the presence of marine litter. The species can mistake trash for food, which when ingested may …
The Durban accord
… and spiritual, most critical to the survival of species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, … landscapes and seascapes and the spread of invasive alien species. We see growing populations, globalisation, … to safeguard representative ecosys- tems, habitats and species, so filling gaps in conserving the irreplaceable …
Plant protection legislation
… acts may include prohibiting the planting of disease-prone species and varieties; prescribing preventive disinfection; … biological control by introducing animal and plant species which are useful in combating plant pests; … of importation of seeds and seedlings of specified plant species - 16 April 1966 - Moniteur Belge No. 88, 6 May 1966, …