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IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… 36 known phyla are found in the oceans versus 17 found on land). Marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) tend … in developing countries, particularly in the health and agricultural science sectors, and these skills could be … I and held in the ex-situ collections of the International Agricultural Research Centres of the Consultative Group on …
A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners
… global coverage of protected areas approaches 20% of the land surface and 10% of the sea surface, more and more … community members, NGO personnel, volunteers and private land owners. ● Helping to secure official recognition for … based-qualifications/environmental-and-land-based/work-based- environmental-conservation-l2.html 10 …
UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… and tourism or are transported by rivers and wind from land-based sources linked to almost every human activity but … reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient … there is urgent need to quantify and document the land and sea-based sources of all types of marine plastic …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… 25 Chitwan National Park Nepal 26 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Mali 27 Cocos Island National Park* Costa … SITES POLLUTION 42 Air-bornepollutants Solid waste 11 Agricultural and forestry ef�uents Household sewage … de Mai Nature Reserve (Seychelles) Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (Mali) - mixed site Djoudj National Bird …
IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets
… This includes biodiversity conservation priorities, sound land use (and seascape) decision-making and sensitivity maps. … and above all through landscape-level, integrated land-use planning. 10.2 Additionality A biodiversity offset … context (e.g., connectivity, landscape position, adjacent land uses or condition, patch size, etc.), and ecosystem …
Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)
… hazards posed by such wastes. 4. Reducing dependence on land disposal through waste prevention, minimization and … provides the means for the controlled deposit of wastes on land is sometimes the only practicable disposal option for … long-term impacts, after-care management and long-term land use policies should be considered. In characterizing the …