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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … and from documentation available on marine and coastal biodiversity in Libya. It proposes and describes sites of … 2.4. MAIN BIODIVERSITy ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and mountain ecosystems and six of the world’s 25 biodiversity hotspots. In Africa, however, a large part of … the first edition After working with the conservation of biodiversity and the ongoing search for mechanisms to achieve … resources, espe- cially water, land and soil, adds to the biodiversity conservation perspectives to make a more rounded …
Avoiding extinction in limestone karst areas
… International (FFI), IUCN and WWF paper on Extraction and Biodiversity in Limestone Areas (2014) and its accompanying … how extraction can be made more compatible with conserving biodiversity in limestone areas; RECOGNISING that many … factor in the survival and preservation of their unique biodiversity; RECOGNISING that it has been shown …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… in their boilers, which had been identified as a hotspot; replacing fuelwood with biogas produced from their … ecosystem services, especially in the preservation of biodiversity – make them increasingly attractive and … degradation and mitigate the effects of drought; the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and efforts to secure land tenure under …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… in the majority of years. Dryland ecosystems and their biodiversity are uniquely adapted to these twin features of … drylands hold 30% of the total area of sites of important biodiversity, 35% of the global Biodiversity Hotspot Area, and 28% of the total area of World Heritage …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… FoProBiM - Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity FUNDEMAR - Dominican Foundation of Marine … by overuse and anthropogenic impacts resulting in loss of biodiversity and loss of natural storm buffers such as corals … costs from marine debris to human health and safety; biodiversity and ecosystem services; sustainable livelihoods; …
Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges
… managed, those areas can help conserve rich marine biodiversity and the life-supporting services that the ocean … by countries under the Paris Agreement to conserve ocean biodiversity and bolster ocean resilience. The Marine … Sea has been identifi ed as a global climate change hotspot and one of the most responsive regions to climate …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… &Schmidly, D. J. (eds.), Latin American Mammology.History, Biodiversity and Conservation.University of Oklahoma Press, … 2,972 great apes could have serious consequences for the biodiversity of key regions, given the important role great … 12. Today the park, a World Heritage Site and Biodiversity Hotspot, also boasts healthy popula- tions of Royal Bengal …
European models of good practice in protected areas
… The relationship between peo- ple, landscape and biodiversity is profound. The farm- ers are, and have been … in the Albufera Nature Park. Wild flora, avifauna and agro-biodiversity are at the heart of the island’s conservation … of farming and abandonment of farmed land lead to loss of biodiversity as well as of landscape values, with its …