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Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways

… have been kept as attractive ornaments to enhance water features and gardens. However, accidental escapes from … pests and can cause localised eutrophication of water bodies and a change in soil composition where large … Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Photos from left to right © Don Delaney; Sergey Dereliev (UNEP/AEWA), …
18 Jun 2026 Document

AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… by grazing and trampling. There may also be an effect on water bodies from the deposition of nutrients by roosting … native species), threats to public health in parks and water areas, and threats to air safety (a number of … schemes are often more politically attractive than out-right bans of keeping certain captive animals and in effect …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Affirmation of the role of indigenous cultures in global conservation efforts

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Promoting Locally Managed Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets

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Supporting implementation of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the African Agenda 2063

… and development of natural resources, particularly soil, water, flora and fauna resources based on scientific …
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Protection of primary forests, including intact forest landscapes

… conservation and ecosystem services including clean water; FURTHER NOTING that intact forest landscapes in …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… service provision area for sediment retention for drinking water quality, regulation of dry-season baseflows for drinking water provision, inland flood risk reduction for flood-prone … as an assessor likely won’t be able to choose the right approach, relevant metrics, or a relevant or credible …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… mesophytic, broadleaf forest on high ground in a white-water drainage (Freese et al . , in Wolfheim, 1983), whereas … South of the Rio Amazonas in eastern Peru; west to the right bank of the lower Rio Huallaga, thence south along the … in primary varzea forest (periodically flooded by a white-water river) (Mittermeier and Coimbra-Filho, 1977). In many …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… that wetlands have a far greater importance for ground water protection, regulation of the water cycle, water storage, water purification, and as an … of the USSR “believed that all countries should have the right to become Parties to the Convention, since this would …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining

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