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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… for the trees? Tropical biodiversity is a disappearing resource 278 7.2.6 Biodiscovery versus conservation: A false … operations (less than five) so as to impart stability, water solubility, etc. 44 ‘Derivative’ means any discrete … means the Access Provider of the Environment and Water Resources and includes any Access Provider or agency of …
Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… Working De!nitions and Sectoral Approaches GR genetic resource ICG Informal Consultative Group ICNP … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. ! In its … of living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof and …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products
… as a basic food commodity and a highly valued economic resource is widely appreciated, few people realize that … depend on freshwater wetlands upstream to maintain water quality and provide the basis for food chains that … as sustainable wetland systems stem from inappropriate water management, introduction of invasive alien species, use …
Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe
… biodiversity, physical environment (soils, geology, water, air) and natural phenomena such as weather and … of biodiversity and nature conservation into natural resource use sectors and sectoral policies can (e.g. … 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers
… allergies or diseases and contributes to algae bloom in water ecosystems together with other sources of nitrogen … lakes died due to increased acidification of the water. In the 1980s the acidification of forest soils was …