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In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and … the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the … immature fish and other species of no commercial value. Habitat loss Mangroves can be completely wiped out when …
Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides
… Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations … contact: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Plant Protection Service Plant Production and Protection Division, … and noted that other factors – such as loss of prey and habitat – could have been responsible for sharply declining …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… A Report and Recommendations on the Use of the IUCN System of Protected Area Categorisation in the UK … PPA Privately Protected Area RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SAC Special Area of Conservation SNH … some focused on landscape protection, others on species or habitat protection; most owning land, but often leasing it …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… Addressing the Problems of Access: Protecting Sources, While Giving Users Certainty … or taking away of biological resources from their natural habitat or any place where they are found, grown, propagated, … certificate is a previous requirement for granting IPR protection to the innova- tions related to elements of …
Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
… U N EP Global Programme of Action …for the Protection of the Marine Environment from … litter, and physical alteration and destruction of habitat.” The commitment was made under the auspices of the … Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… areas IUCN World Heritage Study No 11 The contents of this study do not necessarily reflect the views or … some kinds of protected area that specifically include the protection of human-altered landscapes (Dudley 2008). This is … areas and often have high visitor values. Category IV: Habitat/species management area Category IV protected areas …
Protecting the world's greatest salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska from large-scale mining
… is an unparalleled ecological and economic resource of global significance, supporting the world’s largest salmon … millennia; NOTING that the Bristol Bay watershed provides habitat for more than 29 fish, 40 mammal, and 190 bird … Species; COMMENDING the United States Environmental Protection Agency for conducting a scientific assessment …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Page 1 LESSONS LEARNT IN THE ESTABLISHEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS BY INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN … in the country. In order to compensate for the loss of habitat, the government created sanctuaries and national … Acts and Ordinances such as the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Prevention, Conservation and Management) …
Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF … EIA Environmental impact assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency EU European Union FFEM Fonds Français pour … During the field collection campaign main information on habitat and species found were collected and subsequently …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT FOR CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF … Legal Expert, Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection, Croatia. A version in Croatian is also available. … objective (national parks, marine protected areas, habitat conservation areas, cultural sites, etc.), and, if …