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… estimate that 80% or more of the world’s terrestrial species are inhabitants of natural tropical forests. Whatever … these people but particularly of the marginalized poor and vulnerable. Ultimately, the question of what to conserve, at … of local extinction. Forest fragments are also especially vulnerable to fire, the invasion of weedy species, and other …

… well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and other forms of marine life (articles 194(3) and … (Ramsar and UNWTO, 2012). Marine and coastal areas are vulnerable to the pollu- tion from land- and marine-based … are managed. Small-scale fishing communities are very vulnerable to the major threats to healthy oceans, including …

… On land, impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, including species loss and extinction, are projected to be lower at … warming of 1.5°C and beyond include disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, some indigenous peoples, and local … of global warming than for 1.5°C (medium confidence). Some vulnerable regions, including small islands and Least …

… to the general public good only at the expense of vulnerable peoples’ livelihoods, thus inadvertently … forest. Source: Dechaineux (2001) While it is clear that species gathered from the wild can be important to poor … been very high and unevenly distributed, with poor and vulnerable groups “likely to bear a disproportionate share of …

… in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) The SSC is a science-based … listed as ‘Near Threatened’ by the IUCN, downgraded from ‘Vulnerable’ following successful conservation in the UK. In … world, enabling its global status to be downgraded from Vulnerable to Near Threatened. The largest-scale and most …

… biodiversity features. Additional biodiversity data e.g. species, ecological processes Ecological infrastructure or … sector (such as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable). These categories are widely known, easily … + 15% of the historical extent of the ecosystem type. Vulnerable (VU) Vulnerable ecosystem types still have the …

… the richest areas in Europe in terms of ecosystems and species diversity, and as future EU Member States they should … providing increased resilience and adaptive capacity for vulnerable protected areas and habitats. The vulnerability is … marginal in that territory and which are not endangered or vulnerable in the western Palearctic region, or • vulnerable, …

… of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the International … out outside concession boundaries or in particularly vulnerable areas, such as steep slopes, river banks or water … quently inspected by government officials are particularly vulnerable to unauthorized logging of this kind. Another …

… Diversity, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, Convention on the … no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, … multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean …

… as well as duties to protect the rights of the most vulnerable. United Nations A/HRC/31/52 General Assembly … 16 D. Obligations in relation to vulnerable groups … to 3°C, 20 to 30 per cent of the assessed plant and animal species are likely to be at a high risk of extinction.20 The …