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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… Additionally, some communities can become increasingly vulnerable to disaster events due to the weakening of … into Resource and Environmental Management While coral species have some capacity to recover from bleaching events, … involves determining economic values of ecosystems, vulnerable sectors, and household livelihood under the …
Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN
… 0 1 1.2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM … categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable by The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Not … Fish-eating Rat (Neusticomys venezuelae) is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM due …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … populations more at risk. The cities most immediately vulnerable to sea-level rise are Asian megacities sitting on … many other coastal cities throughout the world are vulnerable to flooding from storm surges, and will become …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… . . . . . . 205 Appendix 1 Common and Scientific Names of Species Cited in the Text . . . . . . 241 Index . . . . . . . … 1993a). Nature reserves and woodland fragments are also vulnerable to this degradation. Sizes of habitat patches … fragments with a high ratio of perimeter to area are more vulnerable to edge disturbance processes than are large …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation areas 10 3. … Annex 1 and include critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species.43 These definitions reflect those of the … are facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable species are species that are facing a high risk of …
Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets
… recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threat- ened 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 …
Convention on Biological Diversity
… to components of biodiversity (for example a particular species or habitat) as well as to processes and activities … 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 …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… mechanisms sufficiently upholds the rights of the most vulnerable community members. Stevens (Chapter 9) describes … there are potentially negative consequences for the most vulnerable when rights are upheld only for local elites. … and production of medicines for local sale. Native species are also being used to regenerate forests and a form …
The Use of Marine Organisms in Traditional and Allopathic Medicine
… OF A GLOBAL SYNTHESIS WORKSHOP ON 'BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND SPECIES EXTINCTIONS: MANAGING RISK IN A CHANGING WORLD' SUB … Species (three critically endangered, five endangered, 14 vulnerable, six lower risk, four data deficient) and 23 … et al., 2004). are included on the IUCN Red List (six vulnerable and seven data deficient) and CITES Appendix …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… from Fishing Vessels — II.C. Non-Indigenous/Invasive Species Introductions — II.D.3. Vessel Routeing and Protected … ocean stress. (Table I-1) Coastal areas are particularly vulnerable because they concentrate more than half of the … where particularly haz- ardous navigation conditions and vulnerable ecosystems prevail, coastal states have the right …