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Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… 2.1.1 Threats to High Seas Biodiversity and Productivity 2.1.2 The Need for … A. Colaço & F. Cardigos……………………..152 “Protecting the Biodiversity of Seamount Ecosystems in the Deep Sea – The … failure of modern management systems to stem biodiversity loss, MPAs can be a key mechanism for promoting, and the …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… Rio conventions ( Climate Change, Desertification and biodiversity). This strategy involves halt range- land›s … potential for rangeland development 4 Hima Revival and Biodiversity Conservation 5 Valuation of rangeland ecosystem … time” and “a threat to global well-being”(UNCCD, ). With a loss of 20 mlj ha/yr of fertile land v 12 % decrease of …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… role in relation to each site and their possible impact on biodiversity. For many of these activi- ties, objectives are … economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value, the loss of which would be irrepa- rable……” During the more than … ad- vances have been made in the management of global biodiversity, but while environmental problems have become …
17 May 2026 Document

Securing the future for global peatlands

… support a wide range of rare, specialist and threatened biodiversity, and are valuable as a palaeontological archive; … atmosphere, geological processes and agents, as well as biodiversity during the Quaternary Period; WELCOMING the … construction; ALARMED at the potential for catastrophic loss of carbon, biodiversity and harm to water systems if …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly … of the Raika Bio-cultural Protocol for Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation The Raika Bio-cultural Protocol 74 … Benefit Sharing BCP Bio-cultural Community Protocol BMC Biodiversity Management Committee CBD Convention on …
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible, such as the loss of some ecosystems (high confidence). {3.2, 3.4.4, … {3.4.5, Figure SPM.2, Box 3.5} B3. On land, impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, including species loss and … of 2°C (medium confidence). Impacts associated with other biodiversity-related risks such as forest fires, and the …
17 May 2026 Literature

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… use, recognizing wetlands as ecosystems that are vital for biodiversity conservation and for the well-being of human … of wetlands to continue to deliver benefits to people and biodiversity, including clean and reliable water supplies, is … to make a commitment to reversing that history of wetland loss and degradation. In addition, many wetlands are …
17 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan

… of such reviews should be used in developing National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and … Asia makes up 20% of the world’s land mass has very high biodiversity, and protected areas (PAs) across 15% of the … they protect species from their greatest threat: habitat loss. The CBD PoWPA states that PAs are “essential components …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… of the contents and shall not be liable of any loss or damage that may be occasioned, directly or … DIRECT EXPENDITURES REVENUES Loss of ecosystem services Biodiversity losses Climate change Health costs Waste … DIRECT EXPENDITURES REVENUES Loss of ecosystem services Biodiversity losses Climate change Health costs Waste …
17 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… economic forces, or perverse incentives, which underlie biodiversity degradation. Economic incentives present a … an overview of the role of economic incentives in global biodiversity policy; and • Presents a list of reference … perverse incentives which encourage forest degradation and loss. These include: • Property rights and policy change One …
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