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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … laid down in article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). Accordingly, biodiversity does not just … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … laid down in article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). Accordingly, biodiversity does not just … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… or uses of marine living organisms, parts thereof or their genetic material. While some regard it as marine scientific … laid down in article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (“CBD”). Accordingly, biodiversity does not just … of the ecosystems of which these species are part and genetic diversity within species. Concrete components of …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity … Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity … Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of … free from toxic pollution, and property rights in valuable genetic material. At the same time, developing environmental …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… Conventions: The Case of the Convention on Biological Diversity … are seen in the 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of … of the Protocol’s provisions on traditional knowledge and genetic resources held by indigenous peoples and local …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural … biological diversity is considered. This includes species, genetic and ecosystem diversity. 5. Tracing the evolution of … equitable sharing of bene fits deriving from the use of genetic resources between those husbanding these resources, …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Convention to Combat … Session 2.1: Crops, livestock, genetics, seed systems GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR WATER USE EFFICIENCY TRAITS AND YIELD … of the land-use regime, presumably due to climatic or genetic reasons. The seedlings of A. pyrifolium grew better …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… traumatic, immunological, developmental, congenital/genetic and cancers. � Disease is often viewed as a matter of … most productive ecosystems on earth. They support a high diversity and abundance of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, … part of the body or affect multiple systems. Congenital/ genetic: Disease that is inherited genetically or caused by …
Global Land Outlook
… to Combat Desertification CBD Convention on Biological Diversity UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on … billion annually,43 albeit under threat.44 A wide range of genetic variation is needed for crop breeding to help species … and diseases. Agronomists draw on two sources for the genetic materials to help develop crop resilience and …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… commercial fishing and spoil recreational diving sites. Genetic studies have confirmed that the Mediterranean … conventions such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the IMO Ballast Water Convention, and the … fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources. Article 8(h) of the Convention states that …