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Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… for a specific type (species cultivated, design and engineering, etc.) and size of farming operation at a … (coastal landscapes, habitats, species, populations, genetic features) to maintain the natural resilience of the … with regard to their impact on wild stocks through genetic interactions or genetic competition, as well as …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… issues. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering from the Jordan University for Science and … to mainstreaming gender in regimes to secure access to genetic resources and to share benefits. Chapter 12 explores … knowledge. They also call for mainstreaming gender in genetic resource access and benefit-sharing regimes under the …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… public and private procurement; (v) Considering green engineering principles and frameworks, eco-design and … terms, has come to be the most common use of the term. In engineering, soil mechanics, materials science and geology, … Pease, C. J., E. L. Johnston and A. G. B. Poore (2010). “Genetic variability in tolerance to copper contamination in a …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… The wealth of landscape, ecosystem, species and genetic diversity make this an area of interest for … Republika Srpska, the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology and the Institute for Cultural, … National Park to the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of Republika Srpska. The …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… random fluctuations in environmental, demographic and genetic processes, and may rapidly disappear (see Box 3–1). … of survival of the population may be greatly reduced. • Genetic stochasticity refers to random genetic processes that can lead to a loss of genetic …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… cichlids and cyprinids (Helfman 2007). It can also reduce genetic diversity, especially when the stock size is greatly … the habitat had been completely drained of water for engineering works. Afropomus balanoidea (NT) (left) and … subpopulations that show a great deal of morphological and genetic variation, and further investigations may show S. …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… benefit to humanity. Most directly, it comprises a vast genetic storehouse of medicines, foods and fibers (Myers … alien species Problematic native species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water …
Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas
… scientific value, protecting functions of animal and plant genetic resources, and as places for scientific studies, but … in as undisturbed a state as possible – to maintain genetic resources in a dynamic and evolutionary state – to … examples of physiographic regions, biotic communities, genetic resources, and species, to provide ecological …