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Multilateral Environmental Agreements - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… to article 19(3) of the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, the Conference of the Parties, by its decision … as was the case with the 2002 Bonn Guidelines on Access to Genetic Resources and Fair and Equitable Sharing of the … ://informea.org/decision/access-and-benefit-sharing-related-genetic-resources 2. Administering Treaties Treaties do not …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… richest areas in Europe in terms of ecosystems and species diversity, and as future EU Member States they should reach … reduce or remove the potential for them to achieve genetic exchange, and prevent them from responding to the … woods) are essential for the migration, dispersal and genetic exchange of wild species”; Article 3 of the Birds …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… instrument in article 3 of the Con- vention on Biological Diversity.14 This provision declared that States should be … not limited to, ecosystem diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity. In addi- tion, tangible entities … genetically modified organism: “an organism in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… and the UN convention on climate change and biological diversity. Our strength lies in our unique combination of … value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, … The consequence is not only the loss of species and genetic diversity, but also weakened ecosystem functionality …
Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners
… and goals, and especially the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Programme of Work on Protected Areas. A full set … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … species in the park in peril. In an effort to conserve the genetic diversity and life history traits (breeding …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… on Earth combined (v). The previously unsuspected high diversity of the deep-sea floor was first revealed in the … levels of biological organisation, from a measure of the genetic variability of one population of a single species, to … mainly from commercial whaling and fishing • Molecular genetic methods indicate significant illegal sales of whale …
The Use of Marine Organisms in Traditional and Allopathic Medicine
… on personal communicati literature). Primary taxonomic diversity of seem unlikely that a p able to remove a signif … may significantly reduce local populations, decrease genetic diversity and cause genetic drift (Benkendorff, 2002). In terrestrial systems …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… and goals, and especially the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Programme of Work on Protected Areas. A full set … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … type of system. Restoration that maintains or increases genetic diversity and the tolerance of ecological communities …
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… have the potential to cause cancer, birth defects, induce genetic and natural resources originating from halfway across … as litter breakdown and nutrient cycling, food production, genetic diversity, biological pest control, and pollination. A recent …
Development of IUCN policy on biodiversity conservation and synthetic biology
… and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources; NOTING that some applications of synthetic … may have the potential to be beneficial to biological diversity and nature conservation and some have the potential … as well as equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources, in order to develop IUCN guidance on this …