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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… 3 25 III. NATIONAL SOIL REGIMES 27 1. Soil in Other Resource-Oriented Legal Regimes 28 2. Legal Frameworks 29 3. … from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … processes and life-support systems, the preservation of genetic diversity, and the sustainable use of species and …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while working towards … Partner (Ramsar) ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IUCN International … environmental conservation, sustainable development and resource use, and engagement and benefit sharing with local …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … are part. This includes diversity within species (i.e. genetic diversity), between species, and of ecosystems2. … as a pollutants. Silk for most places is not a local resource, so processing and transportation contributes to …
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Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe

… from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological … to include species diversity, ecosystem diversity and genetic diversity. The term is however increasingly used to … of biodiversity and nature conservation into natural resource use sectors and sectoral policies can (e.g. …
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Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining

… and their importance in terms of biodiversity and genetic heritage, which are likely to suffer a major impact … areas of the deep seabed as base line reference and resource zones in which no mining will be allowed; designate … Congress (Barcelona, 2008) Achieving conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdictions …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… the Move to 2010, UNEP 2008). 5. On the issue of access to genetic resources and the sharing of the benefits arising … basin’s ecosystems and biodiversity. 22. In coastal and marine ecosystems, Africa is facing many challenges, … (Accessed 24 March 2010). World Resource Institute (2010). http://www.earthtrends.wri.org. …
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Advancing conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… economic, social and cultural benefits; CONCERNED that marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction … national jurisdiction (ABNJ), such as by establishing marine reserves or other types of marine protected area … f. the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from marine genetic resources from ABNJ; 2. ENCOURAGES Members to support …
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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… consistency across terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine realms. 6. Use an adaptive approach: start simply and … on providing guidance appropriate for countries that are resource and data constrained. This document is the result of … this diversity. Ecosystem diversity Species diversity Genetic diversity ! © Jane Ferraris, courtesy of SA N BI This …
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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”

… symposium on “The relevance of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) to the conservation and … in the Convention. This approach has been applied to marine and timber species but could also be applied to other … value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… of their rights in the context of nature and natural resource use. 4. Incorporate guidelines and tools in project … minority or indigenous rights and the protection of marine living resources was also at stake in Apirana Mahuika … on Biological Diversity, e.g., calls for access to genetic resources on agreed terms and requires that such …
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