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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Disposal, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Convention on … A Guide to Designing Legal and Institutional Frameworks on Alien Invasive Species, by Clare Shine et al., IUCN … the Pan-European Ecological Network, invasive alien species, financing of biodiversity, biodiversity …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate, taking … and other sources, over-exploitation, the introduction of alien species, coastal development, and global climate change … biological diversity is the control of the introduction of alien species, which can destroy native ones. Various …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… International measures to control invasive marine species and hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of … London. The convention aims to halt the global spread of alien aquatic organisms carried in ships’ ballast waters. The … Wittenberg, R., and Cock, M.J.W. (2001). Invasive alien species. How to address one of the greatest threats to …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation areas 10 3. … Africa is home to an exceptional diversity of biological species and ecosystems, having the world’s second largest … shall, prior to the export of hazardous substances, or of alien or modi- b) chaque fois qu’une mesure nationale est …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… warming: setting the scene 17 2 Cascading effects - from species to ecosystems to services 47 3.  … Changes in the Marine Vegetation of Atlantic Canada. In: Alien Invaders in Canada’s Waters, Wetlands, and Forests, … Kühn I, Zobel M, Bacher S, Botta-Dukát Z, Bugmann H. 2009. Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities. …
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ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture

… d. For crops and domestic animals, diversity within species is at least as important as diversity between species and has been greatly expanded through agriculture; e. … frameworks for distinguishing pests and pathogens and alien taxa from indigenous, or beneficial or harmless taxa. …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… EbA via the replacement of water intensive invasive alien trees with native species [5]. This approach increases the available water …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… Sea is home to a large diversity of ecosystems and species subject to considerable pressures. Its coasts account … ➢ Unsustainable exploitation of living resources and alien species in ecological systems ➢ Impacts from … and fragmentation, and lack of appropriate valuation • Alien and invasive species • Genetically modified organisms • …
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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… the type of AR project to be implemented, including the species and varieties for planting, the project location, and … and the possible presence of rare or endangered species and their habitats.”49 On the environmental impacts … in determining whether or not to allow the introduction of alien species in AR projects. Despite the intention not to …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems (CBD, Article 2). … pressure on available grazing land is the presence of alien invasive 94 Ibid at 4 95 Ibid at 5 4 71 species which … the changing seasons;102 and, • the right to eradicate alien species like lantana, regenerate or conserve or manage …
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