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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 65 ENHANCED ADAPTATION OF WINTER PULSES TO RAIN-FED FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA SARKER, ASHUTOSH; AGRAWAL, SHIV … 92 TEN YEARS OF LARGE-SCALE REFORESTATION IN THE OFFICE NATIONAL DU BOIS: … EROSION AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN A MEXICAN ARID SMALL WATERSHED LOREDO, CATARINA ; LARA, JOSÉ LUIS ; ANGELES, …
31 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… being affected by trade on a national or regional scale, this fact should be noted in an addendum to the list. … and recent trade data were added by CMC during 1987. In a small number of cases the designation of category of a … achieved. REFERENCES Anon. (1984). A survey of wildlife farming operations. Confidential report by the Wildlife Trade …
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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… RSCAP Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans SIDS Small Island Developing States SPREP Secretariat of the … and global contexts. In the 60 years since its large-scale introduction, plastic has become a natural and … and is common on some cruise lines. Several NGOs and farming organisations have campaigned to raise awareness 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

… as a result of membership: The Ramsar Secretariat has a Small Grants Fund for eligible Parties in all regions, drawn … are intended to provide funding or co-funding for small-scale preparatory, conservation management, … modern and more economical processes for oyster farming; and vegetable growing. Regarding environmental …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… other environmental certification systems such as organic farming and the Marine Stewardship Council. Efforts to set … Broadscale conservation: development of larger scale approaches to conservation, which consciously plan … or verifying these is beyond the reach of UNEP-WCMC, a small organisation with limited resources. Over the last few …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 11. Challenges in using coarse-scale species data to identify KBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . … (particularly vertebrates and vascular plants), a very small fraction of the planet’s species. Were invertebrates … Annual crops – Shifting agriculture – Small-holder farming – Agro-industry farming Perennial non-timber crops – …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… two years. The initial draft of the Guide, prepared by a small group of authors, was the starting point for an … the development of all the major crops and animals used in farming today, and continue to be of central importance in … cash crops or traditional crops and dis- ruption of small scale farming systems that are prevalent in developing …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP. The first 40 years

… much longer affair. Strong was born in Oak Lake, a small town in rural Manitoba, in April 1929, just before the … rising concern over pollution. Since the early 1960s large-scale fish death was reported in Swedish lakes and rivers. … on television. Those first images of Spaceship Earth, a small fragile planet, hurtling to possible destruction, …
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An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… two years. The initial draft of the Guide, prepared by a small group of authors, was the starting point for an … the development of all the major crops and animals used in farming today, and continue to be of central importance in … cash crops or traditional crops and dis- ruption of small scale farming systems that are prevalent in developing …
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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species

… wise make such an assessment and request unfeasible at this scale.  If assessments are  31 envisaged  to  cover all  … ecies within Appendix I that fall under the category of (1) small scale migrants or (2) those where only  part of  … livestock farming, agriculture and  …
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