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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds

… its range and at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it occurs and well above the level at … but only in spring and summer. Visitors to the arid lower tropical zone. Now reduced in numbers (Thurber, 1978) and not … and in Costa Rica, Stiles (1983) reported it to occur in tropical deciduous forest canopy and along the forest edge. …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… its range and at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it occurs and well above the level at … Oryx 16: 421-427. Verschuren, J. (1983). Conservation of tropical rain forest in Liberia. Recommendations for wildlife … 21st February, p. 8. Rodgers, A. (1982). WWK/IUCN Tropical Forests and Primates Programme, Tanzania. Report to …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… following from the group ranches around the Tsavo-Amboseli ecosystem: Lolishoo Oltimbau, Haron Loosikira, Kimare Mapena, … from coastal/ marine to freshwater and saline lakes, from tropical montane forests to savannah plains and arid and … coastal/marine ecosystems to freshwater and saline lakes, tropical montane forests, savannah plains and arid and …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… Its range and at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it occurs and well above the level at … Africa (September-October) but the season is longer in tropical Africa. Nest holes vary in size to a maximum … The Amazon. Limnology and landscape ecology of a mighty tropical river and Its basin. Dr W. Junlc, Netherlands, pp. …
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Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes

… and valuation 6 Small enterprise development 8 Markets for ecosystem services 9 Trade and supply chains 10 Infl uencing … economic analysis gives little weight to forest ecosystem values which lie outside formal markets and pricing … 2001 op. cit. 22 Bann, C., 1997. An Economic Analysis of Tropical Forest Land Use Options, Ratanakiri Province, …
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Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… a system of such areas to ensure long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity … and horny (Gorgonian) corals can also be found. Unlike tropical corals, deep-sea corals thrive without sunlight by … diversity that some scientists suggest may rival even tropical rainforests in terms of total species numbers. …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… II National Park: Protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation. III Natural Monument: … importance of Costa Rica’s tropical ecosystems, leading to increased demand for … Its 50,180ha are managed by a non-profit organization, the Tropical Science Centre. It charges entrance fees: – US$23 …
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The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… SBSTTA I/8), invasive alien species (see below), the ecosystem approach (Decision V/6),4 and guidelines on … 1996). It is not reflected in the International Tropical Timber Agreement (Yokohama, 1992). Notably, the … D. (1996). Ecological-Economics of Biodiversity and Tropical Rainforest Deforestation. Journal of …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… 7 on Conservation specifies criteria on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, buffer zones, ecological corridors, … beyond the immediate site of a project. Thus, adopting an ecosystem approach when planning developments is preferable … are two to four times more likely to become invasive in tropical regions than other alien plants. The process of …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … affected by poor migrant families that sought to convert tropical rain forest to agricultural land. The situation both … to as Umu–Kaya Yepa, covers 150.000 hectares of wet tropical forest in the Amazon region of Colombia, governed …
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