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National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar

… hotspot’ (Myers et al. 2000) for its diversity of endemic species. Madagascar also hosts important swaths of mangroves … filter to pollutants, and a nursery area for several fish species. The breakdown of these areas are represented below: … PNLCC 2010) highlights coastal zones as particularly vulnerable to climate change, and mentions the need to …
25 May 2026 Literature

Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… - What is the ecosystem? - What are the component species? - Where resources are available? - When are … marginalise any group, especially those who are already vulnerable. • Regular change in community livelihoods. … economic benefits, especially to the poorest and most vulnerable urban communities who lack other sources of basic …
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International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on … events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The … to ‘by 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Instruments adopted under the auspices of FAO

… Ports Inspections 4. Conservation and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems Comparison - CBD, FAO and IMO 1. … by way of taking account of associated and dependent species and ecosystems and, of course, by way of striving for … 4. Conservation and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems The FAO International Guidelines …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… above which was convened by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and has benefited hugely from the collective … Lake, China, in May 2005. • Some species appear to be more vulnerable to infection, such as swans, ducks and grebes. • … habitat characteristics, human use); 3) Occurrence of vulnerable bird species (status, numbers and seasonal …
25 May 2026 Document

A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … and directing plans for addressing specific impacts on vulnerable species and ecosystems. ● Developing and directing … ● Implementing special measures to ensure the security of vulnerable staff. ● Developing procedures for dealing with …
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Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds

… Flyway (hereafter EAAF) supports more migratory waterbird species – and a higher proportion that are globally … which is of critical importance; ALARMED that 24 waterbird species dependent on intertidal wetlands are listed as … and the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor); and the Vulnerable Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides), the White-naped …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… principally emphasizing land rights for marginal and vulnerable groups in society’.24 As a further aspect of human … desertification, trade in hazardous wastes, endangered species, the ozone layer, and wetlands all relate, in one way … and economic development76 and promote identification of vulnerable groups of people who may be viewed as …
25 May 2026 Literature

Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… 5.2.1 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), 1973 148 5.2.2 … while taking a toll on human lives and affecting the most vulnerable: children and the elderly. The economic … lowering of literacy among school children. O en the most vulnerable are the poor, children and the elderly. Emerging …
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Preventing electrocution and collision impacts of power infrastructure on birds

… globally threatened, internationally protected raptors species such as the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), Steppe … Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP10), the Fifth Meeting of Parties to the … other wildlife, with monitoring, including monitoring of vulnerable species at national and international level, to …
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