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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 … CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna CZMP Coastal Zone Management … Evolution has meant that different plant and animal species survive and have adapted over a period of time to …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… on the protection of wilderness and wild, charismatic species to approaches that tackle the drivers of biodiversity decline such as pollution and the loss of species habitats. More recently, the conservation agenda has … created to provide an intact habitat for a particular rare species, is located near a watershed that is bordered by …
Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies
… mandate focus in the management of tuna and tuna-like species. The fisheries bodies established under article VI(1) … Many RBFs take account of associated and dependent species as required by the UNCLOS Convention but only CCAMLR … Preamble and article IV of 1966 ICCAT stipulate that the species covered by the Convention are the tuna and tuna-like …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … GGuuiiddeelliinneess alteration of age structure and species composition through the use of fire. The removal of key animal species also affects the structure and functioning of forest …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSOLP certificate of source, … a terrible disease in an extract directly derived from one species, the reality of product discovery is far more complex … effective if it is extracted from a completely different species that shares the same trait. Recent analysis of the …
EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficing
… threat to the survival of some of nature’s most emblematic species. As a result, tigers, rhinoceros, elephants, and even species of timber such as rosewood are severely at risk of … the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and advocating for strict …
Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation
… biodiversity hotspot. High mountain areas abound in plant species diversity, and the region is one of the last … Biological Corridor, which protect the migratory routes of species. The above typology serves the purpose of guiding … are: the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and Wild Animals (Bonn 1979), the Convention on …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… of interacting and often diverse plant, animal and other species, and along with this species and underlying genetic diversity, constitute the … exacerbating environmental degradation; - invasive alien species are introduced species that compete and encroach …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… of marine aquaculture with the most appropriate species; on the other it is important for assessing how the … of the aquaculture activities to be undertaken, such as species, production levels and area occupied; The … matter, and the benthic faunal community in terms of species abundance and diversity. Water quality. The water …
Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors
… in ways that maintain ecosystem processes and allow species to survive and move, thus ensuring that populations … They have three main functions: (1) conserving habitat for species movement and for the maintenance of viable … for securing biodiversity for the long term. Many species (especially wide-ranging ones) are confined to …