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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… Animal Protection WCR Wider Caribbean Region WWF World Wildlife Fund MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS AND MICROPLASTICS … 154 9.4 Imposing product bans … environmental, social and economic consequences. It harms wildlife, safety of sea transport, fisheries, tourism, … (ii) Enhancing the process of closing the loop in product and process development and manu- facturing as well …
Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions
… International; UNEP- World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Wildlife Conservation Society 4 BirdLife International, … International, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, The Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF International and the … of common which give rise to different entitlements to the product of the soil of the common, e.g. to the pasture, to …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… expertise to the preparation of GBO-4. As such GBO-4 is a product of the collective efforts of this community. �e sheer … Africa (see Figure 8.1).¹¹⁶ Some toxic contaminants of wildlife are declining in part due to successful … as certain legacy chemicals have diminished in some Arctic wildlife populations. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent …
Establishing an IUCN and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Task Force on Protected Area Friendly System
… FURTHER RECOGNISING that once ecosystems and especially wildlife populations have declined to a certain point – the … of more than 10,000 km of patrols, cleared nearly 7,000 wildlife snares, reduced use of agriculture chemicals by more …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever … ecosystem for the production of grazing livestock and wildlife” (Allen et al., 2011). Rangelands can include … such as medicinal and cosmetic plant products, honey and wildlife tourism. These indirect values could also include …
Terminating the hunting of captive-bred lions (Panthera leo) and other predators and captive breeding for commercial, non-conservation purposes
… lion hunting' or 'canned lion shooting', by sectors of the wildlife ranching industry in South Africa under the guise of … of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA); ACCEPTING the value of wildlife and wildlife ranching as a resource that may be … biodiversity conservation, tourism, and the gross domestic product of tourist destinations; UNDERSTANDING that …
Captive breeding and ranching: The case for a new CITES mechanism for reviewing trade
… B RI EF IN G P A PE R 1 INTRODUCTION Captive breeding of wildlife for commercial purposes is often seen as a useful … of captive-bred individuals are permitted. Surveys of wildlife traders, and research tracing Green Tree Pythons … and both Indonesian and international legislation on wildlife trade. 2) Volumes of specimens reported as …
The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law
… are used to aid the apprehension of poachers under forest wildlife law. Under Article 136 of the 1990 Law, which … to that emerging jurisprudence. FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDIES 1. Wildlife and national park legislation in Asia, I97I (E*) 2. Wildlife and national park legislation in Latin America, I97I …
Land and water - the rights interface
… and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other non-commercial purposes are … (recreation, conservation of riverine and lacustrine wildlife habitats, fishing) are frequently described as "non … that could not be owned along with air, the seas and wildlife.117 At the same time it was recognized that things …