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World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… area of organized crime and a signifi- cant threat to many plant and animal species. In response to this growing … Mailand, S. Mondol, W. Clark, C. Laurie, and B. S. Weir. ‘Genetic assign- ment of large seizures of elephant ivory … not controlled, by mankind. Their harvest makes use of a resource that is renewable, but only if not overex- ploited. …
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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… 8.2.3 Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and Environmental Flows … There are an estimated 2,614 aquatic vascular macrophyte plant species within the two better-known plant divisions … cichlids and cyprinids (Helfman 2007). It can also reduce genetic diversity, especially when the stock size is greatly …
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Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe

… to include species diversity, ecosystem diversity and genetic diversity. The term is however increasingly used to … of biodiversity and nature conservation into natural resource use sectors and sectoral policies can (e.g. … of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity target 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… of years of human development, settlement, commerce and resource exploitation. Currently, there are 601 cities with a … fraction is suspended in the water column, death of the plant eventually ensues (Gordon et al., 1994, Onuf, 1996). … Urban-Ramirez, J. and Palsbøll, P.J. (1998). ‘Population genetic structure of North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, and …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… Sahelo-Saharan desertic and semi-desertic habitats, the genetic purity of the Bactrian camel, the socio-economic uses … intricate interrelationships with nonmigratory or resident plant and animal species including endemics. What is certain … shared between two or more States. As a common biological resource, migratory species provide every “Range State”1 with …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… Adamowicz, W., & Beckley, T. (1998). 'In search of forest resource values of indigenous peoples: are non-market … Intact forests protect watersheds. They provide the genetic clues for many pharmaceuticals. They buffer the … to conserve biodiversity, preserve natural areas, preserve plant and animal germplasm, and increase the effective use of …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area managers. Involving collaboration … require connectivity among protected areas to maintain genetic diversity. Connectivity will usually be achieved by … for cattle, and Fish River provides a refuge for its plant and animal species. The plan of management for Fish …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… and audits, land-use planning, coastal management, water resource management or pollution control. At the local level, … the extent that this applies to wetland-reliant animal and plant species (corals, crocodiles, certain fish…). 3.0 … more comprehensive treatment than wetland habitats and genetic resources); • measures for sustainable use (e.g., …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… are to address some of the major challenges facing natural resource management and conservation in the 21st century, … phase Indicators Acquiring better knowledge • Animal and plant species studied (seed sources, nursery techniques, etc) … ‘Management of natural forests for conservation of forest genetic resources’. In: FAO/DFSC/IPGRI, Forest Genetic
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… as it would be to demolish the Cathedral of Chartres to plant potatoes”. Also very pertinent was the end quotation, … to be made before funding and for the sustained use of the resource to be ensured. The needs of developed countries … It could also (iv) be of special value in maintaining genetic and ecological diversity or (v) play a major role as …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity