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Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �44 Section 1.3 Allowance for production to meet the basic domestic needs of Article 5 … to anticipated shortfalls in supply as a result of plant closures. Article 2: Control Measures 1. Incorporated … Ozone Secretariat and the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention 2 245 XVII/16 Preventing illegal …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… vegetation entirely. Peat is dead and partially decomposed plant remains that have accumulated in situ under waterlogged … specific biodiversity, comprising rare and threatened plant and animal species and communities, including … bark (tannin) extraction, charcoal and fuel wood production, and exploitation for timber and other products; …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… Cambridge, UK 33 pp ©UNEP-WCMC/UNEP 2006 A Banson production Printed in the UK by Cambridge Printers … produce propagules that are relatively easy to collect and plant and, in the right conditions, growth is fast. … for example, has initiated a four- year operation to plant 150 000 hectares of mangroves along the coast of Aceh …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… France /Holcim 19 Rashila Kerai Bardon Hill aggregate plant, UK 34 Marc Stalmens Quarry in France 41 Marc Stalmens Quarry in France 45 Marc Stalmens Aggregate plant in France 47 Maria Ana Borges Panel visit in Costa Rica … op- erational areas being developed, areas taken out of production, new land being added through pur- chase or lease, …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… Assessment LIST OF BOXES TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1.1: Production and review process of this document Figure 4.1: … security, appreciation of the presence of animal and plant life, etc. • Ecological values or future (non-use) … description of effects on species composition of higher plant and animal species. Keystone species are of particular …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… natural resources to maintain ecosystems, increase food production and store carbon. Climate change may be … for natural disasters, as well as for transboundary plant pests and diseases and developing disaster risk … Global early warning system for transboundary plant pests and diseases. The Desert Locust early warning …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Standard Setting Process Factsheet,
… (CPM), which is the governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The IPPC is the only standard setting organization for plant health. In addition, these standards are recognized as … technical panels + Engage with your national and regional plant protection organization + Attend the Commission on …
Assessing the international forest regime
… methods for sustainable forest management which combine production goals, particularly those related to biological … excepts measures necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health. Article XX(g) excepts measures relating … necessary to ensure ... the protection of human, animal or plant life or health, [or] of the environment ... at the …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… the financial contributions to this IUCN project and the production of this publication provided by the German Federal … species of fauna and flora and categorizes animal and plant species according to the degree to which they are … (Article 9): protection forests; conservation forests; and production forests. Each type of forest is subject to a …
Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala
… a study to identify how the rights of farmers over their plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge, also known … undertaken by GFAR to better reconcile farmers’ rights and plant breeders’ rights in the intellectual assets principles … Implement mechanisms that recognize informal systems of production and commercialization of seeds, especially for …