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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species
… be taken to address climate change impacts on biodiversity. This is being picked up at an international … temperatures to migratory species will be the loss of vital habitat as sea ice and tundra … in Arctic Regions, as well as accelerating the loss of vital coral habitats. Changes in ocean …
Putting nature on the map: a report and recommendations on the use of the IUCN system of protected area categorisation in the UK
… how well Category V does as against Category IV in meeting biodiversity targets). A Report and Recommendations on the … system and make their contribution to the global CBD Aichi Biodiversity targets. So we hope that PNOTM will be an … a time when there is rising concern about the continuing loss of biodiversity and the role of protected areas in this …
Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers
… deposition of nitrogen is currently a major cause of the loss of red list species. It stimulates dominant species such … climate and energy policy as well as to agricultural and biodiversity policies. Most climate policy measures will … of the 9 population to secondary particles and the loss of biodiversity in nature areas will remain the responsibility …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… For example, a transboundary park may result in the loss of traditional resource rights but increase tourism … Law defines “environment … in terms of … a combination of biodiversity of different organisms as well as the … and monitoring systems and the control of threats to biodiversity and other livelihood choices. Secondly, given …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… For example, a transboundary park may result in the loss of traditional resource rights but increase tourism … Law defines “environment … in terms of … a combination of biodiversity of different organisms as well as the … and monitoring systems and the control of threats to biodiversity and other livelihood choices. Secondly, given …
Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds
… such a strategy to energy crops is likely to cause the loss of the opportunity for primary producers in both … ://www.elistore.org/%20reports_detail.asp?%20ID=11355&topic=Biodiversity_and_Invasive_Species IUCN Academy of … types deployed along the weeds pathway. ID=11355&topic=Biodiversity_and_Invasive_Species). As our concern is risk …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… level for their efforts in environmental and agricultural biodiversity protection, as keepers of traditional knowedge … to formal breeding processes. It has been noted that the loss of biological diversity is parallel by the loss of … published about traditional knowledge and relevance to biodiversity and development, e.g. authored by Abramovitz for …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… Inequities 21 Liberalization, Resource-Raiding and Loss of Local Control over Resources 22 The Global Commons … deforestation, reduced habitats for wildlife, threatened biodiversity, increas- ing pollution of the air and water and … areas such as some transfrontier parks are essential for biodiversity conservation and can pay for themselves through …
Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing
… transboundary environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution that must be dealt with through … Key Questions for Decision Makers”, 2004, IUCN Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia. 64 UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/9/3. 34 I …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in … marine area management and marine protected areas (MPAs), biodiversity in coastal areas continues to decline with … shipping and cruising activities (ECLAC, 2012), accidental loss or intentional dis- carding of fishing gear (FAO, 2016, …