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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… adopted as a shared responsibility and addressed by concerted actions throughout the world. 4. SSC Objectives … to deliver solutions for halting biodiversity decline by convening, advising, facilitating and supporting key … and fishes, from both directed and incidental catch and from other anthropogenic activities. • …
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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK Copyright: © … Cover photo: Crocus sativus (saffron crocus) Layout by: IUCN Publications Services Unit Produced by: IUCN … species, as well as high rates of incidental and by-catch. Some of this crisis is trade-related.8 Japan, the US …
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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species

…  for a swift and effective global response are demonstrated by  the  imminent collapse of species  … likely. Disappearance of prey species or inability to catch dependent prey due to climate change impacts. Increase … likely. Disappearance of prey species or inability to catch dependent prey due to climate change impacts. Increase …
31 May 2026 Document

Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland Copyright: © 2016 IUCN, … 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Reproduction of this publication for … example, inferring disruption of biotic interactions from catch statistics not only requires statistical assumptions …
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Covering ABS: Addressing the need for sectoral, geographical,legal and international integration in the ABS regime - papers and studies of the ABS Project

… or BMZ. This publication has been made possible in part by funding from BMZ. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland in collaboration with the IUCN … by sweeping away critical benthic epifaunal biomass as by- catch, and decimating coral assemblages (DeForges et al., …
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Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… services and cultural values. The definition is expanded by six management categories (one with a sub-division), … IUCN defines four governance types. Type A. Governance by government: Federal or national ministry/agency in charge; … the seas of the Coral Triangle is a regular fisheries by-catch. The Coral Triangle Initiative members have called for …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… as well as dumping at sea, and are often complemented by regional agreements and conventions on specific seas (Annex 5). Freshwater pollution is mostly addressed by regional agreements looking at specific transboundary … change, renewable energy developments, power lines, by-catch, underwater noise, ship strikes, poisoning, pollution, …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… in the development of the so-called "ecosystem approach" by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on … is likely to develop in future. The text is supplemented by a number of boxes (listed on the next page) which contain … destructive practices like blast fishing and global by-catch levels of many millions of tonnes. Physical alteration …
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Policy implementation and fisheries resource management: Lessons from Senegal

… at an inter- national meetings in March, 2002 convened by UNEP where it was the subject of numerous discussions … subsequently revised. At UNEP, the project was initiated by Hussein Abaza. The study was coordinated and revised by … themes were retained, namely fishing devices, mesh and catch sizes and the demarcation of fishing zones. Each work …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… place if preventive and curative actions are accompanied by system-wide enablers, based on opportunity and … It fully recognizes that what already has been achieved by governments and stakeholders needs to be built upon and … Preventing synthetic fibres • Oceans clean up prevents by-catch of unwanted fish and other marine species. Designed for …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance