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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… the construction of roads. This has resulted in the almost total depletion of forest resources. At the time of the … outside the reserves. Restrictions on hunting included total bans on: n hunting in breeding seasons; n hunting of … and hunt and cut wood. If our institutions like the jirga catch the thief, government functionaries take bribes and let …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… Ad Hoc Working Group, which saw many delegations move from total objection, lukewarm support, or lack of enthusiasm, to … ecosystems are responsible for almost half of the total biological productivity of the global ocean. m Nearly … (Dunn et al., 2018; Pauly & Zeller, 2016). Since 1990, catch and value of high seas fisheries have remained …
31 May 2026 Literature

Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… Navarro, Marichu Obedencio and Caroline Serenas for The Total Economic Value (TEV) of the Cagayan de Oro River Basin. … 2 Figure 2 Total Economic Valuation … in a 4°C warmer world, the projected changes in maximum catch potential of marine fisheries could lead to a 50% …
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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… species, as well as high rates of incidental and by-catch. Some of this crisis is trade-related.8 Japan, the US … where fisheries exports account for more than 10% of total exports. Trade in fish has expanded the potential … among the most highly traded goods in the world, with the total amount being traded increasing in recent years. � Trade …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… services................................... III.1 The total economic value of a natural … to develop natural ecosystems do not take account of the total economic value of ecological services. This leads to … of economic evaluation of ecosystems, estimating the total or partial economic value of ecological services is …
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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… −1 ) gunpowder was placed at the beginning of the cord (total length 1050 m for 233 plastic containers at Kotoloname … & Cheke 2004), soil is contaminated with concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and 9 9 phthalates (from … traps In Kondoa District, near Dodoma in Tanzania, farmers catch quelea using basket traps woven in star grass Cynodon …
31 May 2026 Document

Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… and undiscovered ecosystems; providing 10 to 20 % of total commercial fish catch and containing significant mineral resources. Yet these … suggest may rival even tropical rainforests in terms of total species numbers. Currently the high seas provide 10 to …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… Food Security 2015 showed that a staggering 22 percent of total damage and loss from natural disasters in developing … contributes to strengthening resilience. à damage: the total or partial destruction of physical assets and … impact on means of production, causing a decline in fish catch in many of the affected regions and provinces. Total
31 May 2026 Literature

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… It is also the reason why no reliable estimate of the total quantity of plastic in the ocean has been made. Marine … gyres appears to represent a small fraction of the total input; 2 There is a moral argument that we should not … the obligation to: ‘minimize pollution, waste, discards, catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of non-target species, …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… be subject to incentives which will consist of partial or total exemption of taxes and importation duties, exoneration … as Class I and Class II by Cabinet Order. The total allowable catch, total allowable effort, and modes of gathering or …
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