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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… (e.g. infrastructure- intensive ski resorts and unplanned/illegal tourism-related construction). For maximum impact, … of the Appalachian mountain range as a backdrop. Although fishing and forestry are currently the main industries, … in 1999 and the remaining area was seriously affected by illegal and selective cutting of juniper trees for house …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… decline in species diversity due to increased hunting and fishing, may result in alteration of the food web structure … threatened by other anthropogenic factors such as over-fishing, petroleum-based activities, eutrophication and … Stockholm Convention and the Basel Convention to reduce illegal dumping of hazardous waste or the uncontrolled export …
25 Jun 2026 Document

Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… them; � to use sewage water for irrigation; � to undertake fishing and aquaculture activities; � for navigation; and/or … In fact there was a short-term water rental market, illegal but facilitated by local officials, where larger … groundwater rights were challenged as amounting to an illegal "taking" up to the level of the Constitutional Court. …
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Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan

… recovery Take firm action to curtail the large-scale illegal hunting and wildlife trade within the region Halt the … marine pollution and sedimentation, mining of coral, over-fishing and use of destructive fishing practise, excessive harvesting of sharks and turtles, …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… to protect their people’s health, even though the illegal disposal of POPs is common. Developing countries that … environmentally sound management of chemicals, including illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous … Use Water Use Frequent Occasional Recreational (swimming, fishing) 2 1 Commercial food preparation 1.5 0.8 Livestock …
25 Jun 2026 Document

Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… the area for food or other resources. (Top): A man shell-fishing using traditional methods, Doñana National Park, … human activities (such as by inappropriate fire regimes or illegal logging), good Protected area “mainstreaming” is the … the GMS are at risk from a range of pressures, including illegal logging, wildlife trade, commercial crop plantations, …
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International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues

… for which the use of amber box domestic support is already illegal are pursuing the goal of extending the ban to all … descriptions or passing off. Such laws generally make it illegal to attribute the origin of a product to a region … for fisheries management (sections 4 and 5), limitation on fishing and licenses (sections 6–16), and permits for import …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… protecting the borders surrounding the areas against illegal activities that threatened protected species. At the … from their territories, foreign groups, etc.) leading to illegal activities such as land clearing, exploitation of … the local inhabitants. In Tanguar Haor the cost of a fishing lease was increased such that the poor could no …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… of specific legal rights such as subsistence hunting, fishing, or native ceremonies. Sometimes law or policy … cruise ship passages, aircraft overflights, or commercial fishing use. E X A M P L E S O F C O M M O N E X C L U S I O … in a position to detect, control and correct restricted or illegal activities (poaching, removal of artifacts, …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… shows the excellent catches achieved with sustainable fishing rules. (Courtesy TIDE) Children in the Kaa-Iya del … as in South Africa, or court deci sions that made it illegal to remain in the status quo, as in Australia. Polit … histor ical pattern of access and use suddenly becoming illegal. Years of violent conflict, non-coop er a tion and …
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