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… and sustainable development David R. Hodas Energy and biodiversity: Understanding complex relationships Jeffrey A. … energy, health care, food security and the protection of biodiversity...." Paragraph 13 of the Johannesburg … that: "The global environment continues to suffer. Loss of biodiversity continues, fish stocks continue to be depleted, …

… IUCN protected areas Lead author Gunnar Finke, Advisor on Biodiversity, German International Cooperation (GIZ) With … with nature and the intangible, cultural dimension of biodiversity conservation (UNESCO 2002, Rössler 2006). Many … proper management should include the conservation of their biodiversity (UNESCO 2012) and the safeguarding of the …

… related policy frameworks such as the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. The ability of countries and communities to … guidelines, e.g. on integrating climate change in SEA or biodiversity-inclusive EIA. 8. A key challenge in EIA and SEA … application of the mitigation hierarchy, including through biodiversity offsets, is increasingly seen as good practice. …

… why is it important, and what does it cover? Glossary Biodiversity: Refers to the variability that exists among … diversity. CAse sTUdy The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) Bioprospecting Programme in Panama … commercially-viable research into the uses of their own biodiversity. ICBG members have also passed these benefits …

… waterbirds and their habitats; AWARE that the decline in biodiversity along the EAAF is a clear indication of the … Diversity (CBD) and have adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Targets, of which … international importance of their intertidal wetlands for biodiversity and ecosystem services, halting further approval …

… sedimentation, deforestation, grassland degradation, and biodiversity loss. Erratic rainfall and prolonged periods of … agricultural output and lower stock productivity, loss of biodiversity, more frequent natural disasters, worsening … the ecosystem approach as of instructive value to biodiversity conservation and management and furthered the …

… that will all contribute to meeting global targets for biodiversity conser- vation, such as the Convention on … Species Conservation. 7 Guidelines for the Prevention of Biodiversity Loss Caused by Alien Invasive Species. … Further, the newly operational global standard for Key Biodiversity Areas8 will assist identification of where …

… places in the world, characterized by their outstanding biodiversity, ecosystems, geology or superb natural … other superb natural phenomena, geology, ecosystems and/or biodiversity. Management should be physically, financially, … nature Strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly reserve geological / …

… places in the world, characterized by their outstanding biodiversity, ecosystems, geology or superb natural … other superb natural phenomena, geology, ecosystems and/or biodiversity. Management should be physically, financially, … nature Strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly reserve geological / …

… role in relation to each site and their possible impact on biodiversity. For many of these activi- ties, objectives are … ad- vances have been made in the management of global biodiversity, but while environmental problems have become … The role of indigenous peoples, both as custodians of biodiversity and propo- nents of cultural diversity, is …