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… should reduce and eliminate unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and promote appropriate … prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their … in supplementary agreements” International Convention on Plant Protection, art. 1 B Compilation of Internationally …

… Examples are the formation of soils and the processes of plant growth. Biodiversity is not regarded as an ecosystem … million annually in Switzerland by ensuring agricultural production through pollination— some five times the value of honey production alone n Under a ‘business as usual’ scenario, …

… forage for domestic and wild animals, increasing livestock production, preparing agricultural land and reducing pests … of fire at wrong frequency or intensity leads to loss of plant species, change or reduction in vegetation structure … sequestration of atmospheric carbon for regrowth of plant biomass. Thus, natural and anthropogenic fires in fire- …

… ecological functions are the services required for the production of all other natural ecosystems services. They are … purification and waste treatment, biological regulations (plant diseases), pollination, and storm regulation. iii) The … can be defined as a complex and dynamic entity composed of plant and animal populations, micro-organisms and their …

… the environment in industrialized countries derived from production and consumption patterns, the environmental … concerns; (k) To preserve threatened species of plant and animal life, particularly those which are important … of water for human life; preserving threatened species of plant and animal life; and improving the quality of rural and …

… the following addresses: Rotterdam Convention Secretariat Plant Protection Service Plant Production and Protection Division Food and Agriculture …

… this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN. Production of these Guidelines and Annexes was made possible … for animal movement and those of the International Plant Protection Convention7 may facilitate importation permits. National requirements for plant and animal health before release should be met. The …

… cinnamoni (a pathogen threatening entire native plant communities in some areas of southern Australia). In … all other areas, including agricultural and other resource production systems; • The close, traditional association of …

… of water and land resources threatens the continued production of goods and services from river basin ecosystems. … lengthening of high-latitude growing seasons and shifts in plant and animal ranges, including those of insects and … the development and distribution of drought- resistant plant varieties, flexibility in sowing times, agro-climate …