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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Government of Canada for the … Diversity CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture CH Clearing-House CHM Clearing-House … or companies, meant to guide their behaviour and aid them in complying with existing regulations and thus …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… Some basic questions What is agrobiodiversity?1 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … animals, plants and micro-organisms that are important to food and agriculture, and which result from the interaction … millennia can be closely linked to social stability and food security. For farmers across the world, agrobiodiversity …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… extraction. Some protected areas ban activities like food collecting, hunting or extraction of natural resources … These can include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of … there could be exceptions for virtually every category. To aid selection, Table 4 below suggests rela- tive scale for …
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Le cadre juridique international du bassin de la Volta

… de l’environne- ment du Bassin ; – the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA): exploitation agricole avec les … River Basins : Adaptation Strategies for Water, Food and Environment, CABI, 2004. Beach (L), Hamner (J) et …
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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… (e.g. domestic heating and small industrial boilers); (e) Food industry; (f ) Iron and steel industry; (g) Handling and … sources Catalytic converters Thermal reactors E. Food industry 50. The food industry sector covers a wide … Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone was set to aid management efforts nationally, and by jurisdictions, to …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… water, disease and climate regulation) and goods (such as food, drinks). In spite of their relevance, ecosystems have … requires basic matters necessary for a good life: first, food, water, and shelter; beyond that, health, security … of wild animal and plant species to hunt and gather for food and medicines, access to fresh drinking water, the …
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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… 8.7 References 17 8.8 Exercise 18 MODULE 9 Groundwater and Food Security 9.1 Introduction and background 4 9.2 Why is … 13 9.6 The new approach: The nexus between water-, food- and energy security 15 9.7 References and further … Economic Community Of West African States Food and Agriculture Organisaton of the United Nations …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… insects and the species that depend on them for food will impact user enjoyment by removing the option of … are essential to secure livelihoods, providing access to food, water, shelter, clothing, energy and income (Dias, … 1085(19970630)11:8<903::AID-HYP511>3.0.CO;2-7 Heck, N., Dearden, P., McDonald, A., …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… Organization), Niek van der Graff and Robert Griffin (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). We … LMOs may have the potential to deliver economic and food security benefits. For these reasons, a regulatory … proved a catalyst for private sector funding and foreign aid. The South Africa Water Act of 1998 has significantly …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) and other citizens’ organs. 10. Administrative … threaten the livelihood of millions of people and future food security, with implications for water resources and the … Forestry and Fisheries” satellite event held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) …
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