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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… productive environments. They are cradles of biological diversity, providing the water and primary productivity upon … species. Wetlands are also important storehouses of plant genetic material. Rice, for example, which is a common … can be found in §3.9.) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) The secretariats of the Ramsar Convention and …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (ABNJ) … to structure discussions under a “package deal”: 1. Marine genetic resources, including questions on the sharing of … the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, including by …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… even a cursory analysis of World WISE illustrates the diversity of wildlife crime. Nearly 7,000 spe- cies have been … Mailand, S. Mondol, W. Clark, C. Laurie, and B. S. Weir. ‘Genetic assign- ment of large seizures of elephant ivory … decrease. Poaching can also favor the prevalence of the genetic condition of tusk- lessness. See H. Jachmann, P. …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention … on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). While LDN implicitly recognizes that … of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity, the Aichi target 11 of the CBD proposes to …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… carbon can be emitted into the atmosphere, biological diversity can be lost and the productivity of soils can … ‘Management of natural forests for conservation of forest genetic resources’. In: FAO/DFSC/IPGRI, Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management Vol 2: In …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural … 0 These include: 1) Provisioning services (food, fiber, genetic resources); 2) Regulation services (e.g., climate … fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources. • Convention on International Trade in …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… the implementation of the conventions on biological diversity, on climate change and on combating … sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources”.9 The United Nations Convention to Combat … resources, the conservation of biological species and genetic diversity, and providing a scientific basis for …
Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas
… of traditional forms of land use supports biological diversity in many regions of the world. The protection of … landscapes is therefore helpful in maintaining biological diversity" (UNESCO 2012, Annex 3, I. 9, with emphasis added). … but also in the protection of plant and animal genetic diversity (including agrobiodiversity). Data …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural … or socially important species etc) Local population level Genetic level Landscape and geological Evidence of formation … Examples include micro-reserves to protect crop genetic diversity, sacred groves that also contain …