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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… cultures, landscapes, and a diverse range of endemic species (see table 1), many of which are listed as … was also undertaken INTRODuCTION Country Endemic mammal species Endemic bird species Endemic plant species Fiji 1 26 760 Jamaica 3 25 923 …
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IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… of the mitigation hierarchy. No two areas of habitat or species populations are identical, and therefore some … risk of driving one or more previously non- threatened species and/or ecosystems into the IUCN Red List Categories … or Extinct, or driving one or more previously threatened species and/or ecosystems into IUCN Red List Categories of …
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Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue

… views of UNEP. ISSUE NO 14 2 May 2014 most iconic wildlife species, but wildlife crime reaches into many natural … Interventions to tackle the illegal trade in threatened species have focused traditionally on reducing the supply of … it is no surprise that reducing demand for endangered species is now receiving previously unseen levels of …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… Law School, Washington, DC. 2 Convention on Migratory Species (1979), Berne Convention on European Wildlife (1979), … of shared resources began with commercially exploited species and international watercourses.3 Establishment of … because it considers the interrelationship between all species and their particular physical environment. Its …
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The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and therefore do not deal with the other categories of species in articles 63(1) and 65-68 of UNCLOS and discrete high seas species. However, some of the provisions and concepts in the … management and conservation of some of these categories of species as well. Some of these provisions could even be …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … or a living feature such as an ancient grove IV Habitat/species management area: Areas to protect particular species or habitats, where management reflects this priority. …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … national parks found that virtually all of them had lost species since their inception,2 and the situation is far more … tthhrreeaattss to the protected area such as invasive species, inappropriate resource use and extraction, and other …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… the variability of living systems. It comprises genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. Its usage in international … new, as older international treaties dealt with single species or referred to “nature” or “wildlife”. There is … pollution and the introduction of alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss …
15 Aug 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… the variability of living systems. It comprises genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. Its usage in international … new, as older international treaties dealt with single species or referred to “nature” or “wildlife”. There is … pollution and the introduction of alien invasive species to climate change. 114 Drivers of biodiversity loss …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… survival requires the existence of wild animal and plant species to hunt and gather for food and medicines, access to … and processes through which natural ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life.2 … conserving forests: USD 3,7 trillion (net present value) Species (diversity & abundance) Food, fibre, fuel Design …
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