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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… decline in biodiversity and irreparable alterations to ecosystem functions. The capacity of oceans to recover from global perturbations and, thus, to maintain ecosystem goods and services is rapidly weakening. Climate … ‘Biogeochemistry of butyltins in an enclosed marine ecosystem’. Environmental Science and Technology, …
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Establishing marine protected area networks

… a real difference by sustaining or recovering wildlife and ecosystem processes; and o work on building networks should … o Ecologically. A network can help to ensure marine ecosystem function by encompassing the temporal and spatial … activities and non-use values, such as those provided by ecosystem services. Current social relationships and …
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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… Community 33 Ecological character Combination of the ecosystem components, processes and services that … health, environmental and other related matters. Ecosystem Dynamic complex of plant, animal, micro- organism … Ecosystems are irrespective of political boundaries. Ecosystem approach Strategy for the integrated management of …
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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas

… resources using methods that maintain the integrity of the ecosystem and that have been used traditionally by indigenous … area). II. Protected area managed mainly for ecosystem conservation and recreation . Natural areas of land …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… entity to generate profits, which results in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening … biodiversity loss, and depleting natural resources. Our ecosystem relies primarily on the conservation of … Project Predator is concerned primarily with the preservation of Asian big cats, but it also focuses on other …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Further, an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management has yet to … Group holdings are also possible, particularly where the preservation of traditional or community rights management is … resource for which it was established. Indeed, an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management has yet to …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… able use of natural resources, the pres er va tion of ecosystem services and inte gra tion with broader social … can be part of the dynamic pattern of conser va tion.12 n Ecosystem manage ment is best under stood as an adap tive … 1998; Beresford and Phil lips, 2000; CBD Deci sion V/6 Ecosystem Approach, Nairobi, 2000; Turner et al., 2001; and …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… and sustainable consumption and production, and improved ecosystem resilience to support cleaner and more sustainable … especially to women, children and vulnerable groups, ecosystem health and future generations require a preventive … but also for other ecosystem services, especially in the preservation of biodiversity – make them increasingly …
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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… dumping of chemicals and illegal fisheries causes loss of ecosystem services such as clean air and clean water, extreme … National International Lack of law enforcement Conflict Ecosystem depletion Human health National economies: Illegal … Rosalia in the Wild,” Journal Of The Wild- life Preservation Trusts 32. 225. “Devastating Decline of Forest …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… change. It leads to alteration of surface properties of an ecosystem (e.g. albedo, roughness length) and changes the efficiency of ecosystem exchange of water, energy and CO2 with the … to adapt to new circumstances and alter their traditional ecosystem management systems. In many places, for instance in …
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