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… hunting and trade are decimating the last populations of high-value species (Vitousek et al. 1997). Species extinction … or highly irreplaceable natural areas, or areas under high threat, as well as areas securing the most threat- ened … This distinction is further explored in Chapter 6. High irreplaceability + high vulnerability = high …

… working under contract with UNESCO and FAO. The high calibre of Ms Rothenberger's and Ms Oliver's … and gains strategic importance as a source of often high-quality freshwater in the face of the impending water … conditions affecting large areas, seasonal droughts, very high rainfall variability and sudden and high- intensity …

… and climate change, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to study the … which met in Paris in December 2015. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made a powerful statement … served as the President of Ireland and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and who is now the Special …

… to produce sufficient food resources, maintaining a high level of ecosystem health is thus fundamentally … and overall project management. In order to deal with the high number of actors, clearly defined roles from the … implementation is hampered by the inadequacy of a high number of legislative items and procedures in place. The …

… 2016) 4141 services for DRR. The numerous benefits of high versus low biodiversity ecosystems have been well … of marine resources and climate change. Due to its high vulnerability to climate change effects, the region … Cameroon and of the Albertine Rift are considered areas of high biodiversity. Ecosystems provide important goods and …

… ment (ESIA) process. It is also not designed to monitor high-value biodiversity management tar- gets pursued through … diversity risk, as well as specific needs for sites of high biodiversity importance, areas governed by Biodiversity … site-level monitoring that is required on sites with high biodiversity impor- tance, where specific biodiversity …

… them to survive undisturbed for centuries. In Ladakh, high altitude wetlands lying on the western edge of the … any inhabited continent and with a very dry climate, the high productivity of Australia’s wetlands has given them …

… at sea was also reported in the north in 2012. LEGEND High demand areas for whole turtles and turtle derivatives … fall into two main categories: socio-economic (relatively high prices for turtle meat, basic nutritional needs, poverty …

… the global population lives in countries under moderate-to-high water stress. Studies have estimated that by the year … above. Some industrial uses themselves require water of a high level of purity and could also come into conflict with … the Sea (articles 194 , 207 and 213) and various regional seas agreements. Estuaries, partly enclosed aquatic zones …