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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… of wealth. With this current path of entrepreneurship and resource management, the world is headed towards … could destroy the habitat, inter-breed with and affect the genetic integrity of the wild fish stocks that are vital to … fishing and subsistence rights. • A project aims to plant some monoculture plantations as a means of reforesting …
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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… Endemic mammal species Endemic bird species Endemic plant species Fiji 1 26 760 Jamaica 3 25 923 Mauritius 2 9 … National institutions and administrative capacity n Human resource development n Regional institutions and technical … the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources, and ensuring the provision of adequate …
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AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… but inter- breed with them freely and thus threaten the genetic integrity of wild Mallard populations (Callaghan et. … there would also be considerable practical problems and resource implications. Shooting of full-grown individuals in …
25 May 2026 Document

Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… Protected Area Guidelines are the world’s authoritative resource for protected area managers. Involving collaboration … equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. With 193 Parties, the Convention has near … groups (e.g. hunting organisations, fishing associations, plant/mushroom collection groups, sports organisations), and …
25 May 2026 Literature

Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… a better understanding of the elements that link natural resource conservation and the eradication of poverty. By … of essential ecological processes, preservation of genetic diversity, sustainable use of species and ecosystems … by the use of all properties of the entire set of plant and animal species endemic to a specified ecosystem, in …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… If the furnace is not under negative pressure or if the plant has inadequate ventilation and/or emission controls, … et al. (2012) investigated a lead-acid battery recycling plant in Kenya and found elevated concentrations of lead in … with values up to 71 µg/dL. Recently a large recycling plant in the USA was closed down after it failed to meet …
25 May 2026 Document

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… the Technical Annex and the characteristics of the plant, its age and its rate of utilization and the need to … effects of emissions of nitrogen oxides on humans, plant and animal life, waters, soils and materials, taking … reproduction or that may cause cancer, may cause heritable genetic damage, may cause cancer by inhalation, may impair …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Linking Landscapes - Exploring the relationships between World Heritage cultural landscapes and IUCN protected areas

… with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. They are generally large, with … of ‘wild’ biodiversity, but also in the protection of plant and animal genetic diversity (including agrobiodiversity). Data …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… Region, South Africa © Olivier Langrand; Important Plant Area, Romania © Anca Sârbu. Layout by: Bookcraft Ltd, … benefit to humanity. Most directly, it comprises a vast genetic storehouse of medicines, foods and fibers (Myers … amongst stakeholders (scientists, government agencies, resource users, NGOs and donors) and a sense of ownership of …
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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… today - bringing rivers back to life and maintaining the resource base for many. http: //www.waterandnature.org IU C N … the productivity of commercially valuable fish and plant stocks. Ecosystem management often proves to be much … a pool of water-based or water-dependent species, genetic resources and landscapes for future possible uses, …
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