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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… soil is accommodated within the general definition of a species, where a species “accommodates the grouping and … (handling, depositing sludge). • Specification of “nitrate vulnerable zones” and “nitrate sensitive areas”. • … methods that are compatible with a sensitive or vulnerable soil environment. • Specifications for use of …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… 4.2.2 Conservation Banking in the US, under the Endangered Species Act 25 4.2.3 Habitats and Birds Directives and … as ‘bad.’ They have highly visible brands, making them vulnerable to boycotts at the pump. They cannot choose where … and habitat compensation is calculated on a 2:1 basis for vulnerable habitats. Consent conditions require an annual …
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Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn: an Assessment Report to Improve Law Enforcement Under the Wildlife TRAPS Project

… bicornis, a critically endangered species, Swaziland, Africa. Photograph credit: … trade -- has produced dire impacts on myriad wildlife species, especially when simultaneously occurring with … action are needed to prevent the threat of extinction of vulnerable populations in the face of intensive, ongoing …
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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA 5 IUCN Species Survival Commission, Cetacean Specialist Group A … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Potentially Affected Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … exposure levels for: (1) protected species, including more vulnerable types of individuals (e.g., mother- calf pairs); …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… ecosystems and impacts human health and welfare of living species. Research on global material flows and material and … health and well-being, especially to women, children and vulnerable groups, ecosystem health and future generations … poverty and human rights, gender as well as protection of vulnerable groups. Mainstreaming such approaches requires the …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty

… its Benefit-sharing Fund, the International Treaty helps vulnerable farmers in developing countries adapt their crop … substantial progress has been achieved over underutilized species. Many of these PGRFA to disappear over the next … is World Summit on Food Security and for already vulnerable populations. Any recipe for confronting the …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Disposal, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), Ramsar Convention, UN Framework Convention on … It aims to protect natural areas that are particularly vulnerable as well as important natural resources. 417 Inst i …
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Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… air and watercourse pollution or protection of migratory species, may affect several States, and would require … For example, to fulfill their obligations resulting from a species-protecting convention, such as Convention on … of the mainstream of society, but includes also its most vulnerable and minority groups. Effectiveness and efficiency: …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… with these diseases each year. Children are particularly vulnerable since their immune systems are not fully … breeding and feeding grounds for many important species and serve as nurseries for half of the living …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach

… 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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