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Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'

… interested partners to continue the process of giving full effect to human rights and sustainability standards, inter … identification and conservation; noting that potentially adverse outcomes can occur when heritage processes do not … Board (appointed August 2016). Noting that potentially adverse outcomes can occur when heritage processes do not …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… arising from the access to and use of those resources. In effect, with the entry into force of the CBD, a change of … of activities which have or are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of … resulting from biotechnology which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts that could affect the …
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Establishing marine protected area networks

… within the network must be of sufficient size to minimize adverse impacts from activities outside the protected area (avoiding what is called the “edge effect”). The scale of benefits derived from individual MPAs … and governance arrangements can have a significant effect on network design and manage- ment. In some cases, …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… be undertaken in sensitive stream habitats without causing adverse environmental effects (Parks Canada, 2011b). See … to understand more about a restored ecosystem. Potential adverse impacts of restoration projects on visitor experience … Aerial photos were used for some sites to monitor the effect of activities on vegetation and habitat. The aerial …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (taking effect in 2015). Recognizing this context, the ecosystem …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… can sustain high quality tourism, thereby making, in effect, a virtuous circle. 3.1.11 Globalisation of the … area attributes to the targeted segment. This reduces adverse impacts on the protected area, increases the economic … planning is needed ahead of development, to avoid adverse impacts from the outset; but there are also …
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Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes

… to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of such wastes. Under the Basel Convention, …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… sustainable use and activities that may have significant adverse impacts on biodiversity. As a first step, the CBD …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… energy crops, are promoted as one simple solution to the adverse effects of first-generation bio-fuels. First …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

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