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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… a Swiss referendum modified the federal constitution to change the status of animals from "things" to sentient … recommends shelter to protect the animals from extreme climate conditions, and requires the use of safe building … space, strength of partitions, safety, ventilation, climate control, waste management and light, and the …
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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

… and Dermoth Smyth (Australia), a paper on insti tu tional change as related to protected areas by Janis Alcorn (USA), … reeds for hand i crafts, fish, medic inal plants, micro-climate control and wild life. The govern ment had earmarked … threats may come from inva sive species, pollu tion, climate change and genet i cally modi fied organ - isms. In …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… had any hope of being accepted widely in the political climate of the time. This is followed in detail in the next … How the Convention is funded and operated The economic climate at the time of the Ramsar Conference was such that … interest was the point that the definition of “ecological change” was too sketchy and did not, for instance, even …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… scientific data, that air pollution, ozone depletion and climate change pose a threat to the atmosphere. While a few members … WMO (September 2012); David Simon and Hayley Leck, “Urban Adaptation to Climate/Environmental Change: Governance, …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world … species 11 Box 2: Biodiversity under threat 12 Box 3: Climate change, biodiversity and tourism 13 Box 4: Milestones …
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Ramsar Fact Sheet 8 Keep Peatlands wet for a better future

… unrivalled window into the past. Global carbon store and climate mitigation It has been estimated that peatlands … are released making restoration of great importance for climate change mitigation. Almost every nation on earth has …
19 Jun 2026 Document

A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… degradation, including desertification, deforestation and climate change, impact on habitat and food availability. Individual … species may be indicators of global change, such as climate. For example, climate change may cause migratory …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… Assembly UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNOCC United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre … new modi operandi, indicating growing sophistication and adaptation by transnational organized crime groups. The link …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… planning processes, particularly the Limits of Acceptable Change. He is a member of WCPA and serves on its Task Force … F. J. Eagles control and mitigation of the effects of climate change (IUCN, 1998; and IUCN, 2000). Furthermore, … one that is lost, destroyed or too fragile to use; and 4. Adaptation: the restoration of part of the structure, but …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… The diversity of geological formations, landscapes, climate and soils, as well as the position of Montenegro on … “hot-spots” of European and world’s biodiversity. The climate of the coastal area of Montenegro is Mediterranean, … boundaries is not fulfilled. It is necessary to change the relevant regulations of the Low on Nature …
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