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Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue

… additional constraints that deter development of a quality tourism sector and deprive developing countries of … fisheries contribute to poverty alleviation, livelihoods, food security and to national GDPs. However, there is an … with indications that the fishing licensing and control systems were vulnerable to corruption. As one …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… demands on water resources across the water, energy and food sectors. The objective has been to identify how multi- … a range of challenges especially for water quantity and quality. Water, energy and food security rely on water … electric utilities end up creating scarcity in order to control and manage it in (Mehta, 2010). Nexus Governance: …
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Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 85 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, … are legal rights granted by governmental authorities to control certain products of human intellectual effort and … In markets where consumers place a premium on the quality and source of the seeds they purchase, protection of …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific re- search, … global land- holdings over which a company has management control is increasing or decreasing. Once it is … on the balance sheet, habitat condition rep- resents the quality of each item. An additional fac- tor, uniqueness and …
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Handbook for the Preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNR)

… should be considered (see table 4). • Data. Access to high quality, up-to-date, and disaggregated data is vital for the … as possible into sectoral policies and normal planning and control processes. From: The VNR of Switzerland, 2016 In … related to target 2.4, which addresses sustainable food production systems. To that effect, not only policies …
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Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… primary production, which forms the base of the marine food web. Seawater temperature and salinity are the variables that control the density of the oceans. The natural vari- ations … and species (includ- ing such variables as area, cover, quality and popula-Monitoring. Photo: S. Ruitton - Port Cros …
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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… deforestation and climate change, impact on habitat and food availability. Individual and cumulative threats at … to ensure that the activities within its jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other Range … 21 $ Developing criteria and indicators for forest quality and biodiversity conservation; $ Identifying options …
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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… very foundation of sustainable development, our health, food security and our economies. Ecosystems provide clean … around 200–300 million USD alone. The UNODC-WCO container control programme has established improved customs controls … have on a nation’s political stability, environ- mental quality, its natural resources, biodiversity, economy and …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… local to global areas. 6. Flexible to use data of varying quality and coverage. 7. Consistent with and complementary to … Example trophic levels, interactions within levels, food web structure). predation and resource competition … S.N., Freymann, B.P. and Olff, H. (2011). ‘The serengeti food web: empirical quantification and analysis of …
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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… in the area during the activity? What are those animals’ food source(s)? and How can potential effects be mitigated? … cost/beneFit analysis Field logistics HealtH and saFety Quality control and reporting Figure 1. a conceptual diagram showing …
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