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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… svizra Swiss Confederation Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG … as agricultural inputs increases in both financial and environmental terms. This suggests that the role of crop … famines during the 1940s when it was still under colonial rule. After gaining its independence, one of the main goals …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… svizra Swiss Confederation Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG … crop is uniformly susceptible to a given pest, pathogen or environmental hazard. Genetic uniformity creates a potential … to support breeding activities that practically rule out applications from farmers. In order to get …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Transboundary Lakes and Reservoirs: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States Status and Trends SUMMARY … Definitions from the UNGA Resolution 63/124 on the “Law of Transboundary Aquifers” and the draft articles … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value …
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Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States Status and Trends SUMMARY … Definitions from the UNGA Resolution 63/124 on the “Law of Transboundary Aquifers” and the draft articles … of their main characteristics in terms of hydrogeology, environmental role and implications, socio- economic value …
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Report Advisory Body 'Our common dignity initiative on Rights-based Approaches in World Heritage'

… to 2016 was approved by the Advisory Bodies in the autumn of 2016. The Our Common Dignity initiative was managed by … are contributing towards inclusive social development, environmental sustainability and inclusive economic … in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms …
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Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… Managing MIDAs Harmonising the management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, … is to protect the national territory from threats of environmental pollution and improve the quality of life for … each country every year. Moreover, and under the current rule, no more than 45 nominations for listing should be …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… on biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea Volume 1 - Review of impacts, priority areas and mitigation measures Edited by … Email ameer.abdulla@iucn.org Joseph A. Borg Institute for Environmental Studies 12, Sir Arthur Borton Street, Mosta … Parliament (2004) and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which consider underwater noise a …
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Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)

… PAPER WORKING P AP ER Published by: IUCN Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial … practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government … and the costs and benefits associated with them. As a rule of thumb, the final assessment should have approximately …
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Global Land Outlook

… GLOBAL LAND OUTLOOK First Edition ©UNCCD, 2017 Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification … With our current trends in production, urbanization, and environmental degradation, we are losing and wasting too much … question and depends on issues such as governance quality, rule of law, degree of corruption, and the willingness of
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… purposes only and does not represent an interpretation of the text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury by UNEP or … to create binding legal obligations under international law, accession requires only one step, namely, the deposit of … by the commitments required under other multilateral environmental agreements on chemicals and waste, such as the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste