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… the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity and natural heritage, and in positioning the … time and raise public awareness of their importance for biodiversity conservation. ■ Identify the most pressing … Arab States Iraq The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: refuge of biodiversity and the relict landscape of the Mesopotamian …

… level for their efforts in environmental and agricultural biodiversity protection, as keepers of traditional knowedge … published about traditional knowledge and relevance to biodiversity and development, e.g. authored by Abramovitz for … Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Global Biodiversity Strategy: Policy-makers' Guide produced by the …

… form a central pillar in The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which UNEP hosts and which dovetails with … spurred desertification.32 The modification and loss of biodiversity and ecosystems and the propagation of invasive … use of water is an especially important driver of biodiversity loss, particularly because there are significant …

… also the stewards of natural resources and guardians of biodiversity. This has brought increased interest to … PEOPLES THE STEWARDS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND GUARDIANS OF BIODIVERSITY AND THEIR RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AS A BASIC HUMAN … small farmers and landless peasants. The resulting loss of biodiversity (from replacing instead of improving the …

… are generally divided into five thematic clusters: • Biodiversity;6 • Atmosphere;7 • Land;8 • Chemicals and … Protocol,44 the Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Convention)45 and the United Nations Convention … the Basel Convention,52 the UNFCCC,53 and the Biodiversity Convention.54 43 Articles 10, XV(i)(a), VII(7), …

… problem. � A summary of the impacts of wetland disease on biodiversity, livestock and human health and its economic … well-functioning wetlands, not just in their support of biodiversity but also in terms of services provided to human … Resolution X.28. Wetlands and poverty eradication Biodiversity conservation Disease can influence the status of …

… and surveillance strategies, reducing threats to regional biodiversity and hence elevating the transboundary protected … of park rangers on key aspects like fire management and biodiversity monitoring. Through specific trainings and … due to be signed in the near future, to protect the area’s biodiversity and flag species such as the Gorilla by pooling …

… and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive … and ecosystem service markets (e.g. carbon and biodiversity). Economic and social benefits Pastoralism … benefits can include maintaining productive rangeland biodiversity, such as pastures and shrubs, and protecting …

… increase awareness of national activities, help mainstream biodiversity issues across sectors and encourage and further … body as well as feeds into the broader international biodiversity governance processes. Nationally, the National … strengths, but also gaps and weaknesses - of the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans and National …

… land and water is causing shifts in ecosystems and loss of biodiversity; plastics in the ocean is on the rise and there … pollutants contribute to air pollution and loss of biodiversity (Vet 2014). Similarly there have been great … used for livestock management. These degrade soil biodiversity and functioning, and can reduce agricultural …