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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… risk research and analytics, catastrophe risk models, and loss prevention measures. There are many examples of … ecosystem services, especially in the preservation of biodiversity – make them increasingly attractive and … degradation and mitigate the effects of drought; the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and efforts to secure land tenure under …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… community. We must stop the plundering or risk irreparable loss of our planet’s precious biodiversity. I urge all governments to make full use of this … in the international reptile skin trade: A case study”, Biodiversity Conserva- tion, vol. 16 (2007), p. 933. 14 …
Beyond access : Exploring implementation of the fair and equitable sharing commitment in the CBD
… addressing ownership and benefit sharing in the field of biodiversity and genetic resources. This book is well in line … functional system was intensively discussed in the Global Biodiversity Forum 2000, in Nairobi, preceding CBD COP-5. … call for “a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diver- sity,” calling on countries to: (o) …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… the National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, the National Commission of Natural Protected … Change (UNFCCC) as well as action towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 15 on restoration of at least 15 per cent … further reduction of natural forest cover. Address ongoing loss and conversion of primary and secondary natural forest. …
The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention
… disturbance, lesions, neurological symptoms, convulsions, loss of consciousness, death. 10 The Severely hazardouS … legal or medical support and sharing alternatives (such as biodiversity based agroecology and IPM) if needed. So far, … to address the problems caused by HHPs to human health, biodiversity and natural resources. It is being implemented …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… ATTRIBUTABLE TO MALARIA SOUTHEAST ASIA: $ 68 B OF ECONOMIC LOSS Source: UNEP’s Costs of Inaction Initiative Baseline … Industry Source: WHO LATIN AMERICA $ 28 B OF ECONOMIC LOSS AFRICA: $ 12 B OF ECONOMIC LOSS 1.27M 0.9M $ 171 B $ 4.2 … $ 1.4 billion per year in health expenses and effects on biodiversity. In Burkina Faso, the total cost of …
From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC
… sampling units: systematic sampling of the total 2000–2014 loss from the global forest change product at 30 percent … assessments that use remote sensing to assess tree cover (loss). Visual interpretation (e.g. through sample data or the … Finance Corporation’s Performance Standard 6, “Biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… for conserving areas of high, valuable, sensitive or rare biodiversity that are potentially threatened is well … and legal status. A definition of the resources, either biodiversity and/or exploitable reserves, that occur beyond … alter the community balance and may result in reef loss(3). Oil exploration and production is currently …