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Take greater account of the ocean in the climate regime
… of all ecosystems, including oceans, and the protection of biodiversity; NOTING WITH CONCERN the adverse effects of … played by the ocean in climate regulation; RECALLING Aichi Biodiversity Targets 10, 11, and 15 regarding marine and … that the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment …
Protecting coastal and marine environments from mining waste
… particular from land-based activities; ALSO NOTING Aichi Biodiversity Target 8 that "by 2020, pollution, including … levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity"; OBSERVING article 210 of the United Nations … currents, destruction of marine and coastal habitat and biodiversity, modification of the coastal line, loss of …
Establishment, recognition and regulation of the career of park ranger
… is one of the most common and effective ways of conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services efficiently; ALSO … protected areas, including special measures for conserving biodiversity (as reflected in Article 8 of the Convention – … rangers’ performance helps achieve several of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, whose purpose is to promote the values …
Support for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa
… resources, combat desertification, protect and increase biodiversity, create green jobs, bolster economic growth and … change, improving human well-being, ecosystem health and biodiversity conservation across Africa; and d. establish … climate change, land degradation, food and water security, biodiversity conservation, and resilience; c. affirm national …
Fact sheet - The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biodiversity, also taking into account risks to human health. … resulting from biotechnology may have negative effects on biodiversity and human health The Protocol also requires … response measures to be taken in the event of damage to biodiversity resulting from LMOs. The competent authority in …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Protecting food security and the environment while facilitating trade
… helped ensure food security and contributed to protecting biodiversity, as well as provided the framework for … of climate change on the environment, protection of biodiversity, and the facilitation of safe trade, among … degradation during pest invasions, impacts on biodiversity through the destruction of native flora, and …
Strengthening the World Heritage Convention
… full role in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Targets, and by … and to contribute to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020; b. regularly report to IUCN on … and stakeholders in World Heritage Sites to deliver both biodiversity conservation results, and ensure that World …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… and one that has impeded progress in combating biodiversity loss and in crime prevention. The mistake that … world governments and law-abiding citizens, and not just a biodiversity conservation niche. Interventions to tackle the … the form of illegal fishing, directly impacting marine biodiversity, food security, livelihoods and economies (see …
Vital Waste Graphics 3
… DIRECT EXPENDITURES REVENUES Loss of ecosystem services Biodiversity losses Climate change Health costs Waste … DIRECT EXPENDITURES REVENUES Loss of ecosystem services Biodiversity losses Climate change Health costs Waste … Much as climate change, damage to ecosystem services or biodiversity is often difficult to trace to its source. Waste …