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First report on the protection of the atmosphere
… Framework Directive on Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management (Official Journal of the European Communities, L … and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … of the concept of common concern has been explored from an ecosystem orientation, http://undocs.org/A/RES/43/53 …
Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… Reliance on Human Management … crops can be summarized as follows: • Reliance on human management; and • Countries’ interdependence on agricultural … of biological organization, from the molecular up to the ecosystem level.9 Keeping this in mind will help to … as a ‘breed’ for animals and as a ‘variety’ for plants. An ecosystem, simply put, is the environment in which species …
IUCN response to the Paris Climate Change Agreement
… global climate change regulatory regime, 5.084 Promoting ecosystem-based adaptation, 5.085 Climate change justice and … degradation and the role of conservation and sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon … nature-based solutions that build upon conservation and ecosystem-based mitigation and adaptation, and for IUCN to …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… environment against the adverse effects of the generation, management, transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous … When this happened, wastes usually entered into the ecosystem, or were randomly burned, or left to rot, … particularly true where they are dependent on a particular ecosystem for their survival and their income. Our …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … Africa and the Control of their Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, which requires … to combating the introduction of exogenous species into an ecosystem. Article V(4) of the 1976 Convention on …
Securing the future for global peatlands
… providing clean water and playing a key role in flood management), and support a wide range of rare, specialist and … change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and RECALLING that the restoration and … 1-10 September 2016: 1. RECOMMENDS that the Commission on Ecosystem Management should develop or endorse an existing …
Integrating autochthonous forest genetic diversity into protected area conservation objectives
… of biodiversity: genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity; NOTING that the conservation of genetic … of forest species; and ii. the existence of in situ management measures, established in a management document, aimed at maintaining the genetic …
IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century
… 49 4.4 GLPCA Management Committee … areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and … nature conservation outcomes and associated cultural, ecosystem services and social benefits (the ‘GLPCA Standard’) …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Implementation and Enforcement ....... 299 Environmental Management Tools To Implement … tect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global … Parties to preserve a minimum net area of a particular ecosystem or type of habitat). In setting the baseline or …