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Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas

… that border an ocean or sea. This Plan of Action has been developed by WCPA – Marine and our partners around the world … and through others. As part of this process we have developed and are now strengthening a global Regional Coordinator framework supported by country leads, and a communications structure to support our …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… key concepts. OVERVIEW – Page 6 Why this Manual was developed – the Ramsar context The Ramsar Convention on … and wetlands OVERVIEW – Page 8 How this Manual was developed User needs survey To assess current needs, an … guide and monitor accreditation of rinderpest freedom on a country-by-country basis. Disease surveillance and …
20 Jun 2026 Document

IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century

… organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or … to achieve ‘Green List’ status. The GLPCA Standard is developed by IUCN with the expertise of the WCPA and a … Codes of Good Practice describe how credible standards are developed. They are reflected in the GLPCA Programme as …
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Mekong River Basin. Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management

… there is a need for a step- by-step approach that gains in-country ownership over time. New initiatives continue to … sufficient. Furthermore, when water related laws had been developed, there were still major gaps in the supporting … Policy (2010–2020) and Water Strategy (2010–2015) were developed by the Water Resources and Environment …
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At the meeting

… evidence of a delegate’s authority to represent their country at the meeting) which are then examined. 1.2 During … of the Chair of the meeting. A delegate raises his or her country’s name card (sometimes called “the flag”) to obtain … resolved in the course of the meeting, and policy can be developed and solutions found over a longer period. In such …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Biodiversity for (Bio)technology under the Convention on Biological Diversity: bioprospecting partnership in practice

… and use it to improve the quality of life. In 1991, INBio developed the concept and practice of "bioprospecting" as one … prospecting actively in the protected wild areas of the country under that agreement, with the participation of the … dry tropical forest. Parallelly, investigations have been developed jointly with the corporation Ecos La Pacífica, …
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Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity

… (Source: www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_in# uenza/country/cases_table_2008_06_19/en/index.html) 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 … molecular technology that rapidly detects Bd from DNA was developed in Japan. Pets and wild frogs suspected of carrying … members from the following biofouling groups: • Bio" lms developed by bacteria, cyanobacteria and diatoms • …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste under the Basel Convention

… and definitions of the terms listed below were developed for the purpose of the present guidelines and … with terms used in other guidelines and guidance documents developed under the Basel Convention. Terminology … references Text discussed by the COP 27, 29 [In case a country has not communicated any such information, exports to …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Strengthening the implementation of Farmers' Right in Guatemala

… security of the most vulnerable population in the country, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) … specific elements in the draft policy of seeds being developed by an inter-institutional committee. The Government … 3. Participatory and inclusive methodology The case study developed in Guatemala was based on a participatory and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Governance of the Mediterranean Sea : Outlook for the legal regime

… part of IUCN or Total concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authori- ties, or … and the protection of the marine environment. One country, namely France, has declared an Ecological Zone … jurisdiction under the EEZ regime, could be further developed within the framework of the Barcelona Convention. …
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