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Factsheet - Protected Areas

… financially secured protected area networks is a critical strategy not only for biodiversity conservation, but for … and multiple benefits, the PoWPA is the most comprehensive global plan of action for effective implementation of … livelihoods, protected areas contribute directly to the global agenda for sustainable development, poverty reduction …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

ABS Elements. Elements to facilitate domestic implementation of Access and Benefit-Sharing for different subsectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture

… integrate them into a broader and consistent agriculture strategy. IV. Consideration and evaluation of options for ABS … Essentially three international instruments make up the global framework for ABS for genetic resources: the CBD, the … could adversely impact the diversity of local GRFA. (vi) Global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism 75. Parties to …
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Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species

… e is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response.”  Stern Review, 2006      … in Mali, Niger  and Chad however  this management  strategy will only work with  the  co‐operation of  …
19 Jun 2026 Document

The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Stefano Barchiesi - IUCN Global Water Programme Rocío Córdoba - IUCN Regional Office … IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) IUCN Global Water Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland … learning from practice and options for policy and strategy. It is based on the cumulative field experience from …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… adopted over twenty years ago as the first of the modern global nature conservation conventions. The period when the … the Convention was able to break important new ground in global efforts for nature conservation and sustainable … was not until 1980, however, that the World Conservation Strategy set out by IUCN, UNEP and WWF linked conservation …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… States of America GHG Greenhouse gases GOG Gas-on-gas GWP Global warming potential IEA International Energy Agency IGU … flowback operations, assuming both 100-year and 20-year global warming potentials … international instruments raises the need to decide which strategy should be adopted with regard to the issue of …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

At the meeting

… Regional Coordination One feature of the CMS COP, being a global forum, and the AEWA MOP with its wide geographic … and are also known to occur at a meeting. The ultimate strategy is to come prepared. Start the day with a good … some several continents (e.g. AEWA) and others are global (e.g. Sharks MOU). What conservation measures should …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

What is Agrodiversity

… in a more uniform, less diverse, but more competitive global market. As a consequence there have been: ≠ changes in … species. WHAT IS AGROBIODIVERSITY? References FAO. 1996. Global plan of action for the conservation and sustainable …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Tackling, poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa

… Our comprehensive response seeks to address the complex, global nature of this crisis through a multi-tiered effort: • … other antipoaching efforts on the ground. • AWF increases global awareness of the crisis to reduce demand. • We … February 2014, the U.S. government released its National Strategy for Combating Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, which, …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), IPPC Procedure Manual for Standard Setting

… IPPC Procedure manual for standard setting). To indicate a global need for the proposed topic, submitters are encouraged … topics24 Priority will be given to topics with the largest global impact. Core criteria (must provide information) (1) … in the IPPC regional workshops has been a successful strategy to increase and align the knowledge on IPPC related …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity