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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions

… Electronic Reporting System EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GEF Global … decisions, introduced by UNEP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1989. … (6%) identify women as resource managers, mainly in agriculture, often noting that women’s direct exposure to …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… with large releases of POP s from households, industry, agriculture or old wastes/deposits. Ecosystems in these areas …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Directives pour l’élaboration d’une stratégie nationale de gestion des eaux de ballast (version française)

… néfastes sur les écosystèmes, la sécurité humaine, l’agriculture, la foresterie et les pêcheries. La Loi … codirigé par les Secrétariats de l’Intérieur, de l’Agriculture et du Commerce. Les membres du Conseil National … des organismes parasites – quarantaine Département de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de la Foresterie – Australie …
20 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… profile: Disabled Composite Default screen growth, mining, agriculture and forestry. Additional threats include overuse, … roadways, extension of power lines, or reclaimed land for agriculture. Such fragmentation leads to loss of species, and … from competing land uses, such as industrial agriculture and forestry, mining, logging, intensive tourism, …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… of water extraction to support expansion of irrigated agriculture lead to shrinkage and salinisation of the sea. By … categories in the IUCN Threats Classification Scheme: 2. Agriculture & Aquaculture: 2.1 Annual & Perennial Non-Timber … has declined to zero as a consequence of clearing for agriculture”. Because flood regimes are fundamental to …
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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… This concern is further exacerbated in rural areas, where agriculture is the main source of water withdrawal16 and … competition for water with other activities such as agriculture and may affect production costs. This concern … use. The major sectors that withdraw water are irrigated agriculture, industries and municipalities”. Food and …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… Customs and excise Veterinary (disease control) Agriculture Health Tertiary agencies Commercial or local … prior assessment may include the establishment of refugee, agriculture and livestock resettlement areas and the …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Actors: National Ministry: Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment Location: Spain Description: The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has published an annual … and awareness-raising campaigns run by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The 2012 edition contained …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… and Development. The establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) saw the … • State Forestry Administration; • Ministry of Agriculture; • Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural … Marine Species: Collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization and the CITES Regime’. Melb. J. Int. …
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Major Components of the Cartagena Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… for local farmers and national economies dependant on agriculture and biodiversity. Taking into account …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity