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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… for Standardization IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature MEA multilateral environmental … non-binding instruments: the Rio Declaration, the UNCED Forest Principles and Agenda 21: Programme of Action for … designated protected areas, but also, for example, a forest, a tree or a park that is of localized significance, …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… IU C N The World Conservation UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN … have linked up with key players in the industrial forest sector to support research that will increase tree … the gases that are responsible for global warming. While forest-related biotech research is still in its infancy …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… IU C N The World Conservation UnionThe World Conservation Union IUCN … have linked up with key players in the industrial forest sector to support research that will increase tree … the gases that are responsible for global warming. While forest-related biotech research is still in its infancy …
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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… and techniques to enhance energy efficiency, energy conservation and the use of renewable energy; (f ) The … and coal heating; (b) Open fires such as refuse burning, forest fires and after-crop burning; (c) Coke and anode … exceeded are determined and mapped for lakes and upland forest ecosystems using scientific methodologies and criteria …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… mail@iucn.org World Headquarters International Union for Conservation of Nature Simon Rietbergen, Tom Hammond, Chucri … IUCN Founded in 1948, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) brings together States, government … Copyright: © 2008 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… 1971) is an intergovernmental treaty whose mission is “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, … promotes an integrated package of actions to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands. In recognition of … Reviewing laws and institutions to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands. Ramsar handbooks for …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… The approach is based on the principles of Systematic Conservation Planning and augmented by several operating … identifies a portfolio of geographic areas important for conservation action: A B C Step 1: Map and classify ecosystem … are the Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Grasslands, Fynbos, and Forest. Threatened terrestrial ecosystems tend to be …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… 118 ARTICLE 9 CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE ........ 125 ARTICLE 10 … attributes. This means that, for example, access to a forest for “conventional” timber extraction or hunting would … as a commodity – This means, for example, that access to a forest is requested for timber extraction or hunting. This …
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Manual para los Puntos Focales Nacionales de la CMS y sus instrumentos

18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… 2 Food and Environment Research Agency 3 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 4 On behalf of the Ramsar Scientific … rivers and lakes; and G. fusca, which favours high, dense forest areas. Fly densities fluctuate seasonally which often … they are mostly found in deciduous woodland, coniferous forest, wetland and meadows. Areas with leaf litter, weeds, …
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