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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… where there was a tendency to concentrate on a few high- output breeds. The same is also happening at an … at the turn of the last century are now extinct and a high percentage of the remaining breeds (for which population … regimes of trade liberalization, is generating high pressure on the utilization of livestock genetic …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… environmental and biodiversity liability risk 11 Table 2. High risk sectors listed on the FTSE indices according to … (BBRs) than others. These include: 1. Companies having (high) impacts on ecosystems. These can be subdivided into … the loan; 2) non-recourse; and 3) loans to companies with high impacts on ecosystems and/or ecosystem dependent …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… nale for undertaking and financing the required changes. High priority should be given to those situations where the … that all of the natural flow, in its natural pattern of high and low flows, would be needed to maintain a … protection and specific water allocations. For rivers with high biodiversity values, for example, an environmental flow …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… birds in the epidemiology of the disease gave rise to some high-profile negative public attitudes toward waterbirds and … Network for Wild Bird Surveillance (GAINS) to ensure that high quality data can inform successful epidemiological … - spreading infection in wild birds or poultry in region • High risk - infection in neighbouring countries/regions • …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… services, and on professional associations to promote high levels of ethical behaviour in legal service provision … develop, publicize and monitor the implementation of high levels of ethical behaviour. Public and private sector … between tenure rights and human rights (Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR 2014), …
Water Management and Stewardship
… in developing countries. It does this by locking together high quality applied research, practical policy advice, and … communicators and specialist support staff who provide high- quality research, policy advice, consultancy services … them. As the Action Plan of the UN and World Bank-led High Level Panel on Water notes: ‘Pressure on water is …