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The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners

… World Conservation Union The Precautionary Principle in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management … and related work on biosafety (see below), marine and coastal biodiversity (eg, Decision II/10, SBSTTA I/8), … Barcelona Convention on the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Mediterranean (1995) stipulates …
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High seas bottom trawl fisheries and their impacts on the biodiversity of vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems: Options for international action

… High Seas Bottom Trawl Fisheries And Their Impacts On The Biodiversity Of Vulnerable Deep-Sea Ecosystems Executive … 200 n.m. Exclusive Economic Zones is largely a matter of coastal state responsibility. However, the international … vi Vulnerability of continental margin biodiversity of coastal states • On the continental margin beyond 200 n.m., …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… Guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests … GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY IN TROPICAL TIMBER PRODUCTION FORESTS 1 ITTO … of 751,000 is concentrated predominantly on the narrow coastal plain. Approximately 75% of the country is forested, …
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Sharing Information with Confidence. “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and potential future directions

… paper May 2004 Sharing Information with Confidence “The Biodiversity Commons”: past experience, current trends and … is critically important to good conservation of biodiversity and there is a recognition that we all need to … D McAllister (2001); Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Coastal Ecosystems, World Resources Institute, Washington …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… modelling, and valuing ecosystem services Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and … the evolution and development of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and … world’s terrestrial areas and inland waters, 12.7% of the coastal and marine areas within national jurisdiction, and …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… THE ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY INDIA INITIATIVE INTERIM REPORT WORKING DOCUMENT … Gundimeda, Indu K Murthy Inland Wetlands: Ritesh Kumar Coastal and Marine Ecosystems: E Vivekanandan With inputs … wetland, Puducherry 52 53 Jammu and Kashmir 55 CHAPTER 4 Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 57 CASE STUDIES mangroves …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … defined as the carbon stored, sequestered or released from coastal ecosystems of tidal marshes, mangroves and seagrass … sustainable policy, management and planning activities in coastal ecosystems to reduce emissions from conversion and …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… managed, those areas can help conserve rich marine biodiversity and the life-supporting services that the ocean … underline the urgent need for a better management of coastal areas and the creation of a comprehensive network of … in the future. In temperate zones and high latitudes, the coastal seas are overall carbon sinks; but in lower …
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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … document serve as the basis for development of marine and coastal conservation in Libya for all present and future … experts and from documentation available on marine and coastal biodiversity in Libya. It proposes and describes …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … Decision Support to Meet Management Objectives for Coastal Conservation and Hazard Mitigation on Long Island, … especially in the case of ‘hard defenses built to prevent coastal and inland flooding’ (Campbell et al., 2009). This …
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