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Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways
… L.L., Rejmanek, M. & Westbrooks, R. (1997). Introduced species: a significant component of human-caused global … Young, H.G. & Rhymer, J.M. (1998) Meller’s duck: a threatened species receives recognition at last. Biodiver- … concern: The Ruddy Duck hybridises with the globally threatened White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), while the …
Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Food and Agricultural … and stakeholders and the business sector and conserving threatened species and ecosystems. Our efforts can and must … relatives of domesticated crop species are increasingly threatened by habitat fragmentation and climate change …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… 1971;4 • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 1973;5 • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory … and/or other regulatory provi- sions for the protection of threatened species and populations for in situ conservation … that identify and state the abundance of listed threatened species, migratory species and listed marine …
State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
… cent of its total mammals, 35 per cent of its reptilian species, 41 per cent of its birds and 50 per cent of its … role. Almost two thirds of the Caribbean coral reefs are threatened by coastal urbanization, sedimentation, … Latin America and the Caribbean is being lost or seriously threatened by human activities at all levels and practically …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… is home to some one quarter of the world’s 4,700 mammal species, including 79 species of antelope. It also has more … prime habitat for migratory birds and a key refuge for threatened wildlife. 9. Uncontrolled medicinal and aromatic … of endemic reptiles, alongside a number of endemic and threatened antelopes, such as the gerenuk (Litocranius …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… from Fishing Vessels — II.C. Non-Indigenous/Invasive Species Introductions — II.D.3. Vessel Routeing and Protected … or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and other forms of marine … or fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and other forms of marine …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… a project under the Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking - ARREST Program, supported by the US … the Appendix I to the Convention which lists all species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by … II to the Convention which lists all species that are not threatened with extinction but may become so if trade is not …
GEO yearbook 2003
… International measures to control invasive marine species and hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of … under one third of the world’s 5 743 amphibian species are threatened with extinction (Figure 3). This is considerably … endangered 7% Endangered 13% Vulnerable 12% Near-threatened 6% Of least concern 38% Source: GAA 2004 Figure 3: …
Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches
… Restoration tools 16 4.6 Protected Area tools 17 4.7 Threatened Species tools 20 4.8 Invasive Species tools 21 5. … of distribution and abundance hcv 3 – Ecosystems Rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems hcv 4 – Ecosystem …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.8 Focus management on threatened sites and damaging activities . . . . . . . . . . … the area and uphold wilderness values. Focus management on threatened sites and damaging activities. Management should …