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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… those posed by hunting, fishing (incidental take or by-catch), pollution, alien species (invasive species and … disturbances within the agreement area such as fishing by-catch and airplane noise. This is to take place inside and … an accurate figure has yet to be established on the total number of migratory species in the world. CMS hopes to …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds

… 1) details the net imports of importing countries, the total of which gives an estimate of the minimum volume of … les importations nettes des pays d* importation dont le total donne une estimation du volume minimal du commerce … and Nature Conservation (PHPA), in order to legally catch, own, breed or transport non-protected wildlife species …
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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… achieved by merging diverse management actions, including catch restrictions, gear modifica- tion, and closed areas, … methods and regulation (e .g . reducing discards, by-catch, less destructive fishing methods) benefit fish stocks … PAPER NO. 149 potential benefits, including increased total catches or larger-sized fish catches due to spillover …
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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… standards Ambient quality standards fix the maximum allowable level of pollution in an environmental sector … the activity can be considered as environmental harm. The total economic value of environmental harm incorporates both … million ($US800,000) proceeds from the sale of the Volga's catch. In other cases, over the past decade, more than 400 …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… the urban population will form more than half of the total. Almost all population growth in the next 30 years will … 2: Contribution of urban and rural population growth to total population growth 1950–2030 % 50 19 50 –5 5 100 19 60 … which provides about 18 per cent of the US annual fish catch, is subject to an expanding dead Worrying trends in …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… Lands for Improved Liveli- hood» project stated that the total value of the accumulative economic losses arising from … carbon sequestration Construction of cisterns, micro-catch- ments, stock ponds; maintenance of existing ponds; … Carrying Capacity (maximum # of animals) (at 50 % allowable grazing – see calculations in Annex 1) Steppe Badia …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… manatees). By the end of 21st century, 10 to 20% of total estimated losses of mangroves on Pacific Islands will … the framework of adaptation life plans. Currently, a total of eight Adaptation Life Plans have been developed. The … to grow. Receding water levels can also make it easier to catch the fish. The main species caught are Clarias …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… who only constitute to about five per cent of the world’s total population, occupy about 20 per cent of the world’s … in urban areas constitutes up to more than half of their total population. This rate is on the increase for a variety … oceans, they account for more than 90% of the global fish catch (German Advisory Council on Global Change, 2006). …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… activities may reduce the local total annual runoff and groundwater recharge due to increased … between a more constant supply of water and a reduction in total available water volume. 4 For the purposes of this … Within six months of reconnection of Zhangdu Lake, the catch increased by 17.33 per cent and nine fish species …
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Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management

… 2013). In addition to greatly increasing the size of the total ocean area under protection, LSMPAs offer a variety of … support small-scale fisheries. A fisherman holds up his catch in PIPA. © Cat Holloway Box 6 Addressing climate change … in the planning process and the least restrictive measures allowable by law were taken. A permitting system may also be …
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