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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… over the past ten years. In Lake Victoria, a decline in water quality and the introduction of the Nile Perch (Lates … species of mollusc, found only within a 100km stretch of water, are highly threatened due to upstream pollution. … • Discovery of a new species of giant sengi (see lower right image). • Supported successful funding of important …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… Pritchard, 1979). The species can apparently exist without water for long periods. Males compete for females in the … for it.s shell which may be used for ladling or holding water and also to make snuffboxes (Fi tzs immons , 1935 in … barramundi well upstream of tidal river mouths and often right up into the breeding areas (Messel et ai . , 1979-1984; …
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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… including food, fuel, construction materials, clean water and air, and protection from natural hazards. … – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at its … species Invasive species Climate change Pollution (air, water) 0% 23 Region 1st priority 2nd priority Caribbean …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… Genetic Resources Institute IPR – Intellectual Property Right MTA – Material Transfer Agreement PGR – Plant Genetic … the utilization of PGRFA (Article 9.2(b)); and (iii) the right to participate in mak- MULTILATERAL SYSTEM OF ACCESS … iimi@cgnet.com Research and related activities to improve water resource systems and irrigation management in …
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Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… place in the same environment. Neither does it cover fresh water aquaculture, although some examples are taken from this … forestry and fisheries sectors) conserves land, water, plant and animal genetic resources, is environmentally … and Yarish, C., 2003. Integrated aquaculture: asking the right questions. Aquaculture, 226: 69-90. United Nations …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… Service, National Museums of Kenya, and the Ministry of Water, Environment and Natural Resources provided valuable … Manegene, Director of Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (MEWNR); Nick Ahlers, … Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia, fuelling conflict over land, water and livestock. This deep-rooted conflict is as much of …
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Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… Piza Vice-ministry of Basic Sanitation and Drinking Water, Bolivia Corinne Stocco Environment and Climate Change … Calizaya Vice-ministry of Basic Sanitation and Drinking Water, Bolivia Pablo Garcia Ministry of Health, El Salvador … it helps to deliver and the lives it protects. The time is right for governments, private sector and individual citizens …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… of eutrophication on toxicity 33 5.2.7. Effects of pO₂ in water on toxicity 33 5.2.8. Effects of nutritional status on … of POP s between air and soil, and between air and water. Releases from environmental reservoirs such as soil, … are both relevant environmental stressors in their own right and that, in combination, they are both of greater harm …
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Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe

… biodiversity, physical environment (soils, geology, water, air) and natural phenomena such as weather and … capacities. Capacity development needs to reach the right people One of the challenges raised in the assessments … 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… on The IUCN Red List show that that the proportion of warm-water coral, bird, mammal and amphibian species expected to … and biodiversity For the first time 845 species of warm water reef-building corals have been included on the Red List … “by 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
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