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… and unavoidable loss of ecosystems’ functions and biodiversity is more than compensated through restoration. … measures to adapt to climate change. RESTORING FARM BIODIVERSITY TO COPE WITH CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND DROUGHTS IN … crop varieties carry a much greater risk. Maintaining crop-biodiversity for local small-scale farmers is an important …

… Law defines “environment … in terms of … a combination of biodiversity of different organisms as well as the … and monitoring systems and the control of threats to biodiversity and other livelihood choices. Secondly, given … surprising as the focus of legislation has been to prevent biodiversity loss and environmental degradation and not to …

… Law defines “environment … in terms of … a combination of biodiversity of different organisms as well as the … and monitoring systems and the control of threats to biodiversity and other livelihood choices. Secondly, given … surprising as the focus of legislation has been to prevent biodiversity loss and environmental degradation and not to …

… available scientific information tells us that, to protect biodiversity and manage resources, we must establish … objectives include the full range of benefits that biodiversity provides, especially those that directly affect …

… study, which is named “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)” was initiated in 2007 and a first … 2008. Available at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/biodiversity/economics/pdf/teeb_report.pdf. Various TEEB …

… including increasing climate variability, will also affect biodiversity, and ecosystem composition, function, and … including increased climatic variability, can affect the biodiversity and thus ecosystem composition and functioning … or populations. Tropical regions are characterized by high biodiversity. The numbers of individuals that constitute a …

… human health and safety, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity in fire-sensitive or fire-intolerant ecosystems, … Diversity (CBD) concerns forests both as a component of biodiversity and as a habitat to terrestrial biodiversity and commits parties to biodiversity …

… for the maintenance of the region’s ecological system and biodiversity; respect the Arctic’s significance for and … regulation. They are places of unique and rich biodiversity, cultural diversity within largely traditional … nuisances and risks, avoiding or minimizing danger for biodiversity, and using means of transport that respect as …

… It poses a severe threat to conservation and biodiversity in general. Poaching has led to the near … negative consequences of poaching. Realizing the threat to biodiversity posed by excessive hunting, local leaders then …

… ecosystem services, freshwater systems, and ultimately biodiversity. This study was guided by IUCN’s Business … sectoral and cross- sectoral levels in regard to how biodiversity is valued and managed by businesses. More … for example, to resettlement of displaced populations, biodiversity conservation, project-affected communities 37 ‘5 …