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World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… of the world. - -- Farm laundering. Captive breeding, or farming, opera- tions can be used to launder illegally … thousands of dollars.6 It is likely the single most value-intensive wildlife commodity. Wild plants and animals have … agarwood and scout for these buyers. As a result of this intensive prospecting, protected areas contain some of the …
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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… way for large-scale development of export-oriented prawn farming, or to be filled for use as construction land. … to degraded water quality brought about by high intensity farming, came together to form community-based societies. The … practices in the surrounding areas. Allowing resource intensive activities in the surrounding areas could put more …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… apply to other types of production such as subsistence farming and small-scale commercial production. Different … for companionship, and has elaborated health standards for intensive farming. These standards are found in the OIE … management of farm animals, in particular for animals in intensive farming systems. It is complemented by 12 …
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European models of good practice in protected areas

… them – and the flora is much enriched by traditional non-intensive forms of agriculture and forestry.) Of course, the … of the island, one part of which is its sus- tainable farming practices, but certainly not entirely dependent on … pastures) has remained at 35%. Both intensification of farming and abandonment of farmed land lead to loss of …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… vegetation encompassing recreation parks, agroforestry, farming and forestry systems, the geographical administrative … Urban forestry addresses "the land in and around areas of intensive human influence, ranging from small communities to … throughout the urban and peri-urban area, applying intensive production methods, using and reusing natural …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… is currently given over to cultivation us- ing organic farming methods. The mon- astery’s estate has been designated … The settlers were poslushniks, inoks and monks. The most intensive impact on the islands’ nature came in the 16th … forests of the Holy Mountain on an ad hoc basis. The non-intensive char- acter of the forestry practices in place and …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… for hydropower remains unexploited. Structural and capital-intensive engineering solutions – particularly large dams and … groundwater and mountainous glaciers about 1 500 years. Intensive use depletes stored waters and disturbs the natural … of capture fisheries (fishing) and aquaculture (fish farming). The value of inland fisheries is often …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… over it.79 Emerging conflicts over sovereignty, as well as intensive scientific study of the area in what was declared … more recent and includes, for instance, certification of farming through organic standards grouped under the auspices … occur outside (e.g. good forest management or organic farming) National systems: To date, there is no scheme for …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… to say that plant genetic diversity is more important for farming than any other environmental factor, because it … difficult for farmers, who are still engaged in diversity farming.2 Farmers' Rights are important, in order to ensure … draft Resolution was the final result of wide-ranging and intensive discussions and negotiations among many countries, …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… achieved. REFERENCES Anon. (1984). A survey of wildlife farming operations. Confidential report by the Wildlife Trade … 1977a). THREATS TO SURVIVAL Cameroon In the early 1970s intensive logging was destroying Colobus habitat. The species … appears to have been eradicated from Samui Island by intensive human colonisation, and is absent from much of its …
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