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… Stolton Latvia: Nigel Dudley 25 The CBD is promoting the ecosystem approach, which reflects many of these values. … of trees that do not meet the definition of a natural or semi- natural forest: i.e. industrial plantations for timber, … Guidelines for Environmentally-Sustainable Mining in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland 143 US …

… have recently been summarised in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA): “Genetic diversity has declined … of how communities, sometimes supported by official or semi-official bodies, have taken action to conserve … operating at various collective levels. The savannah, arid lands, and forests that have been selected by State …

… 157 Guide N: The site selection process 165 Guide O: The ecosystem approach 179 Tools Guide P: Carrying capacity, … development, e.g. inland areas (estuaries or wetlands), semi- enclosed sea areas (bays or fjords) or open sea areas … sites, 52 river mouths, 159 dams and hill dams, 115 semi-arid and Saharan sites, 12 chotts and sebkahs), distributed …

… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. UNESCO designated … of the Council of Europe. It recognises natural and semi-natural areas and landscapes of exceptional European … in northern Tunisia, in an area with a typically semi-arid climate. The site consists of marshes, an isolated and …

… (species diversity) and the interrelationships of life (ecosystem diver- sity). In other words, the CBD is the … eral System, are intended to encourage the hold- ers of semi-public and private collections, such as provincial … – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru P.O., Andhara Pradesh 502 324, India …

… la détérioration des terres en Afrique sub-humide et semi-aride. ICRISAT – Institut international de recherche sur les cultures des zones tropicales semi- arides Mèl : icrisat@cgnet.com Recherche et activités … la productivité et la durabilité en agriculture tropicale semi-aride, et notamment l’amélioration du sorgho, du mil …

… its range and at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it occurs and well above the level at … and in Buenos Aires Province it now exists only in a semi-captive state on ranches. Found in open scrubland and … Peten lowlands, the south-east Pacific lowlands and arid interior, apparently absent from the humid Caribbean …

… 40 5 Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing in Arid Countries and those with Low Diversity and High Endemism … of collection practices that damage or destroy the ecosystem under study. While these issues, and the entire … and J. Huang. 1993. ‘Chrysothamnus: a rubber-producing semi-arid shrub,’ in: Janick, J. and J.E. Simon (Eds), New …

… northwards. The boreal forests and forests in the arid and semi-arid zones are particularly sensitive to … beginning of the third millennium. First, the global human ecosystem is threatened by grave imbalances in productivity …

… through the water cycle . . . . . . . . 3 1.2.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … fully ascertained. While studies generally forecast more arid conditions and reduced rainfall and stream flow … a function of geography. For example, communities in semi-arid areas may be most exposed to drought. Sensitivity …