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… eral System, are intended to encourage the hold- ers of semi-public and private collections, such as provincial … ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Patancheru P.O., Andhara Pradesh 502 324, India …

… 40 5 Biodiversity Access and Benefit Sharing in Arid Countries and those with Low Diversity and High Endemism … and management of the natural resources in that zone, including the living resources, as well as the water, … and J. Huang. 1993. ‘Chrysothamnus: a rubber-producing semi-arid shrub,’ in: Janick, J. and J.E. Simon (Eds), New …

… Bay, United States) 139 10.2.5 Mediterranean Coastal Zone (Albufera de Mallorca, Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical … Some of the world's most spectacular wetlands are found in arid zones fed by major rivers, such as the Colorado, … runoff. The Desertification Convention applies to arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid countries of the world and …

… include permanent water bodies inland from the coastal zone, and areas whose ecology and use are dominated by the … 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 …

… approach to pollution control to integrated coastal zone planning and management as the key tool through which … northwards. The boreal forests and forests in the arid and semi-arid zones are particularly sensitive to …

… dry region and, in some cases, the world. Rising from the semi- arid Colorado High Plateau in Northern Arizona (US), the San … picnicking. There is a large designated Kachina Wilderness Zone (7,670 ha). On the western flank of the Holy Mountains, …

… may be used for environmental protection. • Coastal zone management, fisheries and forestry law seek to conserve … issue of water-rights mobility is particularly relevant in arid countries. d) Water resource management The management … on the Mediterranean coast, while the environment of this semi-enclosed sea is particularly fragile. Most basic …

… scope to include damage in a Party’s Exclusive Economic Zone or equivalent area, as well as in a Party’s territorial … the effects of drought.” it goes on to acknowledge that arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-human areas “are the habitat and …

… Shelf extends out to 200m from the littoral intertidal zone, varying in width in different parts of the world (see … with a southern hemisphere polar and northern hemisphere semi-polar view, centred respectively on Malaysia and … extent, and lower diversity, height and biomass on more arid coastlines (Duke et al., 1998). On drier coasts, …

… that are adjacent to it, notably the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. The territorial sea is … are most environmentally vulnerable, such as those with arid and semi- arid zones, coastal and mountainous areas. Article 21. …