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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… 3.1.1 Importance of species diversity for ecological resilience … resilience Ecological resilience is considered as an indicator of disaster resilience (Cutter et al., 2008) and … management terrestrial and 292,051.8 km2 marine). Using indicator data sets from the World Bank, this translates to …
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Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora EIA Environmental impact … whether partial or full, of specific sites, ecosystems, or species habitats; indicate their potential impact on the … Environment Agreements and the Rio Principles. Indicator 1: Selected areas of national legal framework in …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSOLP certificate of source, … as a valuable stage in the development process and an indicator of commercial “intent”; and as such, consider the … evidence for other requirements (such as serving as an indicator of “corporate social responsibility” in countries …
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International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES),9 and the Convention on … Environmental Agreements (IEA) Database: Performance Indicator Data, available at <http://iea.uoregon. edu>. 5 … global, regional and national levels. The Environment Live Indicator Reporting Information System has technology and …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… Precautionary approach 33 3.5 Managing for invasive alien species 34 3.6 Managing for climate change 37 3.7 Taking an … maintain biological diversity to surface area” (UN, 2003, indicator 26). In this context, protected areas have become … the Extent and Effectiveness of Protected Areas as an Indicator for Meeting Global Biodiversity Targets. …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … diversity, i.e. genetic diver- sity within individual species, is essential for maintaining yield stability and the … and indig- enous communities and farmers”. This is a clear indicator of the growing recognition of the role played by …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… Calanolides: Potential anti-HIV agents from Calophyllum species, Sarawak, Malaysia 241 6.6.3 Prostratin: A potential … This failure to read the fine print is a classic indicator of a contract of adhesion. In the ITPGRFA’s … that usually lack morphological defenses is a clear indicator of the importance of these compounds for the …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… planting rangelands seedlings, reseeding rangelands species and regulating the exploitation of pastures8. 3. … 34 reserves to protect and manage the rangelands plant species and conserve the ecosystem. 9 In Africa, a … herbs. Mediterranean non-forest consists of scrub and many species of herbaceous vegetation. In general, the vegetation …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and Species Survival Commission (SSC), IUCN member organizations, … of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and Species Survival Commission (SSC) ■ Stakeholders involved in … a wide range of threats and pressures, with invasive species, impact of tourism, commercial hunting, fishing, dams …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . 101 ARTICLE 33: INTRODUCTION OF ALIEN SPECIES OR MODIFIED ORGANISMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … being constantly introduced, but many endangered and other species are still being devastated at an alarming rate . All … conservation, Article 27 Incidental taking, Article 27 Indicator(s), Article 47 Indigenous people(s), Preamble; …
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