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International System of Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage

… of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of Outstanding Universal Value from the point of view … intrinsic qualities of a World Heritage site were already threatened at the time of its nomination by action of man and …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

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 … in Earth’s history, with some 20,000 species known to be threatened with extinction and many more likely to be threatened (Barber et al., 2004, p. 30). Globally, ecosystem …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation areas 10 3. … factors that are causing the depletion of species that are threatened or that may become so (Article X). Threatened species are defined in Annex 1 and include …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… Section 2.4) if the site’s OUV is seen as being severely threatened. Such a move can result in additional … of the site itself (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes … of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of OUV from the point of view of science …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… Section 2.4) if the site’s OUV is seen as being severely threatened. Such a move can result in additional … of the site itself (e.g. tourism based on rare or iconic species, such as mountain gorillas, or important landscapes … of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of OUV from the point of view of science …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… the richest areas in Europe in terms of ecosystems and species diversity, and as future EU Member States they should … conservation. While many species are increasingly threatened throughout their distribution range, protected … the long-term survival of Europe’s most valuable and threatened species and habitats. Natura 2000 comprises …
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Conservation of intertidal habitats and migratory waterbirds of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, especially the Yellow Sea, in a global context

… Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds, with particular reference to the … Sea (Jeju,2012); ALARMED by the Red Listing as Globally Threatened or Near Threatened of an additional six migratory waterbird species due to the rapid rate of conversion of intertidal …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… to avoid and reduce such impacts, rehabilitate affected species/landscapes and offset any residual impacts. • … headlines. Globally, over 20,000 species are known to be threatened with extinction; one in four mammals and one in … degradation is the biggest threat (affecting 89% of all threatened birds, 83% of mammals, and 91% of threatened
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have environmentally and … Mapping causes of climate vulnerability for Australia’s threatened species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … systems and provides outstanding physical habitat for the threatened bull trout, a cold-water species. Bull trout …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… warming: setting the scene 17 2 Cascading effects - from species to ecosystems to services 47 3.  … the Continuous Plankton Recorder survey is also threatened by funding shortfalls, and the long- term … an unsustainable future. 2.3 Solutions at risk 2.3.1 A threatened diversity of solutions Various options are …
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