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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… 37 Figure 22. Progress of tuna RFMOs in implementing an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management 39 Figure 23. Summary of key … UNGA United Nations General Assembly VME Vulnerable marine ecosystem VMS Vessel Monitoring System WCFPC Western and …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… depends on sustainable groundwa- ter management. Ecosystem conservation also helps to sustain groundwater recharge. Groundwater management and ecosystem management work together to underpin the continuing … for and actions needed to implement a collaborative approach to sustainable groundwater management (Figure 1.2). …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… The Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) in Ecuador 47 Box 19: One approach to enforcement 49 Box 20: Examples of voluntary … of the aims of banking is to avoid any temporal loss of ecosystem benefits (see section 6.4). 15 damaged by … an adjoining pond and, two years later, when this new ecosystem was ready, hired someone to collect each newt and …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… pest control and climate regulation (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Biodiversity loss also has important economic implications. The loss of ecosystem services, from land-based ecosystems alone, is … and development trade-offs and take a landscape approach to NPI (as described later in this paper). …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… associated with its activities. Implementing an NPI approach entails the use of the Mitigation Hierarchy, a … addressing biodiversity issues Many businesses rely on ecosystem goods (e.g. timber, fisheries and natural … global assessment found that almost two-thirds of the ecosystem services examined are being degraded or used …
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European charter on hunting and biodiversity

… . . . . . . 26 4.2 Appendix 2 – Malawi Principles for the Ecosystem Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4.3 … Use of Biodiversity and the Malawi Principles for the Ecosystem Approach. In addition, the Bern Convention Parties …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… LU: ......... Livestock Unit MA: ........ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MDG: ..... Millennium Development Goal … Non-Governmental Organization PES: ...... Payment for Ecosystem Services PUG: ...... Pasture User Group REDD: .... … In the livestock sector this requires a three pronged approach: reduced consumption of livestock products; greening …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… that soil has a fundamental role in the terrestrial ecosystem as a three-dimensional body performing a wide range … lowering the potential capability of the soil to produce ecosystem services. It includes physical, chemical, and … institutional elements that will enable an ecosystem-based approach to be applied in all aspects of soil protection and …
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National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… development Manage freshwater in a holistic manner: an ecosystem approach. Treat all matters concerning freshwater in a … that it is essential to include the entire freshwater ecosystem in protection and preservation programmes. Various …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… a system of such areas to ensure long-term protection of ecosystem processes, biological diversity and productivity … and Margaret Moore for their insistence on a pragmatic approach; David Freestone for his long-term mentoring and … conservation. Effectively managed, they can maintain ecosystem structure and function, protect habitats and …
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