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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… who generously allowed the use of their photographs. Production of the book was ably facilitated by Elaine … the role that linkages might play in the conservation of plant species and communities. Why has there been such … of rare or specialized habitats, the richness of plant and animal species, the size of populations and the …
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Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, providing advice on plant conservation for Kew’s policy partners, the UK … and the mining sector. She holds a Masters degree in Plant Conservation from the University of Birmingham and a … ! conservation; ! characterization and evaluation; and ! production of compounds naturally occurring in genetic …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… in our seas. Alongside this report, a second volume is in production, which will use the knowledge on ocean warming to … UK. Sandra C. Straub, UWA Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology (M470), University of Western Australia, … USA. Thomas Wernberg, UWA Oceans Institute and School of Plant Biology (M470), University of Western Australia, …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… OECD, most energy subsidies are still concentrated on the production of fossil fuels and nuclear power, although the … is produced by a single nuclear station. A second nuclear plant, Temelin, with two reactors, is in the process of being … industry. Construction of the second Slovak nuclear power plant would not have taken place without these subsidies. …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… the enhancement of the natural process of biological production in rivers, lakes and reservoirs caused by an … the sum of water moving through physical evaporation and plant transpiration from the earth’s surface to the … check saltwater intrusion in coastal areas. halophyte: a plant that naturally grows in locations where it is affected …
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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias provided guidance. Its production was managed by Robert Höft, Kieran Mooney, David … cultivated plants is maintained 3 Ex situ collections of plant genetic resources continue to improve, albeit with some … genetic diversity 3 The FAO Global Plans of Action for plant and animal genetic resources provide frameworks for the …
31 May 2026 Literature

Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe

… users to search, for example, for case studies on all plant re introduc ons, or all re introduc ons in South … sites. Goal 4: Annual monitoring all large blue, food-plant and ant populations by scientists and volunteers plus, … destruction, and fragmentation due to logging, charcoal production and clearing of forest for cultivation. There is …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… such as bees play a very important part in food production. It is estimated that bees contribute to the … could become a desert. Evolution has meant that different plant and animal species survive and have adapted over a … o en means that many environments, and the animal and plant species that live within them, are unable to cope with …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… Heritage Site known for its rich biodiversity with 850 plant species, 254 (about 30 per cent) of which are endemic. … in West Asia | 2 the Middle East, some 200–250 plant species are commercially used for medicinal purposes … forage crops of nutritional and medicinal value, with a production ranging from 50 to 1,600 kg/ha (Arab Organization …
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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… estimate of current tropical river and inland fisheries production is 5.46 million tonnes valued at USD 5.58 billion … There are an estimated 2,614 aquatic vascular macrophyte plant species within the two better-known plant divisions Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta. About 39% of …
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