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The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target [PDF]

open access: possibleScience, 2005
Governments are often accused of responding only to short-term and parochial considerations. It is therefore remarkable that representatives of 190 countries recently committed themselves at the Convention on Biological Diversity to reducing biodiversity loss.
Balmford, Andrew   +27 more
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The convention on biological diversity: A conventionalist approach

Ecological Economics, 2005
The erosion of biological diversity pertains to the category of problems that are brought to the fore in ‘debated universes’. There are scientific controversies about their definition, import and possible solutions and they involve opposing economic interests and political strategies. A ‘convention’–commonly shared values, set of definitions, rules and
Boisvert, Valerie   +1 more
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The Convention on Biological Diversity

1992
As developing countries have come to realise the economic value of their biodiversity, so the political considerations surrounding its utilisation have become more complex. The direct commodity values of exploited biological resources, such as tropical hardwoods and fisheries, are well established, as are the indirect benefits from tourism and game ...
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Convention on Biological Diversity

Choice Reviews Online, 2013
H. David Cooper, Kieran Noonan-Mooney
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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

2008
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is very pleased to be celebrating the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD). Deserts and other drylands present some of the harshest conditions on Earth. In the Kalahari Basin, temperatures regularly fluctuate 40 C between day and night while some areas of the Atacama Desert in Chile ...
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