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Identifying and Describing Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs): A Key Tool for the Protection of Ocean Biodiversity in Dispute

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 2022
The distribution of legal authority to protect biodiversity in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC) has been a contentious issue.
Christian Prip
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Monitoring the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) framework using evaluation of effectiveness methods. The Italian case

Ecological Indicators, 2015
Abstract Protected areas play an important role in the preservation and implementation of bold environmental agreements, among which the 20 Aichi Targets (Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, COP 10), with their focus on effective management systems supporting the conservation of biodiversity and eco-system services (Aichi Biodiversity Target ...
MARINO, Davide, Marucci A, Palmieri M, Gaglioppa P.   +3 more
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Access and Benefit Sharing Under the Nagoya Protocol—Quo Vadis? Six Latin American Case Studies Assessing Opportunities and Risk

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
BackgroundGlobal challenges related to access and benefit sharing (ABS) of biological resources have become a key concern in the area of research on herbal medicines, ethnopharmacology, drug discovery, and the development of other high value products for
Michael Heinrich, Francesca Scotti, Adolfo Andrade-Cetto, Monica Berger-Gonzalez, Javier Echeverría, Fabio Friso, Felipe Garcia-Cardona, Alan Hesketh, Martin Hitziger, Caroline Maake, Matteo Politi, Matteo Politi, Carmenza Spadafora, Rita Spadafora   +13 more
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The enlargement of the Suez Canal and introduction of non-indigenous species to the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

, 2015
The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world – during the last year 17,148 ships passed through the Canal – reducing emissions, saving time, and operating costs to shippers. The rapid increase in ship size from the “Post-Suezmax” (>
Boero, Ferdinando, Campbell, Marnie L., Carlton, James T., Cook, Elizebeth J., Fraschetti, Simona, Galil, Bella S., Hewitt, Chad L., Jelmert, Anders, Macpherson, Enrique, Marchini, Agnese, McKenzie, Cynthia H., Minchin, Dan, Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna, Ojaveer, Henn, Olenin, Sergej, Piraino, Stefano, Ruiz, Gregory   +16 more
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Data on Indicators used in Southeast Asian nations’ 4th and 5th National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Data in Brief, 2020
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Progress on National Biodiversity Indicator Reporting and Prospects for Filling Indicator Gaps in Southeast Asia ” (Han et al., 2020).
Xuemei Han, Bruce E. Young, Michael J. Gill, Healy Hamilton, Sheila G. Vergara   +4 more
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A comparative analysis of three marine governance systems for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Marine Policy, 2016
Abstract Successful implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requires critical reflection on governance structures especially in the biodiverse tropics where institutional capacity is weak and fragmented. This paper explores three modes of marine governance in Thailand and discusses the challenges each faces when delivering ...
Jones, Estelle V, Gray, Tim, Macintosh, Donald, Stead, Selina M   +3 more
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The European Alien Species Information Network on the Convention on Biological Diversity pathways categorization

NeoBiota, 2017
The adoption of a consistent alien species pathways categorization, hierarchy and terminology is crucial for increasing the interoperability of different online databases.
Konstantinos Tsiamis, Ana Cristina Cardoso, Eugenio Gervasini   +2 more
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Holistic and leadership approaches to international regulation: confronting nature conservation and developmental challenges. A response to Farnese [PDF]

, 2014
International nature protection law has developed without a coherent plan, with disparate governance instruments each largely evolving within their own separate sphere.
Charnovitz, Robin, Stephenson
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CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS FOR COMPLYING WITH THE REGULATION NO. 511/2014 – PECULIARITIES FOR AGRICULTURE [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2018
Romania is a European Union (EU) country with a biological diversity in situ as well as ex-situ due to collections of microorganisms, plant and animal species.
Camelia SAND SAVA, Maria-Mihaela ANTOFIE
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Implementing ‘Mutually Supportive’ Access and Benefit Sharing Mechanisms Under the Plant Treaty, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Nagoya Protocol [PDF]

Law, Environment and Development Journal, 2013
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) commit their member states to implement very different access and benefit-sharing systems: one system, under the ...
Michael Halewood et. al.
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