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Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan
This paper presents a six-point Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity, addressing the global crisis of declining freshwater species populations (an average 84%... -
Freshwater biodiversity: importance, threats, status and conservation challenges
A comprehensive global review of freshwater biodiversity, documenting the importance of freshwater ecosystems, major threats including habitat degradation, flow modification,... -
SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement (1999)
Regional framework for harmonising wildlife conservation and law enforcement across the Southern African Development Community. Signed in Maputo, Mozambique, on 18 August 1999.... -
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural...
The comprehensive continental framework for environmental governance in Africa, adopted in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003 as a revision of the original 1968 Algiers... -
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (1971)
The oldest multilateral environmental agreement, adopted in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971, entered into force in 1975. Currently 172 Contracting Parties with over 2,500...