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Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the North-East Pacific (Antigua Convention)
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention)
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Convention for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region (Noumea Convention)
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Zones of the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention)
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention)
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention)
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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific (Apia Convention)
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
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Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention)
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Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS)
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Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
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Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
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Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Matter (London Convention)
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Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention)
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Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention)
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Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention)
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Ecuador
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ECV
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EDGE
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EEA
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EEC
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EFRAG
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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EMS
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ENRTP
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Environment
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
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Environmental DNA (eDNA)
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Environmental incentives
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(Environmentally) harmful incentives
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Environmental Sensitivity Mapping
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EOLSS
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EOO
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EPFI
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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ESG
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ESHIA
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ESIA
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Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (Tehran Convention)
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France
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Freshwater
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Gamma diversity
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GEF
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Gender-responsive
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Gene pool
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Genetically modified organism (GMO)
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Genetic diversity
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GEO
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GEO BON
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Georgia
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GEOSS
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Germany
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Global 200 Ecoregions
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Greenwashing
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Grenada
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Guatemala
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Habitat conversion
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Habitat degradation
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Habitat destruction
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Habitat fragmentation
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Harvest
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Headline indicators
(Terms)
Healthy and resilient populations
(Terms)
High-Biodiversity Wilderness Areas (HBWA)
(Areas)
High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA)
(Areas)
High Seas
(Terms)
Holy See
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Horizon scanning, monitoring and assessing for synthetic biology
(Terms)
Human-wildlife conflict
(Terms)
Hydrothermal vent
(Marine)
Iceland
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Impacts on biodiversity
(Terms)
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
(Areas)
Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA)
(Terms)
Important Plant Areas (IPA)
(Areas)
Indicator species
(Terms)
Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCA)
(Areas)
Indigenous species
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Indirect impacts
(Terms)
Indonesia
(Countries)
Induced impacts
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In-situ conservation
(Terms)
Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL)
(Areas)
Intensive farming
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International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast Water Convention)
(Terms)
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention)
(Terms)
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (Whaling Convention)
(Terms)
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC)
(Terms)
International Finance Corporation Performance Standard 6 (IFC PS6)
(Terms)
International instruments
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International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
(Terms)
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
(Terms)
Intrinsic value
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Invasive alien species
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IOSEA
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IPBES
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IPIECA
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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Ireland
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Israel
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IUCN Category Ia - Strict Nature Reserve
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IUCN Category Ib - Wilderness Area
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IUCN Category III - Natural Monument or Feature
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IUCN Category II - National Park
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IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area
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IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
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IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
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IUCN Protected Area Management Categories
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kenya
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Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA)
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Keystone species
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Kuwait Regional Convention for Cooperation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution (Kuwait Convention)
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Land and sea areas
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Landscape approach
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Landscape connectivity
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Land-use change
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Lebanon
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LEFT
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Liechtenstein
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Living modified organism (LMO)
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LME
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Luxembourg
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Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)
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Mainstreaming
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Maldives
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Man and the Biosphere Reserves (MAB)
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Mangrove
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Marine
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Marine Protected Area (MPA)
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Marine realm
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Means of implementation
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MedPAN
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Meeting of the Parties (MOP)
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Megadiverse Countries
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MEOW
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Metapopulation
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METT
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Mexico
(Countries)
Micronesia (Federated States of)
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Migratory species
(Terms)
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
(Terms)
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)
(Terms)
Mine in Forested Area (MFA)
(Terms)
Mitigation hierarchy
(Terms)
Modified habitats
(Terms)
Montenegro
(Countries)
Mother Earth Centered Actions
(Terms)
Mozambique
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Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEA)
(Terms)
Multiple use areas
(Terms)
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
(Terms)
Native species
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Natural capital assessment
(Terms)
Natural capital asset
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Natural capital dependency
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Natural Climate Solutions (NCS)
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Natural ecosystems (habitats)
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Natural heritage
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Naturalness
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Natural resources
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Nature
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Nature-based solutions (NbS)
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Nature loss
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Nature-positive
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Nature-related opportunities
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Nature-related risks
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Nature's contributions to people (NCP)
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NE
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Near Threatened (NT)
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NEPAD
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Nepal
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Netherlands
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Net positive impact (NPI)
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New Zealand
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Niue
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Nomenclature
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No-net loss
(Terms)
Non-renewable natural resources
(Terms)
Not Evaluated (NE)
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Not harmful (to biodiversity and ecosystem function)
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OBIS-SEAMAP
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Ocean acidification
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OECD
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OEF
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Offset
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One Health
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OPERAs
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Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)
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Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)
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Overexploitation
(Terms)
PAGE
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Papua New Guinea
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Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)
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PEBLDS
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PEF
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Pelagic
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People’s needs
(Terms)
Peru
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Pesticides
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Phenology
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Phenotype
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Philippines
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Plant variety
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Population trend
(Terms)
Privately Protected Areas
(Areas)
Production sectors
(Terms)
Protected area
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Protected areas
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Provisioning ecosystem services
(Terms)
Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance)
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Range
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Range-restricted species
(Terms)
Rate of extinction
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Recovery
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REDD
(Acronyms)
REDD+
(Terms)
Reference reporting period
(Terms)
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment (Jeddah Convention)
(Terms)
Regulating ecosystem services
(Terms)
Rehabilitation
(Terms)
Renewable resources
(Terms)
Republic of Korea
(Countries)
Republic of Moldova
(Countries)
Resilience
(Terms)
Resource
(Terms)
Responsible choices
()
Restoration
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Restricted-range species
(Terms)
Rewilding
(Terms)
Rio Conventions (Three)
(Terms)
Rio Earth Summit
(Terms)
Risk of extinction
(Terms)
River basin
(Terms)
ROE
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Russian Federation
(Countries)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Countries)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(Countries)
Sao Tome and Principe
(Countries)
Science-based targets (SBTs)
(Terms)
Science Based Targets Network (SBTN)
(Terms)
Seagrass
(Marine)
Seamount
(Marine)
Seascape
(Terms)
Sea-use change
(Terms)
SEBI
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SEEA
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Semi-natural habitats
(Terms)
Senegal
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Serbia
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Seychelles
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SGA Network
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Shifting baselines
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Site of Community Importance (SCI)
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Slovenia
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Soil erosion
(Terms)
Soil health
(Terms)
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
(Areas)
Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (SPAMI)
(Areas)
Special Protection Area (SPA)
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Species
(Terms)
Species area of distribution
(Terms)
Species area of occupancy (AOO)
(Terms)
Species diversity
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Species extent of occurrence (EOO)
(Terms)
Species richness
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Species Threat Abatement and Restoration Metric (STAR)
(Terms)
SPREP
(Acronyms)
State of Palestine
(Countries)
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(Terms)
Strategic environmental assessment
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Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
(Terms)
Subsidies
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Subsistence
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Subspecies
(Terms)
Supporting ecosystem services
(Terms)
Suriname
(Countries)
Sustainable agriculture and aquaculture
(Terms)
Sustainable development
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Sustainable forestry (management)
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Sustainable, legal, and safe for human health
(Terms)
Sustainable use
(Terms)
Sweden
(Countries)
Switzerland
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Synthetic biology
(Terms)
Syrian Arab Republic
(Countries)
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
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TEEB
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TEK
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TEOW
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Terrestrial
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Territorial Sea
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TESSA
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The Align project
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Threatened species
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Timor-Leste
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Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
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Transboundary Protected Areas
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Turkey
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Turkmenistan
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Turtle nesting site
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Ukraine
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Umbrella species
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UNEA
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UNEP
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UNEP Regional Seas Programme
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UNEP-WCMC
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UNESCO
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Unique assemblages
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
(Terms)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs)
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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United Republic of Tanzania
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United States of America
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Uzbekistan
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Watercourse
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Watershed
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WAVES
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Wildlife trade
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Wild species
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World Heritage Convention (WHC)
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Zimbabwe
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IBAT
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Taxon
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