Means the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings and, in the case of domesticated or cultivated species, in the surroundings where they have developed their distinctive properties.
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Source: (1992) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada.
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Convention on Biological Diversity
Copyright: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme
Date of entry: 24/10/2005