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ARTICLE-2: Use of Terms [go to this ARTICLE]
... "Protected area" means a geographically defined area which is designated or regulated and managed to achieve specific conservation objectives. ...
ARTICLE-8: In-situ Conservation [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Regulate or manage biological resources important for the conservation of biological diversity whether within or outside protected areas, with a view to ensuring their conservation and sustainable use; ...
... (g) Establish or maintain means to regulate, manage or control the risks associated with the use and release of living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology which are likely to have adverse environmental impacts that could affect the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account the risks to human health; ...
... (k) Develop or maintain necessary legislation and/or other regulatory provisions for the protection of threatened species and populations; ...
... (l) Where a significant adverse effect on biological diversity has been determined pursuant to Article 7, regulate or manage the relevant processes and categories of activities; and ...
ARTICLE-9: Ex-situ Conservation [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) Regulate and manage collection of biological resources from natural habitats for ex-situ conservation purposes so as not to threaten ecosystems and in-situ populations of species, except where special temporary ex-situ measures are required under subparagraph (c) above; and ...