Several species of flora and fauna are considered national symbols.

Mexico ranks first in biodiversity in reptiles with 707 known species, second in mammals with 438 species, fourth in amphibians with 290 species, and fourth in flora, with 26,000 different species.

Increasing evidence suggests a growing role of organized crime in the trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna.

The spread of foreign species of flora and fauna to new areas has wiped out native species, and may result in economic losses of several hundred billion dollars per year.

To broaden the awareness about garbage selection, recycling, organic fertilizer factories, reforestation, reintroduction of endemic species of the fauna and flora.

(e) Report of the Secretary General on illicit trafficking in protected species of wild flora and fauna (E CN.15 2005 10)

Annex II to the Madrid Protocol covers the conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora, including their protection, the introduction of non native species or diseases, exchange of information and specially protected species.

(There are over 3,000 plant species in Afghanistan, including hundreds of varieties of trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, and fungi which makes Afghanistan more diverse in terms of strains of flora species than the whole of Europe).

With regard to illicit trafficking in protected species of wild flora and fauna, it was noted that such activities posed a significant threat to the protection of the environment and in particular to endangered species.

This is in part the result of haphazard reporting by States to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

While the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is a critical component of controlling some species of endangered timber, it is not feasible to extend its ambit to cover the whole illegal logging industry.

The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora, however, has. Therefore, the latter should replace the Programme in this list of appropriate organizations.

H. Conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora

The Government had taken a number of measures to implement its national sustainable development strategy and to strengthen the legislative framework to protect threatened species of flora and fauna, genetic resources and indigenous knowledge.

Some speakers pointed to evolving criminal activity that also deserved attention, especially in developing countries, including trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora and diverse forestry products and organized looting of genetic resources.

At the end of the paragraph, the following language should be added in particular, by urging States to consider signing, ratifying and implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora .

Morocco proposes that the words the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora be added after the words United Nations Environment Programme and that the first phrase should be deleted.

Although parties to the Convention are obliged to adjust their national legislation in order to criminalize the illegal trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, not all of them have established the appropriate legal framework to comply with that obligation.

Flora is a city in Clay County, Illinois, United States.

The Flora Fennica was the first scientific work published in Finnish (instead of Latin).

More than 1,000 species of vascular plants, dozens of species of mammals, 300 species of birds, more than a dozen fish species and a few species of reptiles and amphibians exist.

Venezuela is also party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the Convention on Biological Diversity, which we consider to be the appropriate legal framework for regulating the conservation and the use of biological diversity in all its aspects.

Flora is a town in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States.

Dana is home to about 600 species of plants, 37 species of mammals and 190 species of birds.

Research has revealed that on the comparatively small area of the mountain there are 1,500 species of higher plants, 500 species of fungi, 500 species of algae, 326 species of mosses, and 200 species of lichens.

About 30,000 species of algae are included, of which the Rhodophyta (6000 species), marine Chlorophyta (1500 species), and Phaeophyceae (1755 species) are the most complete.

Bacteria make up most of the flora in the colon and 60 of the dry mass of feces.

The tableland is home to about 420 species of birds, 10 species of amphibians, 43 species of reptiles, and 8 primates.

Although it was recognized that States had sovereign rights over their own biological and genetic resources, there was a call for international cooperation and implementation of the relevant international instruments, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Convention extends beyond the protection of cultivated plants to the protection of natural flora and plant products.

She also edited the books Fables of Flora in 1844 and The Floral Fortune Teller in 1846.

The project is being implemented by Fauna and Flora International, a non governmental organization.

One species, the whiskered treeswift, is a species of primary forest.

Somitogenesis in different species Different species have different numbers of somites.

Colombia is the country with more endemic species of butterflies, number 1 in terms of orchid species and approximately 7,000 species of beetles.

Water and solid samples, as well as samples of flora and fauna, are also chemically processed and analysed.

About 10 of the species of the Earth live in Colombia, including over 1,900 species of bird, more than in Europe and North America combined, Colombia has 10 of the world s mammals species, 14 of the amphibian species and 18 of the bird species of the world.

f) Cooperation among Member States in controlling Epidemic Diseases affecting Man, Fauna and the Flora

Latvia's Red Book (Endangered Species List of Latvia), which was established in 1977, contains 112 plant species and 119 animal species.

Species Due to differences among the three species, each has been placed within a different genus, each consisting of one species.

Natural heritage There are 514 species of reef fish, including several new species.

Tournament species Tournament species in zoology are those species in which members of one sex (usually males) compete in order to mate.

A review of scientific and technical aspects of Annex II and of the conservation status of Antarctic fauna and flora was initiated.

About 70 of the valid species occur in the Amazon basin the Orinoco basin harbors about 22 species and ranks second in species richness.

Index fossils are one of the species from the assemblage of species that characterise the zone.