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Please use the scale indicated below to reflect the level of challenges faced by your country in implementing the provisions of the Articles of the Convention (5, 6,7, 8, 8h, 8j, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19 and 20)
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3 = High Challenge
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1 = Low Challenge
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2 = Medium Challenge
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0 = Challenge has been successfully overcome
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N/A = Not applicable
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Challenges
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Articles
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8h
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8j
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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Lack of political will and support
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1
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2
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1
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1
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3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
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1
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3
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3
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3
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1
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2
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3
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1
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-
Limited public participation and stakeholder involvement
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2
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2
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3
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2
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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NA
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1
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3
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3
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-
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1
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2
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1
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NA
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-
Lack of mainstreaming and integration of biodiversity issues into other sectors
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NA
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2
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NA
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2
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3
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3
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NA
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3
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3
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2
|
3
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3
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3
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3
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2
|
2
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NA
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NA
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-
Lack of precautionary and proactive measures
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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3
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NA
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3
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3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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-
Inadequate capacity to act, caused by institutional weakness
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1
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1
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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2
|
2
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2
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3
|
3
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2
|
2
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3
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2
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-
Lack of transfer of technology and expertise
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NA
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1
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3
|
2
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3
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3
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2
|
2
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3
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1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
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-
Loss of traditional knowledge
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NA
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NA
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NA
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2
|
3
|
2
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NA
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2
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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2
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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-
Lack of adequate scientific research capacities to support all the objectives
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NA
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1
|
1
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2
|
2
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3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
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-
Lack of accessible knowledge and information
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2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
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NA
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2
|
2
|
3
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-
Lack of public education and awareness at all levels
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2
|
2
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3
|
2
|
3
|
3
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3
|
2
|
3
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NA
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NA
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2
|
3
|
3
|
2
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NA
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2
|
3
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-
Existing scientific and traditional knowledge not fully utilized
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NA
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1
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3
|
2
|
2
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NA
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2
|
3
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NA
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2
|
2
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2
|
2
|
3
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NA
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2
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2
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NA
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-
Loss of biodiversity and the corresponding goods and services it provides not properly understood and documented
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NA
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2
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3
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2
|
3
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NA
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NA
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3
|
NA
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NA
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NA
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3
|
3
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NA
|
NA
|
NA
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NA
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NA
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-
Lack of financial, human, technical resources
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1
|
1
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3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
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NA
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-
Lack of economic incentive measures
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NA
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2
|
3
|
3
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NA
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NA
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2
|
3
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NA
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
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NA
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-
Lack of benefit-sharing
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
|
3
|
3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
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NA
|
-
Lack of synergies at national and international levels
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2
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1
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3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
Lack of horizontal cooperation among stakeholders
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NA
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2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
-
Lack of effective partnerships
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2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
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NA
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-
Lack of engagement of scientific community
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2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
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NA
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
2
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NA
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-
Lack of appropriate policies and laws
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1
|
1
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2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
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2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
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2
|
2
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3
|
2
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Poverty
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NA
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NA
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3
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3
|
3
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3
|
3
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3
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3
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2
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NA3
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3
|
3
|
3
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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-
Population pressure
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
|
NA
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NA
|
NA
|
NA
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NA
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NA
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-
Unsustainable consumption and production patterns
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
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3
|
3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
|
NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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-
Lack of capacities for local communities
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
|
3
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3
|
3
|
3
|
3
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NA
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2
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NA
|
3
|
3
|
2
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NA
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NA
|
3
|
-
Lack of knowledge and practice of ecosystem-based approaches to management
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NA
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NA
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3
|
3
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3
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3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
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NA
|
NA
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-
Weak law enforcement capacity
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
3
|
NA
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NA
|
3
|
3
|
NA
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NA
|
NA
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3
|
3
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NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
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-
Natural disasters and environmental change
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
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NA
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3
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NA
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NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
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Others (please specify)
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