Definition(s)
1) The locality in which a plant or animal naturally grows or lives. It can be either the geographical area over which it extends, or the particular location in which a specimen is found. 2) A physical portion of the environment that is inhabited by an organism or population of organisms. A habitat is characterized by a relative uniformity of the physical environment and fairly close interaction of all the biological species involved. In terms of region, a habitat may comprise a desert, a tropical forest, a prairie field, the Arctic Tundra or the Arctic Ocean. (Source: GEMET-WRIGHT / GILP)
Hierarchy
Narrower: habitat lossprotection of habitat
In other languages
French
habitat
Russian
естественная среда
Spanish
hábitat
Chinese, Simplified
栖息地
Arabic
موطن
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with habitat
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Convention on Migratory Species | 5 articles and paragraphs1 decision |
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Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat | 1 article or paragraph |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) | 1 decision |