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APPENDIX 3
Please see Annex V for information about ratification of the Convention.
Criteria for Identifying Human Activities for the Purpose of Annex V
1. The criteria to be used, taking into account regional differences, for identifying human activities for the purposes of Annex V are:
the extent, intensity and duration of the human activity under consideration;
actual and potential adverse effects of the human activity on specific species, communities and habitats;
actual and potential adverse effects of the human activity on specific ecological processes;
irreversibility or durability of these effects.
2. These criteria are not necessarily exhaustive or of equal importance for the consideration of a particular activity.
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