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… and widespread deterioration in the quality of air, water and soils – the basic resources on which all of life … the global population increases, less and less of Earth’s surface remains free from human interference. Human … 1993a). The rising water table brings salt to the soil surface and an estimated 62,500ha of land is going out of …

… can be regarded as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and … provides for corridors and buffer zones in relation to surface water. By being part of the spatial planning process, … with losses continuing at about four per cent a year. Surface waters are polluted by untreated waste water, and …

… in 2008. © Dan Laffoley/IUCN Back Cover: Around 50% of the surface of the Earth is covered by the High Seas, the area of … Planet Earth. Oceans make up nearly 70% of our world by surface area, over 95% of habitable space by volume, and yet … Kingdom have discovered the presence of fragile deep water coral reefs such as here in the South West Approaches …

… many years through the joint management of the lake and water resources. Towards the end of the Communist period, … and individual erratic massifs. On the other hand, the surface has been intricately transformed by glaciations, … prairie lake in Europe. More than half of the lake’s surface is covered by reed bed which is an important habitat …

… areas too small to allow them to find adequate food, water, mates, or refuge from predators. As habitats continue … connections between habitats. Corridors provide land or water pathways that link protected areas with one another, … in 1994. Although covering only 0.5% of the world’s land surface, Mesoamerica is home to about 7% of the planet’s …