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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… 2.2 Water quality regulation … into waterways and can cause overflow of combined sewers. Standard grey infrastructure solutions to these challenges, … pollination for nearby agricultural fields, improve air quality, regulate local climate (including cooling) and …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… management of natural resources such as soil and land, air and water, and biological resources. It also considers … update the 1968 Convention and bring it to the level and standard of modern multilateral environmental agreements. It … modern solutions to maintain and improve environmental quality across Africa. The African Convention provides an …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… important ecosystem services such as carbon storage, air regulation, fuelwood, freshwater flow, and fish stocks. … more slowly, and livestock depend on the productivity and quality of rangelands, some of which may be adversely … supply chains. Identify what would be the most suitable standard and certification systems, based on company’s areas …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… from sustainable management of land and soil, water, air and biological resources, and seeks to integrate … update the 1968 Convention and bring it to the level and standard of modern multilateral environmental agreements. It … modern solutions to maintain and improve environmental quality across Africa. The African Convention provides an …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… 111 I The Step-wise Approach as a Benchmark or Standard ................................................... … two main rationales: first, awareness that environmental quality is a prerequisite to ensuring the enjoyment of a host … environment. See Charan Lal Sahu v. Union of India, AIR 1990 SC 1480 (1991). In a subsequent case, the Court …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… 5.3 Appropriate recognition and support 53 6. Governance quality (“good governance”) 57 ixix Part 2: Towards effective … protected areas. The categories are useful as the global standard for defining, recording and communicating about … G., “Governance of protected areas: innovations in the air”, Policy Matters, 12: 92-101, 2003. Borrini-Feyerabend, …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… achieve a net positive outcome, in terms of biodiversity quality, rather than simply restoring the status quo ante. In … of a ton elsewhere, or absorbing a ton of CO2 from the air that otherwise would have remained in the atmosphere” … this argument often involves some trade-off between the standard (and thus cost) of rehabilitation and investment in …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… policy and institutional arrangements for LD control; (ii) Standard provincial procedures based on best practices … and techniques. 4. Protection of the country’s land quality and interests: Includes the stipulation of rights and … the ground surface caused by soil grains contained in the air flow. Hydrate corrosion• : the soil, soil body or other …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not addressed within this … the alleviation of poverty and the enhancement of the quality of life for the peoples of southern Africa. It does … and economic growth but also should enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of southern …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not addressed within this … the alleviation of poverty and the enhancement of the quality of life for the peoples of southern Africa. It does … and economic growth but also should enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of southern …
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