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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… - Erosion control … that provide shoreline protection against coastal erosion and storms, to restoring natural floodplains that … (bioretention and infiltration) Permeable pavements* Erosion control Re/afforestation and forest conservation … (bioretention and infiltration) Permeable pavements* Erosion control Re/afforestation and forest conservation …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… ................ 64 4.4.3 Preventing and controlling soil erosion … a number of LD processes including severe wind and water erosion, soil nutrient losses, waterlogging, salinization, … proceedings. Regulatory and legal means to control wind erosion in the South Prairie in the USA is regarded as an …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… looking at the following factors: 1. signs of soil erosion; 2. negative effects from grazing or browsing by … targeted management measures. 1. Do you see signs of soil erosion? 1. No signs of erosion 2. Mild erosion: pedestalling, exposed plant roots or …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… of villages in reducing watershed and coastal erosion are perceived as beneficial for their community, not … resources, reduction in fisheries, and increased shoreline erosion. The degradation of mangroves leads to increased … reduced human wildlife conflicts and minimized soil erosion. Rain water captured in dams is now available to …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… of services. These include shelter and the reduction of erosion, pollination, adaptation to climate change, corridors … food sources, and stabilize soil to prevent or reduce erosion; - it may contribute to landscape aesthetics, … of fauna and flora species and for human security: soil erosion, catchments of underground water areas protection, …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and improvement of the soil, to, inter alia, combat its erosion and misuse as well as the deterioration of its … ensure long-term pro- ductivity of the land, ii) control erosion caused by land misuse and mismanagement which may … works, mining and the disposal of wastes, do not result in erosion, pollution, or any other form of land degradation; d) …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… but the extent of arable land is decreasing due to soil erosion and loss of soil fertility, combined with poor … the most critical time of the year, thatch control of soil erosion, restoration of soil fertility, wood products, and … They provide badly needed dry-season forage, reduce soil erosion and conserve catchment areas. They also help lessen …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… some to arrest degradation of environment leading to soil erosion, land slides and other related problems, and so on. … hardships such as reduced soil fertility because of soil erosion; reduced availability of water because of catchment … security; ecological benefits such as controlled soil erosion, increased availability of water and so on; community …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… invasion of weedy species, and other processes of habitat erosion. Some forest species are highly vulnerable to … mortality among remnant trees and the effects of soil erosion and compaction can persist for many years after … of nature in critical situations (eg watershed protection, erosion control); d) are fundamental to meeting the basic …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and improvement of the soil, to, inter alia, combat its erosion and misuse as well as the deterioration of its … ensure long-term pro- ductivity of the land, ii) control erosion caused by land misuse and mismanagement which may … works, mining and the disposal of wastes, do not result in erosion, pollution, or any other form of land degradation; d) …