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… both point and non-point sources of nutrients, sediments, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and … groundwater from contamination by removing sediments, heavy metals and other pollutants from the infiltration … the rate and volume of runoff that occur in the event of heavy rainfall and storms. While increase in forest cover is …

… 43 Box 17: The Chad-Cameroon pipeline 46 Box 18: The Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) in Ecuador 47 Box 19: One approach … in their environmental management arsenal. Box 18: The Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) in Ecuador In August of 2003, a … oil pipeline stretching across Ecuador. Known as the Heavy Crude Pipeline (or, in Spanish, as Oleoducto de Crudos …

… mass poverty. Severe water scarcity has been worsened by heavy water demand in recent years from urbanization and … from a range of agricultural and industrial sources. Heavy navigation by oil tankers has also been causing … existing fish stocks have been buried or smothered by heavy construction activities and the remaining species …

… temporal scales. The most damaging fishing activities are heavy gear seabed trawling or dredging that ‘cleans’ the … nor lands dedicated permanently to agriculture or other heavy land-use conversions; – Communities living in those … nor lands dedicated permanently to agriculture or other heavy land-use conversions; – Communities living in those …

… harm through the deposition of toxic elements and heavy metals in soil, which can be absorbed by humans and … waste water, waste gas and waste residue, and pollution by heavy metals have caused serious soil pollution, have been …

… can result in multiple benefits. For example, sharing heavy equipment reduces the cost, joint patrols enable better … of eggs during the nesting season, poaching and non-metal mining activities (sodium borate or borax) in the …