Search results

Explore only content tagged with
18 Results
Sorted by relevance

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… instru- ments should be focused on preserving the overall quality of water and securing the abundance of environmental … some forests are, or just like types of migratory species, air masses, electromagnetic waves or oil and gas deposits … ciples. One of these principles determines that the latter standard revokes the previous standard, i.e. it takes …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Global Land Outlook

… planet should be being harnessed, the availability of good quality land is declining. As the American author Mark Twain … “One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence … of tenure, economic development, and peace. As mentioned, standard approaches to formalizing land tenure, which focus …
17 Jul 2026 Literature

Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… street trees, vegetated drainage basins) to improve air quality, support wastewater treatment, and reduce stormwater … from which to derive a robust operational framework and standard that can be used to assess any NbS intervention. …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Shared resources: Issues of governance

… many of the older agreements lack provisions on water quality management, monitoring, public participation, … agency. The Commission today also addresses transboundary air pollution. Namibia and South Africa also have created a … out various forms of environmental assessment as its standard procedure for ensuring satisfactory environmental …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… sacred (Matthiesen, 2001). To improve or provide high quality visitor experiences of the protected area The ‘From … other ecosystem services such as food and medicines, air quality regulation, water purification, aquifer recharge … structures, hydrologic regimes, and water, soil and air quality. 1.2.3.1: Landforms and soil a. Restore healthy …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… level of professional and scientific management and high-quality tourist services. http://english.knps.or.kr/ … urban edge effects as more frequent and more severe fires, air and water pollution, and the introduction of invasive … which may sometimes be run to a very high professional standard and offer an invaluable resource to help park …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… the river bed and cause further deterioration of the water quality. Irrigated crops once growing strongly on the clean … or ‘maintaining river nitrate levels below a particular standard’. 6 Social and political objectives might, at first … for power turbines that reduce mortality of fish, and air injection systems to increase the amount of dissolved …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… as the natural connectivity needs between land, sea, and air: • International level – relevant treaties and programmes … Island Biogeography (MacArthur and Wilson, 1967), is now a standard work of ecology and informs conservation policy and … and plans. For connectivity planning, large and high-quality habitats provide larger source populations and …
17 Jul 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX