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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… for releases for environmental flows and to be designed, modified and operated accordingly. Likewise, the Vision for … pristine condition. For more information, visit ‘The Living Murray’, Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council, … impact of covering open irrigation ditches upon those living alongside the canals requires mitiga- tion. For …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems, which address societal challenges (e.g. … providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits. Living solutions inspired by, continuously supported by and … “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable …
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Global Land Outlook

… at the same time, is based on monocultures, genetically modified crops, and the intensive use of fertilizers and … it to indigenous peoples and local communities.8 People living in the developed world expect land ownership to be … the laboratory. One specific type of GMO is a transgenic organism which has been altered by the addition of genetic …
23 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… using the CBD definition means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, among other … Ecosystem: a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment, … conservation, some of them potentially compatible if modified (for example, sustainable forestry, grazing of …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… moderate to severe water shortages. The number of people living in countries experiencing water shortages will … basins, with about forty percent of the world’s population living within one of these shared basins. 1 Gleick, P., 1993, … Subsequently, and in certain cases, this theory was modified to consider water as res communis, which means, …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable … 1. The objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choice. 2. … from the ecosystem itself. These ecosystems have been modified over millennia through exploitation, and they …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living and non-living resources, physical impacts by human activities on … instrument exists, namely the London Convention87 as modified by its 1996 Protocol;88 (e) Vessel-source pollution: …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… Ib Wilderness area: Usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and … marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, or a living feature such as an ancient grove IV Habitat/species … Research Group, South Africa) and Dieter van den Broeck (Living Lands, South Africa); Pete Raines and Jan van Bochove …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… While landscapes all over Europe have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and … of economic development and the adjustment of standards of living. This can be at the expense of our environment when … life in and around protected areas. A growing standard of living also makes for an increasing pressure on the …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… means “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit”. The 5th … to apply the six-step assessment procedure,26 which was modified to accommodate the principles of IEM in the …
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