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Global Land Outlook

… and consumption, and ensuing levels of food loss/waste, further accelerate the rate of land use change, land … of storage and transport while in wealthy nations, food waste is a result of profligacy and inefficiencies towards … indicate land degradation, or increasing trends indicate recovery. For further evaluation with the aim of identifying …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… loss of mud and sand, as a result of abandoned soil, waste sand and slag generated from mining, quarrying, road … Thus, LD had become severe and widespread, vegetation recovery was impaired, land abandoned and unsuitable land had … and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste 1995 provide the major legislative mechanisms for land …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… n Ecological restoration: ‘the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or … restoration projects vary and may include, for example, recovery of individual species, the strengthening of … to address a range of development issues including health, waste management, water supply, disaster mitigation and food …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… the biological factors that contribute to ecosystem recovery and the integration of biodiversity and adaptation. … regular floods, siltation of the river and presence of waste oil and plastic litter in the Nadi River. Mainstreaming … communities in the identification of water and sanitation, waste management and development priorities. Discussions are …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… providing food and water, fuel and fibre, employment, waste purification, and many more services. As a result the … food demand continues to increase, and consumption waste is not reduced, global food production will require … Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… in such areas as energy, housing, transportation and solid waste reuse and recycling. But the negative side is usually … efforts to cope with these problems, and seeks to have waste treatment and sediment control requirements included in … Protected Areas Urban Protected Areas | 33 To allow for recovery of such areas and prevent further damage, park …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… (or sometimes reduced) due to human activities – such as waste heat from industrial activities and deforestation. GI … vegetation in the soil help to break down many types of waste, eliminating pathogens and reducing the level of … but also in long term management, to ensure, often slow, recovery. Nevertheless, cases from around the world show that …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… compensation User fees and other environmental flows cost recovery Out-of-Stream Taxpayers and philan- thropists THIRD … Thus, the prospects for user charges and cost recovery are not promising. 5 6 A final financing source … alike. In theory, opportunities might exist for cost recovery through fishing fees; however, these will often be …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… Mangroves, sea grass beds and coral reefs provide natural waste and water quality regulation and protection systems to … habitats 4 Vulnerability, fragility, sensitivity, or slow recovery 5 Biological productivity 6 Biological diversity 7 … and has con- ducted significant work to improve waste management Mangroves in Makeke, wallis Island © Chloé …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… problems in negotiating the treaties on ozone, hazardous waste, climate change, and biodiversity. During the … freshwater. See NMFS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Recovery Plan for the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population … of wild salmon habitats remains a ‘soft law’ obligation. Recovery of endangered salmon populations has been left …
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