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

… use with proper acknowledgement of IUCN and ADB. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating … and their biotic environment, as well as the physical and chemical interactions within the environment. Principle 6 – … in existing law to prevent and control soil pollution are restricted to arable farmland only. Industrial areas and …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… movement of hazardous wastes and chemicals were the Chemical Manufacturers’ Association, Conseil Europeen des … a Provisional Notification Scheme for Banned and Severely Restricted Chemicals, which the Council adopted, calling for … necessary. And with designated areas generally small and restricted to areas ashore (albeit with near-shore waters …
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Global Land Outlook

… is also sacred. The decline of vultures in India due to chemical poisoning34 is a problem for Parsi communities, … thin and less fertile soils, be more difficult to work, or restricted by water shortages or climate factors. Farmers … groups are also threatened. Many mollusks are range‑restricted and thus vulnerable; out of over 1,200 spring …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… No. 85 Ecological processes: biological, physical, and chemical processes that sustain ecological systems and life … matrix area, including where certain activities should be restricted or conditioned by a special permit or other … wildlife corridors, is inevitably inhibited by the very restricted spatial jurisdictions of local governments, and …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… build upon efforts to ‘remediate’ ecosystems (e.g., remove chemical contamination), or ‘rehabilitate’ ecosystems (e.g., … Restoration for Protected Areas Requires Physical- Chemical Modification Requires Biological Modification … fearful that their access to natural resources would be restricted within the park (Hamerlynck & Duvail, 2008). In …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… recycling of nutrients can be replaced by the use of chemical fertilizers. The cost of replacement of such … function: Processes inherent to the various biological, chemical and physical elements of a wetland such as the …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… of an ecosystem to maintain its functions—biological, chemical and physical—in the face of disturbance. Protecting … protected areas are rich in endemic species (species with restricted natural ranges). The Table Mountain tree … threatened species, and for that reason public access is restricted. A separate Hong Kong Wetland Park was established …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… 43 5.2 Criterion B. Restricted geographic distribution … of ecosystem collapse: declining distribution (A) and restricted distribution (B). Two criteria assess functional … tides, currents, climatic factors and physical and chemical properties of the water column (Box 4). 30 | IUCN …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… - Water purification (filtration and chemical conversion) … quality regulation Water purification (filtration and chemical conversion) Water pollution from both point and … in sediments, soils and vegetation (filtration and chemical conversion). ▶ Protect groundwater from …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… and duration of flooding events, and negative physical and chemical changes in low flow periods (<0.85 cubic … floodplain wetlands” (FAO, 2013, p. 3), such as reducing chemical fertilizer and pesticide use. Conservation and … genetic engineering, biological monitoring, bio-chemical engineering, nature engineering, eco- technology …
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