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Global Land Outlook

… and present human activity (terracing, water storage or drainage structures, roads, buildings, etc.).”3 tied to a … Human-induced drivers such as deforestation, wetland drainage, overgrazing, unsustainable land use practices, and … infiltration, increased water run-off, and decreased drainage. In time, this leads to a decrease in the …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… solutions to these challenges include expanding the water drainage infrastructure to capture polluted runoff and divert … to these challenges, including expansion of water drainage infrastructure, can in some instances further … to the channel, rivers become more effective conduits for drainage. It can also maximize the use of surrounding lands, …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… in drylands that intercept seasonal water flow, or block drainage channels). Lakenheath Fen nature reserve in England … years10. See also Case Study 1 (Finland) where artificial drainage ditches were removed and vegetation cleared to restore wetland meadows. b. Work on the scale of drainage basins/watersheds where possible, considering both …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… fostering water infiltration. This avoids the overflow of drainage systems that are saturated during heavy rains or …
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D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… the 1966 Helsinki Rules, was based on the concept of the drainage basin as a management unit, without any reference to …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… lessons learned and guidelines for implementation drainage basin and calculated sediment delivery rates into … areas, without proper technical guidance, surveying, drainage or structural protection measures (Sudmeier-Rieux et … of drought-resistant species and the establishment of a drainage system). It is worth noting that in Thailand, …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… River Forestry Consortium–– have been working in the drainage basin of the Uruguay River, which, together with the … property from flooding and drought in the River Uruguay drainage basin. Source: Fundación Hábitat & Desarrollo (2016) …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… signed in 1994, call for integrated management of the drainage area of the two rivers and agree on the need for … framework for shared watercourse governance in the Zambezi Drainage Basin (which constitutes a significant part of SADC … Africa, vol. 24, no. 1 (1992), pp. 20-43. The Zambezi Drainage Basin legal framework that the author describes …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… are seen as a result of lack of planning and neglect of drainage system (Palanca-Tan et al., 2015). 13 2.3 Examples …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… ha). They are often located in depressions in the old drainage systems that date from the time when the Sahara was … timber is cut; in dry areas much of the timber grows in drainage lines and around wetlands; - provision of firewood, …
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