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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… water 80 16. Manage wildfires 82 17. Reduce impacts of noise and artificial nighttime light; keep aware of research … by crime, vandalism, littering, dumping, and light and noise pollution; and • Are subject to such urban edge effects as …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… services such as flood control, groundwater recharge, pollution control and supply regulation (Opperman 2009). 3 … their aesthetic value, improved air quality, reduced noise pollution, water nutrient pollutant control and carbon … ¬ Aesthetic value ¬ Improved air quality ¬ Reduced noise pollution ¬ Carbon sequestration ¬ Energy savings …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… that tackle the drivers of biodiversity decline such as pollution and the loss of species habitats. More recently, … in environmental quality, such as heat regulation and noise abatement (Hartig et al., 2014), the promotion of … with many ecosystem services such as air purification, noise reduction, regulation of urban climate and temperature, …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… for the Protection of the Marine Environment against Pollution from Land-Based Sources … organic contaminants, oil pollution, heavy metals, noise, radioactivity, and acidification. Unusually, disturbance from noise also is taken into account. The Strategy identified …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… legislation 117 Box II(3)-13: Development control under pollution legislation 118 Box II(3)-14: Court attention to … Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EU) IUCN International … of the brown bear because of the production of noise and vibrations (European Commission v Spain, case no. …
Global Land Outlook
… 179-206. 25 Shiva, V. 2002. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit. Pluto Press, London. 26 Weber, T. 1988. … irrigation; excessive use of agrochemicals; urban sprawl; pollution; or other direct impacts, such as mining, … preventing pollution of air, water and soil and noise nuisance; and involving the public in the planning …
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
… disturbance (e g direct or indirect impacts, underwater noise, light pollution etc ), works or facilities and capable of retaining … activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution • by 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine …