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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… to enable communities and ecosystems deal with the adverse impacts of climate change. One such approach is … ecosystems enhance natural resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change and reduce the … the active and extensive participation of all sectors, to effect socio-economic development in Mindanao. Its programme …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… identify activities that are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of … each level of diversity, best be assessed in terms of the effect on one of the following aspects of biodiversity: • … that may significantly reduce or entirely prevent adverse impacts on biodiversity. 5.2 Stages in the process …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Shared resources: Issues of governance

… 100 6.6 Effect on nature conservation … should be integrated into wider strategies for preventing adverse effects to marine and coastal ecosystems from … on shared resources, in that they call for avoiding adverse transboundary environmental impacts, a fundamental …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… can support both people and nature to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. We hope that it will … which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate … or beneficially, by climate- related stimuli. The effect may be direct (e.g. a change in crop yield in response …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… the use of any of these components has sooner or later an effect on the other components. According to Guillermo Cano … the aquatic environment whenever there is the risk of such adverse effects, including situations where there is no … which causes, or which could cause, a damage and potential adverse effects. Damage Prevention Each State that is part of …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… as regulations, rules, norms and other tools with legal effect (for example, contracts). It includes all instruments … duty”). ‘Environmental harm’ is defined as any potential adverse effect on an environmental value (s 14). … or other management strategies; (l) Where a significant adverse effect on biological diversity has been determined …
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Introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

… compliance has often been inadequate to prevent serious adverse consequences for marine biodiversity. The most … organisms, destroy marine habitats and otherwise have adverse effects on the functioning of marine ecosystems. If …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… the government, without compensation, in response to any adverse effect the licence displays, while in progress, on a … of “proposed projects that are likely to have significant adverse effects on biological diversity” (Art. 14.1(a)), and …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… WHY? Numerous multilateral environmental agreements are in effect as of 2005, some older than three decades and most … of commodities in developing countries, frequently with adverse environmental impacts. Poor people are often seen as … approaches to nature protection have had serious adverse effects on the poor by limiting their access to …
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The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… by estimating what people are willing to pay to avoid the adverse effects that would occur if these services were lost, … activities that are likely to have a significantly adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a …
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