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Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… step towards a more strategic and integrated approach to land use planning and management that helps societies make … increasing simplification – with large losses of agricultural biodiversity. The consequences of these changes … resources for the research and development of food, agricultural, pharmaceutical or cosmetic products. But most …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources. Consideration should be given to … or cultivated species, and species with medicinal, agricultural, or other economic, social, cultural or … of such a trigger would be trade liberalisation in the agricultural sector and the effects this might have on …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… condition where possible. Constraints e.g. conflicting land-uses Opportunities e.g. conservation initiatives Step 5: … sectors may be useful (e.g. data on the location of agricultural fields, plantation forestry, and extractive … land-uses, for example, by avoiding areas that have high agricultural or mining potential or that have been earmarked …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… incorrect use of flora will have a negative influence on land resources, causing erosion. This whole process will … to water resources, hydro power, panoramic resources, agricultural land, flora, fauna and geothermal resources, see … poverty and hunger, water is an essential resource for agricultural and industrial production; investments into …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… caused by ocean warming and expansion and the melting of land-based glaciers, insufficient attention has been given to … nutrient enrichment from the discharge of sewage, and agricultural and industrial waste into the ocean, ultimately … Climate: A Game-Theoretic Perspective. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d’agroeconomie 61: …
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Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… decision-making in numerous development sectors, from land-use planning to transport and from agriculture to … telecommunications, tourism, town and country planning or land use? (4.2) Does the plan or programme set the framework …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in protection and preservation programmes. Various uses of land may affect water quality. The United Nations General … that recognize the interrelationship between water and land and provide for the preservation of aquatic ecosystems. … of water available for a variety of uses, from domestic to agricultural and industrial. Safeguarding water supplies is a …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… Act of 2003 requires offsets for impacts that result in land-use change to forested areas. The recently enacted … 19), including undertaking projects that may affect their land, territory or resources including mining and other … or the safeguarding of essential user interests in land use, and has statues or regulations, documenting 137 …
25 May 2026 Literature

Unit 2 - the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

… in governmental decision making in areas such as land use, transportation, agriculture, and industrial …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance