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D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… of hydro-electric dams to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. Purpose: … 3.2. Slack Water Conditions On-stream dams change the natural flow of a river. This change can create “slack water” … both above and below the dam, in which the velocity of the natural flow of a river is reduced. Slack water conditions …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … to understand the challenges created by rising greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, but despite the remarkable … the ocean in the past has seemed like an almost limitless natural resource, including as a source of food. This is far …
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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… it should be recalled that the tools focus on the (natural) environment because the environment is regularly … States in the Conservation and Harmonious Utilization of Natural Resources Shared by two or more States, 3 National … concerns on measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [30] • Need to include the application of …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

… plants, thermal power stations, large diameter oil and gas pipelines, trading ports, waste disposal installations … States in the Conservation and Harmonious Utilization of Natural Resources Shared by Two or More States, this … been interpreted as “any appreciable effects on a shared natural resource, and excludes “de minimis” effects”. The …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… © 2011 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … coop- eration in relation to the shared management of natural resources, plus her input on decentralised … species, air masses, electromagnetic waves or oil and gas deposits that cross over state borders into other …
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