Search results
6 Results
Sorted by relevance
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation and conservation, sedimentation processes, … the production of all other ecosystem services, such as soil formation, nutrients cycling and primary production. • … or mangroves; • Social values: employment, safety, health, quality of life, social security, appreciation of the …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… instru- ments should be focused on preserving the overall quality of water and securing the abundance of environmental … cities are built and the earth is cultivated using water, soil and biodiversity. In this respect, each one of us lives … land is drained down into the river or infiltrates the soil and reaches subterranean water reserves, also known as …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… cooperative programme (Argo) to measure in real-time high quality data on temperature, conductivity (for salinity) and … Ocean warming effect Consequences Warming air and soil temperatures, longer growing seasons, and higher minimum … that combine to account for about half of the total marine soil carbon stocks (Duarte et al., 2005). Globally, …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… for access to the conduct of mining, environmental quality and the rejuvenation of any lands and waters … of habitat; rainfall runoff from disturbed land leading to soil erosion, turbidity, siltation or pollution of local … of biodiversity are usually left out. In particular, the soil biotic community and animal species numbers are not …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… available global datasets to provide data of sufficient quality for an initial, basic assessment and prioritisation. … to identify data gaps and plan for improvements in data quality over time, while still providing insight that can … using a combination of biophysical data layers such as soil types, elevation, geology, and rainfall. ● Expert or …