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… groundwater discharge (springs, surface water, wetlands, coastal zone) Water for people groundwater supply (drinking … flow and run-off. ■■ The river basin and its adjacent coastal and marine environment. The salinization of coastal … directly to the land surface, which permits the growth of wetland plants. Lake surface Lake surface Lake surface …

… next 50 years. Rivers carry most land-based impacts into coastal areas and the oceans, thereby threatening other … in the disruption of the food web.35 Of the more than 950 wetland-dependent bird species found around the world, 203 … 10–20 per cent global increase in river nitrogen flows to coastal ecosystems, continuing the trend of an increase of 29 …

… flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where … at the basin from its headwaters to the estuarine and coastal environments and including its wetlands, floodplains …

… of aquifers; and (g) concentration of economic activity in coastal areas as a result of urban growth, industrial … measures to control erosion, especially as it may affect coastal or freshwater ecosystems, lead to siltation of … that agricultural development schemes, in particular for wetland drainage or forest clearance, pay due regard to the …

… stream flows and causing the degradation of ripar- ian and wetland ecosystems. The long-term viability of … swamps and bogs in peatlands depend on groundwater, and coastal ecosystems such as salt marshes and mangroves can … the fresh groundwater. Saline intrusion is most common in coastal aquifers, where salty water from the sea flows inland …