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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … 108 9. Ecosystem or environmental services payments … freshwater needs. Costa Rica has mandatory payments for ecosystem services structured within its water legislation. … sustainable use of freshwater resources while maintaining ecosystem integrity. ‘The Greening of Water Law: Managing …
Flow : The essentials of environmental flows
… and knowledge on how a river, wetland or coastal ecosystem will evolve under various flow conditions. Carry … laws and policies Environmental flows form part of an ecosystem approach to integrated water resources mana- … management regime that guarantees the longevity of the ecosystem and finds the optimal balance between the various …
Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability
… depends on sustainable groundwa- ter management. Ecosystem conservation also helps to sustain groundwater recharge. Groundwater management and ecosystem management work together to underpin the continuing … options is made possible by factoring in valuations for ecosystem ser- vices – both for ecosystems dependent on …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… watercourse which may have effects detrimental to the ecosystem of the watercourse resulting in significant harm to … of natural ecosystems as well as on each of the individual ecosystem components, especially animal and plants species, … of the Region; - representative samples of all types of ecosystem of the Region; - satisfactory population levels for …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… in mind. Figure 2.5 The IWRM Implementation Triangle Ecosystem Sustainability Social Equity Ma na ge me nt In str … lagoon sea saline/groundwater interface HUMID STREAM-BED ECOSYSTEM along upper reaches of river fed by perennial and intermittent groundwater discharge COASTAL LAGOON ECOSYSTEM dependent upon slightly brackish water generated by …
Transboundary Aquifers and Groundwater Systems of Small Island Developing States: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… the following questions, among others: (i) What human and ecosystem uses of the water resources are currently affected … the SIDS is in many cases inextricably linked to human and ecosystem health. Population density appears to be the main … threats to human health, and impairing the provision of ecosystem services of great economic relevance. 1 United …
The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers
… of reconciling compet- ing water uses and protecting the ecosystem functions of the water resources. The papers that … Species’, Review 2010, 231–244; Leila Suvantola, ‘Ecosystem Services and Climate Change’, Review 2010, 245–254. … relevant catchment area or at least parts thereof.17 The ecosystem approach to water management is also an integral …