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Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large increases in sediment load in … due to a combination of lack of sediment input, enhanced erosion and severe reduction in nutrient load. Such problems …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… provide highly valuable protection services against erosion and to- gether with pelagic ecosystems represent … and hydrodynamic conditions, rapid accretion and erosion processes Its 1,600 km long coastline is influenced … a coastal de- fence or green infrastructure reducing erosion, trap- ping sediments, stabilizing shorelines, …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… are used widely for commercial forestry and also for erosion control, and refor- estation. Many countries are … United States nearly two centuries ago to control erosion along river banks. The tree now forms dense thickets … bacteria (see 2.6 below). and protecting against soil erosion and desertifica- tion. Many do not become invasive. …