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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… over 95% of the fresh water resources in Africa, and pollution and salini- zation of this resource is often … Aquifers may be open to the atmosphere through a permeable soil cover, and in this condition they are know as … irrigated agriculture, but also vegetation clearance and soil compaction; ■■ Urbanisation processes, and in particular …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… companies  and  associations,  laws  on  environment,  soil  conservation,  wildlife,  protected  areas,  plant  … d remedying, as appropriate, negative impacts on air, land, soil,  water, forests and biodiversity;  ii. … degradation,  deforestation, water resource depletion and pollution. They can also pose threats to human,  …
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The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… a Working Group on Wildlife Crime and a Working Group on Pollution Crime. See Chapter 3 for more information on … of acids or bases R7 Recovery of components used for pollution abatement R8 Recovery of components from catalysts … PCBs. *Heptachlor, a chemical primarily employed to kill soil insects and termites and more widely to kill cotton …
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Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… stretch of water, are highly threatened due to upstream pollution. Molluscs such as these provide important functions … both cetaceans and their habitat (bycatch, noise, chemical pollution). 42 2011 Update Future Goals Success Stories … Conservation biology of lichens • Restoration of microbial soil crusts in steppe zones and semi-desert ecotopes • …
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