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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… and desertification would, for example, include soil erosion control measures, famine relief programmes, and … to the integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and … the government of Burkina Faso to develop appropriate soil erosion control techniques. The government of Canada may …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… activities and habitation patterns, such as: (i) soil erosion caused by wind and/or water; (ii) deterioration of … flood or ice conditions, water-borne diseases, siltation, erosion, salt-water intrusion, drought or desertification. … in particular, endeavour to take steps to prevent soil erosion and other forms of degradation, and promote measures …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… common interest and the prevention of pollution and soil erosion affecting such waters. Institutional framework The … pollution of water resources of common interest and soil erosion affecting such resources. Institutional framework The … to prevent water pollution and to minimise soil erosion. Institutional framework The Komati Basin Water …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - 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 …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… 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 …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and improvement of the soil, to, inter alia, combat its erosion and misuse as well as the deterioration of its … ensure long-term pro- ductivity of the land, ii) control erosion caused by land misuse and mismanagement which may … works, mining and the disposal of wastes, do not result in erosion, pollution, or any other form of land degradation; d) …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… flood or ice conditions, water- borne diseases, siltation, erosion, salt-water intrusion, drought or desertification. … ‘control’ such as regulating flow, floods, pollution and erosion, saline intrusion, and mitigating drought.92 The … change occurs over a long period of time (by accretion and erosion) then the general rule is the territorial boundary of …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and improvement of the soil, to, inter alia, combat its erosion and misuse as well as the deterioration of its … ensure long-term pro- ductivity of the land, ii) control erosion caused by land misuse and mismanagement which may … works, mining and the disposal of wastes, do not result in erosion, pollution, or any other form of land degradation; d) …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… this norm, see MCCAFFREY, supra, at 446-462. 53 preventing erosion of its banks, pollution, flooding from deforestation … aims to prevent land degradation, including soil erosion from water;275 and eroded soil is an important water … resources as well, including recharge of aquifers and soil erosion into watercourses. Well- maintained natural forests …