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Global Land Outlook
… Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 … land and frequent storms open the Mekong delta to coastal damage, a situation likely to increase under climate … mangroves can be a cost-effective option for improving coastal protection. A USD 1.1 million mangrove restoration …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken … environmental policies for threatened species management, coastal land management, wetland management and soil policy. … which allocate finance to control and manage inland and coastal land degradation problems, including: catchment …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… More recently, the issues of climate change, loss of biodiversity, desertification, drought, and land degradation have become more prominent. While biodiversity loss and climate change have garnered close … lands, mountains, wetlands, small islands and certain coastal areas.43 In addition, the Revised World Soil Charter …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… and preserved in the long term to ensure conservation of biodiversity in general and the maintenance of human life in … are the influences of climate, terrain, vegeta- tion and biodiversity, especially the characteristics of soil … Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region 232 ■ 1990 …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… sedimentation, deforestation, grassland degradation, and biodiversity loss. Erratic rainfall and prolonged periods of … agricultural output and lower stock productivity, loss of biodiversity, more frequent natural disasters, worsening … integrated river-basin management, integrated marine and coastal area management and others are consistent with the …