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… of land/water use and management practices. Biodiversity loss and climate change further jeopardize the health and … United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Habitat loss & change in species abundance Feedback loops and … activists tend to appreciate the value of land as a habitat for species or as a wilderness to be protected. …

… deforestation, grassland degradation, and biodiversity loss. Erratic rainfall and prolonged periods of drought as a … of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat 1971 (Ramsar Convention), the Convention Concerning … and preserve rare and fragile ecosystems as well as the habitat of depleted, threatened or endangered species and …

… ground water and plant cover; (b) soils as a biological habitat and gene reserve; (c) soils as a spatial base for … use of heavy machinery, water or wind erosion, compaction, loss of nutrients, salinisation, and soil pollution (by … the ecological assessment of vegetation (its biodiversity, habitat values, flora and fauna values, regional patterns, …

… Soil degradation Soil degradation is broadly defined as a loss or reduction of soil functions or soil uses, 12 thus … all human activities (agriculture, industry, transport, habitat, craftwork, leisure etc): … ground water and plant cover; soils are a biological habitat and gene reserve. Principle 3 Ecosystem approach An …