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… Functions 8 1.3.3 Wetland Attributes 9 2 Wetland Loss and Degradation: Extent and Causes 13 2.1 Estimates of Wetland … and Institutions 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and … 180 13 Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into Land-use Planning 183 Box 2. Wetlands and Regional Planning …

… hurricanes as well as volcanic activity. Deforestation and degradation of the upper watersheds and of river banks has … soils that originate from volcanic sand rocks. Unregulated land use change is especially damaging in steep catchments … rates, very high population growth, and a complex land tenure rights situation. Unlike other places in …

… currently affected or impaired (use conflicts, depletion, degradation, etc.)? (ii) Where will all these problems be … SIDS face common challenges: factors such as small size (land and population), insularity and remoteness, limited … and change, face dramatic choices. In many other islands, degradation of groundwater quality and growing demands are …

… UNEP 2016). With some 80% of marine pollution coming from land-based sources, special attention should be paid to the …

… 4 2.2. Traditional land-based approaches to water rights … 20 3.1. Ill-adaption of traditional land based approaches to specific climatic conditions … the environment, cause aquifer depletion, and/or the degradation of river systems; � fear of change and loss of …