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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… birds depend may affect the health and productivity of a wetland located on the same flyway in another State in a … States are Parties to the Ramsar Convention and if the wetland in the second State is a listed wetland under the … law and governance30 should be discussed and avoidance or mitigation measures sought. As noted above, the secretariat …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… and ecosystems, the effective- ness of their biodiversity mitigation and habitat re- habilitation measures, and how … exam- ple grassland that has turned into woodland, or a wetland that has dried up because of a change in hydrological … for example, the construction of a permanent water body or wetland in an area where these have been destroyed in the …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… looking to bioenergy as a mechanism for climate change mitigation, both as a way to reduce the consumption of fossil … ever-increasing international attention on climate change mitigation, the production and use of bioenergy has been … the importance of renewable energy as a contributor to the mitigation of climate change, providing that all parties, …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… held, occupied or required for the purpose of irrigation. Wetland: (South Africa): means land which is transitional … statutory scheme needs to clarify that land drainage and wetland filling are within the permitting … review. It also needs to find a way to allocate the mitigation of those cumulative impacts among all the …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… their emissions and implement nationally appropriate mitigation actions; and (b) Establish risk management and … as the water regime provided within a river, or in a wetland or coastal zone (which may be groundwater), to … Parties to address the problem of invasive species in wetland ecosystems “in a decisive and holistic manner” …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… from water from the high Andes. Their river basins include wetland systems with high biodiversity, that deliver water to … from water from the high Andes. Their river basins include wetland systems with high biodiversity, that deliver water to …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… Development Goal NAMA: ... Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action NAPA: .... National Adaptation Programme of … the functioning of the overall system: e.g. riparian and wetland zones in the drylands, or valleys in mountain … management tool to maintain biodiversity within the saline wetland pastures of the park. In fact much of the network of …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… ENDURING DILEMMA BETWEEN MAPPING DESERTIFICATION AND ITS MITIGATION ZDRULI, PANDI … is facilitates revave of habitats favorable for typical wetland vegetation and animal life. The results of flora and fauna monitoring at the project sites show that wetland vegetation has been restored at 70-90% and …
Energy law and sustainable development
… technical and economic assessment of climate change mitigation options.75 Each report also contains a definitive … ecosystems; and • the creation of productive fringing wetland ecosystems with fish and waterfowl habitat oppor- … with special addenda devoted to desert, rainforest, wetland, mountainous and marine operations. 52 Sustainable …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… M I N A R Y E X P L O R A T I O N 13 change adaptation and mitigation. Costs of climate change adaptation could be … will have a role in many of the promising avenues for mitigation of climate change. Windfarms in shallow coastal … Local SDG 13 Climate change X Lack of climate change mitigation makes effective protection of ecosystems more …