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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 … change, because forests can act as carbon sinks; their restoration and preservation is one of the feasible ways to …
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 … is permitted only in conditions of their protection and restoration; 2. The water resources are a constituent part of … statutory scheme needs to clarify that land drainage and wetland filling are within the permitting …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… segments of the GRI Chile: Implementation of the GRI restoration and tourism plan in the Ascotan – San Pedro de … 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 …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… 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 … to pursue impact avoidance and reduc- tion, as well as restoration, prior to the offsetting of residual impacts. The …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… sustainable use, and where necessary and possible, restoration . To this end, based on the ecosystem approach . … 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” …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… rural development. Other potential benefits include: the restoration of degraded lands; reduced land abandonment; … be used for "maintaining the state of the environment, restoration of natural resources and remedying environmental … by the bioenergy law are compatible with the preservation, restoration and sustainable use of natural resources and …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… by way of reducing degradation processes and scaling up restoration activities, the objective is to maintain and … 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 …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… the functioning of the overall system: e.g. riparian and wetland zones in the drylands, or valleys in mountain … that improved rangeland productivity and grassland restoration would mean that herd sizes could increase to … management tool to maintain biodiversity within the saline wetland pastures of the park. In fact much of the network of …
GEO yearbook 2003
… (MoU) and implement an Action Plan on the Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope. The … Park is a symbol of hope and a success story in ecosystem restoration. Key Facts ● Enforcement action by the United … suggests that this is a success story in ecological restoration and scientists and conservationists are keen to …