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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… form a central pillar in The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which UNEP hosts and which dovetails with … of freshwater, around 90 percent, is locked up in the polar ice caps and in deep groundwater reservoirs that, for … spurred desertification.32 The modification and loss of biodiversity and ecosystems and the propagation of invasive …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… as well as the degradation of ecosystem function and biodiversity, suggest an emerging crisis in the water … 3.3.3. Navigation 3.3.4. Recreation 3.4. Ecosystem and biodiversity uses 23 27 27 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 34 34 36 36 … Moreover, much of this freshwater is locked in the polar icecaps and glaciers. Freshwater can be defined as …