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Global Land Outlook

… the rate of land use change, land degradation and deforestation: in poor countries, food loss is primarily due … per cent of all freshwater withdrawals and 80 per cent of deforestation, while soil, the basis for global food … the rate of land use change, land degradation and deforestation. The rapid expansion of global value chains and …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… billion are lost annually through illegal logging and deforestation. Illegal and unregulated char- coal trade … land and natural resources in Nicaragua; and to decrease deforestation rates in the Atlantic forest in Paraguay. … nized that environmental threats – such as climate change, deforestation, extreme weather events, and lack of water and …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… high occurence of hurricanes as well as volcanic activity. Deforestation and degradation of the upper watersheds and of … use change is especially damaging in steep catchments and deforestation has reduced the capacity of the landscape to … Watersheds was that environmental degradation such as deforestation and pollution combined with weak institutions …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… in the atmosphere. Brazil announces a new plan to reduce deforestation, based on satellite monitoring systems. The … rainforests and coastal mangroves have resulted in severe deforestation on Madagascar’s western slopes, with very high … (CITES 2004). Source: CMS 2004 Giant panda threatened by deforestation and poaching. Source: Fritz Polking/Still …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Organic Pollutants REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, enhancement of carbon … (4) land degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation; and (5) chemicals and waste. The GEF is the … roles is to ensure that MEAs 94 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, enhancement of carbon …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… USE OF FRESHWATER RESOURCE confronted. As noted earlier, deforestation or other removals of vegetative cover can … areas, ill-considered siting of industrial plants, deforestation, uncontrolled shifting cultivation and poor … , 116, 117, 118, 122, 128, 133, 137 Definitions, 9, 10,14 Deforestation, 4, 6, 103, 104, 134 D i s c h a rges, xix, 3, …
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Securing the future for global peatlands

… of peatlands when implementing activities to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. State and agency …
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Pangani River Basin, Tanzania - Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation

… so too does the number of conflicts. Population growth, deforestation, increasing numbers of livestock and the …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… crab population. – for the mangroves. – to avoid illegal – deforestation. It is important to note that the planning … (2008), supra note 23, at p. 49. 110 Ibid. at p. 20. • Deforestation • Erosion/sand invasion • Riverbank degradation … caused by high impact human activities, such as deforestation for agriculture. Furthermore, the Sixaola River …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… the border between the Czech Republic and Poland where deforestation and intensive agriculture and industry on the … and diseases have extended their historical ranges, and deforestation has exacerbated flooding and erosion. As a …
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