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Protection, restoration and sustainable use of urban water bodies in India

… WCC-2016-Res-044-EN Protection, restoration and sustainable use of urban water bodies in … to provide water for millions of people, for supporting ecosystem services and providing habitat to birds, including … water bodies; b. to collaborate for the protection and restoration of urban water bodies through scientific …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… and knowledge on how a river, wetland or coastal ecosystem will evolve under various flow conditions. Carry … the most widely applied approaches in impact assessment or restoration planning for single or multiple stretches of a … laws and policies Environmental flows form part of an ecosystem approach to integrated water resources mana- …
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Global Land Outlook

… change, securing biodiversity and the delivery of critical ecosystem services is underappreciated. Land is of … of conservation, land and water management, and restoration, the core pathway to achieve the target on Land … food, water, and energy, and the need to protect other ecosystem services that regulate and support all life on …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… through the water cycle . . . . . . . . 3 1.2.2 Ecosystem services and human well-being . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.3.2 Impacts of climate change on ecosystem services and human well-being . . . 13 1.4 … of different shared river basins, mainly through ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. After a number of …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… and financial support from the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Reviewers: Peter Laban, Lead Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Palestine; and Piet Witt, Chair, IUCN … the value of integrating rangeland management and restoration in order to protect or restore the hydrological …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… fishing is an important source of income. Consequently, ecosystem services are especially important assets for … Cross-Sectoral Collaboration4 The Tacaná Watersheds But ecosystem fragmentation, hydrological risk and water … volunteers promoting sustainable water use and watershed restoration. This initiative has since grown into an …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… 7. Controlling groundwater exploitation to ensure their ecosystem support function … 108 9. Ecosystem or environmental services payments … freshwater needs. Costa Rica has mandatory payments for ecosystem services structured within its water legislation. … as a national priority, and fixes the preservation and restoration of water quality and the protection of ecosystems …
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Securing the future for global peatlands

… change, biodiversity conservation, and a wide range of ecosystem services, and RECALLING that the restoration and sustainable use of peatlands has long been … 1-10 September 2016: 1. RECOMMENDS that the Commission on Ecosystem Management should develop or endorse an existing …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the … aspects stems from the major roles of water in supporting ecosystem integrity and functioning, and in being a renewable … is permitted only in conditions of their protection and restoration; 2. The water resources are a constituent part of …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 5.7.2. Protecting the watercourse and ecosystem .........................................104 5.7.3. … 5.8.6. Ecosystem protection … change, because forests can act as carbon sinks; their restoration and preservation is one of the feasible ways to … best practices in water management, preservation, and restoration. The GEF, Strengthening Cooperation in the Danube …
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