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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… by farmers for crop ir- rigation as they have direct control over the resource. Yet over-exploitation (where … in 2010. Whilst the USA has over 1000 dams purely for flood management and a further 1000 multipurpose dams that include flood management, none of the In- dian dams registered in the …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… or minimise their establishment and spread • Eradicate or control established populations of invasives. Since … difficult once a species has become established – and control very expensive – prevention is considered the best … processes and compromise ecosystem services such as flood attenuation and shore protection. Economic impacts: …