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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… reading 171 Article 21 | Prevention, Reduction and Control of Pollution 173 21.1 Commentary 173 21.2 Application … resulting from natural causes or human conduct, such as flood or ice conditions, water- borne diseases, siltation, … All Riparian(s) 889 195 Hydroelectricity Water allocation Flood Control Industrial uses Navigation Pollution Fishing …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… London, and the German Hanseatic towns situated in the flood plains of vast deltas are but a few examples. In … covered or saturated by water - marshes, bogs, swamps, flood plains and the like. For centuries mankind had viewed … governments, and it is governments who, in various ways, control land use within their borders. It is therefore …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 68 3 4.1.1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … knowledge hub on issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and … of downstream water levels on the Mekong River during the flood season. In 2003, the MRC 341 IW-LEARN, INTERNATIONAL …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… environment include that States must “prevent, reduce and control the pollution of an international watercourse that … ervation-and-management/article-21-prevention-reduction-and-control-of-pollution/ …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… for example, water storage; storm protection and flood mitigation; shoreline stabilization and erosion control; groundwater recharge and discharge; water … Untere Lobau (Austria), Moravské luhy (Morava flood plains) (Slovak Republic), Mokrady dolního Podyjí …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Ecosystem Services

… regulation of climate through the storing of carbon and control of local rainfall, the removal of pollutants by … n Pollinate crops and plants, and disperse seeds n Control agricultural pests and diseases n Produce food (such …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Protected Areas

… such as water purification and retention, erosion control, and can reduce flooding and unnatural wild fires n …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… conservation and crop improvement, working on disease control and ways to prevent further loss of genetic resources … herbicides or even just different regimes for the physical control of weeds.60 The effective conservation of PGRFA … On-farm diversity is largely under the management control of farmers. The International Treaty aims at …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Conservation and Management related policy frameworks that control, manage or aim to enhance various other ecosystem … and cultural services, like storm protection, erosion control, tourism and support functions such as climate … Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Territorial Waters, …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… have sovereign rights to legislate, manage, exploit and control access to their natural resources, including PGRFA. l … sovereign states to legislate, manage, exploit and control access to the natural resources within their borders. … institu- tions holding plant genetic resources under their control were expected to adopt policies that would allow …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity