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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… Coordinator for West and Central Africa at Africa Conservation Tillage Network, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AF) … seed systems Workshop 2.2: Agro-ecosystems Workshop 2.3: Soil and water issues Workshop 2.4: Knowledge and knowledge … 39 NEXUS AMONG WATER, SOIL, FOOD AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEXICO OSWALD-SPRING, URSULA …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly addressed by the United Nations … or sewage as well as the growing of food on contaminated soil. In all actions against pollution, it is also important … as Waterfowl Habitat (1971) provides measures for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. According to the …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Land in Numbers

… of failing to implement bold action on land and soil, in terms of future social stability and economic … services are delivered by the world‘s finite land and soil resources. The most obvious services that land provides … RESOURCE FLOWS In Zimbabwe, water harvesting combined with conservation agriculture increased farmers’ gross margins …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… impact assessment as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing … of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation and conservation, sedimentation processes, … the production of all other ecosystem services, such as soil formation, nutrients cycling and primary production. • …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… not only on the environment it is in (air, water or soil) but also the mix of other pollutants that are present … EFFECT Acidification and eutrophication of water and soil, crop damage, climate change (both warming and cooling … in demand for land for food production, housing and nature conservation, against a limited supply. Although many …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of chemicals and … water and access to sanitation for all by 2030 Land/soil pollution 19. Adopt agroecological practices and … notable examples are the 33/50 Program, and the Resource Conservation Act National Partnership for Environmental …
24 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of drought and desertification would, for example, include soil erosion control measures, famine relief programmes, and … relate to the integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and … remote sensing, atmospheric weather monitoring and water conservation monitoring, among others. …
24 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… the geologic profile where the pores or voids between the soil particles are completely filled with water. A geologic … below the surface under dozens or hundreds of meters of soil where they cannot be viewed or explored easily, can make … which the aquifer provides springflow; (3) achieve water conservation; (4) maximize the beneficial use of water …
24 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… by four UN organizations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Geneva, March 2017 … maintain a sound ecological balance in the air, water, and soil. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in … such as deforestation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, soil erosion, decreasing quality and quantity of water, poor …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment

… Public participation in decision-making and environmental conservation. … 3. International and National Laws The conservation ideas that gave rise to EIA are central to … agreement on EIA. EIA’s focus on environmental conservation and sustainable development echoes general …
24 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance