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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… small in relation to the scale of an ecosystem (e.g. local erosion within a river basin or a minor development within an … floods - coastal stabilisation (against accretion / erosion) - soil protection - suitability for human settlement … / retention capacity - protection against water erosion - protection against wave action - prevention of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large increases in sediment load in … due to a combination of lack of sediment input, enhanced erosion and severe reduction in nutrient load. Such problems …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… flood or ice conditions, water- borne diseases, siltation, erosion, salt-water intrusion, drought or desertification. … ‘control’ such as regulating flow, floods, pollution and erosion, saline intrusion, and mitigating drought.92 The … change occurs over a long period of time (by accretion and erosion) then the general rule is the territorial boundary of …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… heating 9. Protect and restore ecosystems to avoid erosion, fires and dust storms 10. Reduce emissions of … nutrient use efficiency), enhanced product formulations, erosion control, livestock waste management and treatment • … use efficiency) and enhanced product formulations; erosion control, livestock waste management and treatment …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… For example, deforestation can increase runoff, causing erosion of soil which can lead to increased turbidity of …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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

… conditions as floods, ice hazards, water-borne diseases, erosion, salt-water intrusion, drought and desertification, …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

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

… must avoid or minimise land degradation, including soil erosion, compaction, geomorphic instability, contamination, …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… this norm, see MCCAFFREY, supra, at 446-462. 53 preventing erosion of its banks, pollution, flooding from deforestation … aims to prevent land degradation, including soil erosion from water;275 and eroded soil is an important water … resources as well, including recharge of aquifers and soil erosion into watercourses. Well- maintained natural forests …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… injury: the extinction of a species of fauna or flora, erosion, loss of human life and the dumping of persistent …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… ref.ocean and coastal circulation, geology and coastal erosion, marine biota e.g. macrophytes and coral reefs Marine …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance