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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …