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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 … and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination”. Human health and the …
21 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 … and release from melting permafrosts. 1.2 Land and soil pollution product of poor agricultural practices, …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… 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. • … for the production of all other ecosystem services (e.g. soil formation, nutrients cycling and primary production). An …
21 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 … in reducing quantities of pollutants in air, water and soil. Pollution-regulating services provided by ecosystems …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… as lakes, reservoirs and rivers, as well as from moist soil and other surfaces. Considerable amounts of water vapour … the ground through infiltration may be held in the soil, to eventually return to the surface through capillary … deforestation can increase runoff, causing erosion of soil which can lead to increased turbidity of streams and …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… recovery (in case of surface spreading techniques, called “soil aquifer treatment” - SAT) and to improve groundwater …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… rises towards the ground surface. At a certain depth high soil evaporation causes the soluble salts in the local geology to migrate to the soil surface causing problems of high soil salinity. This has caused major problems to agriculture, …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… 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

21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance