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… make peatlands so important for long-term carbon storage. Drainage of peatlands also leads to loss of carbon and … peatlands is now taking place in reaction to centuries of drainage in Denmark, Estonia, Sweden, and in Finland where … of Orangutan. Restoration involves the closing of drainage ditches, stopping logging and restoring the …

… of the Citico darter, Little Tennessee River drainage, Tennessee, USA Melissa Petty, Patrick Rakes & J. R. … Blanton) is endemic to the Little Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee. The species is listed as Critically … of the Smoky madtom, Little Tennessee River drainage, Tennessee, USA Melissa Petty, Patrick Rakes & J. R. …

… outflow of permanent or perched groundwater and from the drainage of lakes and swamps during dry weather; also … (watershed): a discrete area of land with a common drainage system; includes both the water bodies that convey … the principle that each state within an international drainage basin has the right to a reasonable and equitable …

… and outside wetlands. Some types of human activity (e.g., drainage, pollution or urban encroachment) almost always … work directly against wise use (e.g., mandatory wetland drainage or financial and tax incentives for conversion)? b) … agriculture) or potentially harmful (e.g., wetland drainage, watershed deforestation). The compatibility of such …

… governments, also created ‘new land’ by establishing large drainage schemes on coastal, largely-mangrove lands, which … reclaiming mangrove land for sugarcane plantations. Large drainage canals were constructed to encourage drainage of low-lying areas. These coastal flat plains today …

… of human history, wetlands have remained in disrepute. Drainage and reclamation have always been considered … something to be confined by embankments or got rid of by drainage - especially where fertile plains were created for … bowls” of the Midwest made the perils of ill-considered drainage easier to appreciate. President Franklin D. …

… Reef Systems Project MED - Ministry of Environment and Drainage MPA - Marine Protected Areas MPPRCA - Marine Plastic … education planning and environmental impact assessment. Drainage Unit, Ministry of Environment and Drainage (MED) – Responsible for the design and construction …

… shall be responsible for: n regulation of the flow and drainage of the main waterway; n flood control; n … and works for land development including salt water and drainage control; n protection of the environment comprising … courses and control flooding; n set up an irrigation and drainage system for agricultural purposes; n produce, …

… (Earthscan 2010). Garretson AH, The Law of International Drainage Basins (Oceana Publications Inc. 1967). Grzybowski … on the geographical scope, for example where two different drainage basins were altered and connected by a canal – this … state opinion on whether the concept of an ‘international drainage basin’ should be the appropriate basis for their …

… and present human activity (terracing, water storage or drainage structures, roads, buildings, etc.).”3 tied to a … Human-induced drivers such as deforestation, wetland drainage, overgrazing, unsustainable land use practices, and … infiltration, increased water run-off, and decreased drainage. In time, this leads to a decrease in the …