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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… to bringing ecosystems back from dangerous thresholds of degradation and exploitation. �is necessitates a dismantling … to encourage balanced fertilizer use so as to maintain soil biodiversity and to sustain and increase the rate of … status of flora and fauna, productivity of major crops and soil fertility has also been investigated. Some findings …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes

… forest livelihoods and landscapes 2 How forest landscape degradation can undermine livelihoods and economies 3 … integrated into effective payments schemes (e.g. soil formation, storm buffering, etc.). Payments for … D. and R. Macke, 1989. The downstream benefi ts of soil conservation in Third World hydroelectric watersheds. …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation REDD + Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and … flow  surface warming and stratification in large lakes  soil moisture drought  tree density • Species range shifts  … water supply • Changes in timing/ amount of river flow  soil moisture • Surface water impacts • Earlier greening and …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… is of vital importance to the objective of preventing the degradation of the environment and human health that may be … areas by land-based plastic waste, the protection of soil, the use of pesticides, noise pollution, human rights … in some of United Nations processes. Land degradation and soil protection 48. Land and soil degradation has long been …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… is of vital importance to the objective of preventing the degradation of the environment and human health that may be … areas by land-based plastic waste, the protection of soil, the use of pesticides, noise pollution, human rights … in some of United Nations processes. Land degradation and soil protection 48. Land and soil degradation has long been …
18 Jun 2026 Document

GEO yearbook 2003

… nutrients are released from the ash and returned to the soil, and new grass growth is stimulated. However, these … Environment Betsiboka Estuary, Madagascar: Flooding and soil erosion Tropical Cyclone Gafilo hit northern Madagascar … funding for reconstruction, and at the same time causing degradation of land, air and water resources. Wreckage of …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… evapotranspiration by vegetation using water stored in the soil (see Figure 1.2).25 In essence, the earth’s water cycle … of water quality. This is achieved through minimising soil erosion on-site, reducing sediment in water bodies … (UNCCCD) (2012). “The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought: Methodologies and Analysis for …
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Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks

… as the long, relatively undisturbed coastline, the high soil differentiation, the varied topography and the various … analysis workshop on the main causes of environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity in the Terai. Working … of the Banisveld in order to expose the original sandy soil. Although costly, the operation was financed completely …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) poses a unique opportunity for the world … related to factors like vegetation layer, fauna, and soil, or the loss of carbon stocks on remaining forest land) … also has a negative impact on biodiversity, watershed and soil protection, and local climate regulation.5 The loss of …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… of society to place a value on nature has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems, a consequent reduction in … negatively affected through the impact of drought, reduced soil fertility, fire, and other climate change-driven … provide flood control, offer food sources, and stabilize soil to prevent or reduce erosion; - it may contribute to …
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