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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… of air and water pollution. More recently, the issues of climate change, loss of biodiversity, desertification, drought, and … land use conflicts, climate change mitigation and adaptation, conservation of biodiversity, the management of …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Development 1.3 Groundwater Management: Need for Change Chapter 2. Groundwater Systems 2.1 Groundwater … reduces resilience of communities and economies to climate change. Sustainable groundwater management supports … and hence conserving biodiversity, and for climate change adaptation and resilience. 1.2 Groundwater for Sustainable …
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… in light of the uncertainties about the effects of climate change in LMEs. 2.2 Sources of pressure and degree of risk … stocks is also increasing, an encouraging sign. • Climate change will reduce fish catches in many LMEs. …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… biotic processes, expressed as a percentage relative to a change large enough to cause ecosystem collapse. Spatial … the principles adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for consistent treatment of uncertainty … for the Coorong Lagoon of South Australia, through the adaptation of an empirically derived state-and-transition …
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Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific … maintain and improve their integrity in the face of global change. The partnership includes the development of a global … and implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy and policies. Fundación Biodiversidad The …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… 49 3.2 Water and climate … 87 4.19 Water and climate - again … – a few leaders - are beginning to take steps to change the way they manage water, but they are mostly … trade-offs and compromises will often be necessary. Adaptation to these changing conditions means looking beyond …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… in a sustainable way to cope with natural phenomena like climate change, droughts and floods as well as with human phenomena … making available best practice for widespread adoption and adaptation throughout the global community. Because …
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Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… conservation. It also helps combat the impacts of climate change and applies an ecosystem-based approach in the adaptation to climate change. The Dinaric Arc represents an …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… (art. 10), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (art. 6(a)), require environmental information to be … health concerns at the centre of their climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies” (paras. 49, 50). The …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… 2014 that is consistent with the three Rio conventions ( Climate Change, Desertification and biodiversity). This strategy … rangelands for soil carbon sequestration, climate change adaptation and biodiversity will require strong involvement …
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