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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… and the logging of indigenous trees are causing massive deforestation, with severe impacts on water resources, …
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and prevention of …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity

… threats of land degradation, including desertification, deforestation and climate change, impact on habitat and food … to bats of current forestry practices, including deforestation, afforestation, reforestation, management, …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… Rohatang Pass. This area is marked by melting glaciers and deforestation, and the NGT concluded that the emission of … protective measures of a region sensitive to emissions and deforestation, and that that “there is a need to tackle …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… it is thought that widespread mining and extensive deforestation in Mindanao were the cause of flash floods, … flooding; (3) fishing: Heavy siltation caused by upstream deforestation affects the productivity (catch) of the fisher …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… marginal lands. Tree species have been lost as a result of deforestation in Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and Yemen. Bahrain …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… ■ Biophysical: land use and land management, including deforestation and tillage methods; ■ Socio-economic: human … is one of the world’s major environmental concerns. Deforestation of primary or secondary forest to convert the … is generally related to land use changes, including deforestation, agricultural intensification and urban …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… development (roads and skiing facilities) and deforestation. Also since 1993 a transboundary organization, … proportion of the high plains there has been significant deforestation. These areas were or still are used as summer … transported by trucks. In the past there was considerable deforestation to create more grazing pastures for sheep. As a …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the use of mercury, this sector is also closely linked to deforestation, land degradation and increased social, economy …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… biodiversity in the region faces several threats including deforestation, alien invasive species, mining, natural … practices resulting in severe land degradation and deforestation. Both countries are already experiencing … and threatened by a variety of factors including logging, deforestation, pollution, fire, shifting agriculture, etc. …
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