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

… environmental degradation manifested in problems such as deforestation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, soil erosion, …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… the coastal environment (e.g. the damming of rivers or the deforestation of catchment areas); • over-exploitation of … and industrial infrastructure, agriculture, and deforestation) is one of the major global threats to reefs … of coastal water sheds This typically arises from deforestation, mining, intensive agriculture or …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… of water supply. The velocity of water flow is affected by deforestation of upland wetlands and catchments (causing soil … or potentially harmful (e.g., wetland drainage, watershed deforestation). The compatibility of such legislation with … aquaria or the deposition of sediments caused by upstream deforestation: this may in the long term lead to the death of …
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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… pollution. They argue that there is already uncon- trolled deforestation, reduced habitats for wildlife, threatened …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… leading to more frequent and more harmful disasters. Deforestation, water resources depletion, land degradation, …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… prevent excessive logging. Threat- ened with widespread deforestation, some source countries have imposed log export … Southeast Asian countries have recognised the threat of deforestation and have taken measures to restrict or prevent … regime, countries seeking to slow the rate of general deforestation can impose log export bans, but other countries …
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Defenders of the Earth

… Communities through REDD+ (Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest and Peat-land Degradation), (1 … ntificamerican.com/article/agribusiness-drives-most-illegal-deforestation/ (accessed: 14 June 2017); Greenpeace, (10 …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Invasive Alien Species - a threat to biodiversity

… felled by the local population for fuelwood. ! e resulting deforestation caused increased erosion and runo$ , which …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… extractive and mining industries, palm oil cultivation and deforestation proved to be most at risk (27 communications). …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… due to poaching and loss of natural habitat arising from deforestation, MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE Loliondo Game …
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