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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… of Soil Sciences (IUSS); the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC); the European Soil Bureau … and Management (which became part of the International Water Management Institute in April 2001) (IBSRAM). We wish … • Coordination and cooperation between institutions and territorial authorities to develop synergies for soil …
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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya

… 17 1.5. ELECTRICITy AND WATER DESALINATION....................... 17 1.6. TOURISM … development (Table 3). How- ever, the speed of water investment for agriculture is still slower than the … network in most of north- ern Libya. Table 3: Sources of Water in Libya in 2008 and estimates for 2009-2011 (million …
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Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors

… areas too small to allow them to find adequate food, water, mates, or refuge from predators. As habitats continue … connections between habitats. Corridors provide land or water pathways that link protected areas with one another, … approach in calling for the integrated management of land, water and living resources in such a way to promote …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments and biota … on motorboat racing within the 12-mile limit of Italian territorial waters, under the Italian law implementing the … high-spill areas are located away from the coasts, beyond territorial waters, which may indicate deliberate discharge …
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Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental … agribusiness 15 KILLINGS linked to hydroelectric dams and water rights 15 KILLINGS linked to logging According to Front … number of violations 27 communications *Lands rights = territorial disputes and the right to ancestral lands …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… any latitude and depth: increase in CO2 dissolved in sea water, which leads to a lowering of the pH; increase in … jellyfish making vertical migrations to feed in surface water areas at night. In addition to the important biomass … Target 11 By 2020, at least 17% of terrestrial and inland water, and 10% of coastal and marine areas, especially areas …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 2.3 Conservation … of natural resources such as soil and land, air and water, and biological resources. It also considers processes … procedures for non-living natural resources, espe- cially water, land and soil, adds to the biodiversity conservation …
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

… in 2007 constituted less that 5 per cent of the region’s territorial waters (figure III). Figure II. Ratio of … Figure III. Ratio of protected marine areas to territorial water, 1990–2008 (Statistics Division, United …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… promote the conservation of agricultural resources 31 1. Water resources 32 2. Soil resources 34 3. Genetic resources … resources from the forest sector are allocated to the territorial communities concerned rather than to the national … contracts with rural communities, which act as territorial bodies with juridical status and financial …
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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas

… of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park; Major bodies of water, such as this one in Tanzania, are often critical … lines, imposed by colonial powers centuries ago. Today, territorial integrity is a foundation principle of the … The military forces have a mandate to maintain the “territorial integrity” of a country, which means they have to …
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