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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… parameter * Severe High 94 553 * Defined as the land ratio without vegetation coverage (forest area and … of Water laW10 freshwater habitat modification. Most land-based activities, such as agriculture and human settlements, generate pollution, land erosion (causing siltation) and nutrient runoff (causing …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… takes place in the absence of strategic and jurisdictional land-use planning and without appropriate consideration for … are avoidable or could be mitigated through strategic land-use planning and licensing, legal reforms to secure the … of palm oil expansion and operations on biodiversity, land-use planning and best practises, to: a. support …
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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… highlights opportunities to firmly embed conservation in land use planning and development. Continu- ously increasing … spatial distribution of biodiversity information on the land and in the sea. Such knowledge is used to underpin conservation, restoration, marine and land use planning and natu- ral resource management. In …
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Capacity Development for Protected and Other Conserved Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Strategy and Action Framework 2015-2020

… institutions and personnel; land and sea stewards; and a range of important partners,  … of land throughout the Pacific (and ‘land’ often includes foreshore and inshore waters), which  … biodiversity.  This form of conserving and managing land and coastal resources will continue to be a  …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… 40 sets of environmental regulations. Strict control of land use planning measures, and close attention to ongoing … to the environment (such as foreign affairs, health, land, minerals and mining, trade and industry, water, and so … since then. Also, in 2011 a dedicated Environmental and Land Court was created to hear matters related to land and …
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Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… seabed. The sovereignty of a state extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea … coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil … contribution to marine pollution load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea …
04 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… seabed. The sovereignty of a state extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea … coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil … contribution to marine pollution load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea …
04 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… seabed. The sovereignty of a state extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea … coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil … contribution to marine pollution load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea …
04 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… seabed. The sovereignty of a state extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea … coastal state comprises the submerged prolongation of the land territory of the coastal state - the seabed and subsoil … contribution to marine pollution load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea …
04 Aug 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… Mediterranean coastal zones: A vital interface between land and sea It is estimated that approximately one third of … forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 6. Ensure … resulting in inadequate protection and management of land, urban sprawl owing to illegal construction and …
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