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… caused by ocean warming and expansion and the melting of land-based glaciers, insufficient attention has been given to … on climate change has focused on specific themes such as land surface temperatures, melting ice caps in Greenland and … of ground heat with implications for permafrost degradation (Lawrence et al., 2008). The exceptional nature …

… natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially representative samples … by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning the … court stated that “where environmental contamination and degradation pose a persistent threat to human life and …

… 7 Structure of the Guidelines 8 2. Forests and the land-use mosaic 9 What is a forest? 9 Does the FAO definition … cultural landscapes. Around 11.5 per cent of the earth’s land surface is in protected areas, 10 per cent of the … in places that have already undergone considerable degradation and where active restoration programmes are …

… Assessment (SEA), Appropriate Assessments (AA) and land use planning documents. Ecological networks, as one of … in the 1970s and 1980s, in countries where a strong land use planning tradition had created the institutional … of society to place a value on nature has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems, a consequent reduction in …

… where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by shallow water. The Ramsar Convention takes … and geopolitical stability are made less secure by the degradation of wetlands driven by the rapidly widening gap …

… New Zealand to oppose (successfully) re- scheduling of land to allow mining on the Corromandel Peninsula, the main … i.e. wildlife ranches, and a few public PAs), loss and degradation of habitat, increasing fragmentation due to … for species management in Australia, NGOs active in land management and restoration as well as academic …

… of the different contributions to global environmental degradation,States have common but differentiated … Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Preamble para. 5), and the 2001 Stockholm … http://informea.org/treaties/land-based …

… wetlands to minimize the damage from disasters Defined as land areas that are flooded with water, either seasonally or …

… Earth’s total surface area and nearly 30 per cent of its land area. It is also host to certain wildlife species unique … is a major factor in biodiversity loss, causing both land degradation and habitat loss for many bird species. 8. …

… some 5 million supporters. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a … 1. Transboundary Protected Area is defined as “an area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more borders between … initiatives also help maintain or restore traditional land use practices. From an economic standpoint, …