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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… 10 kilometres or more to fetch water and fuel. Much of the soil conservation in East Africa over the past decades has … and resistance to diseases and insect pests, adaptation to soil, and agro-climatic conditions, and preserve them with a … to ensure their sustainable use, accessibility and quality. • Use of natural resources and the environment …
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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… purposes, the demands of coastal communities for more, quality freshwater may seem unreasonable and hard to meet. … metals, chemicals, fossil fuels, construction materials, soil erosion). Material outputs will be addressed in a second … exploration or exploitation, or the modification of soil or seabed profiles • Archaeological activities • …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… Landowner motivations often include issues relating to quality of life. Corporations set up PPAs as part of … land degradation, and disease; supporting services such as soil formation and nutrient cycling; and cultural services … landscape, geological stability, biodiversity, gene flow, soil protection and the well-being of human populations. …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… services/ functions Catchment management and water supply Soil conservation Climate and disaster mitigation Clean … involving local communities and should at least record the quality of relationships between protected area managers and … with previous years Evidence of graffiti, trampling and soil compaction Photo-monitoring and analysis …
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IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES

… in databases that are subject to peer-review for quality-control and are regularly updated. IUCN experience, … United Na- tions agencies and processes. 2. Credible. Quality and credibility of the results obtained and analyses … environment general, fisheries, food, forestry, land and soil, livestock, mineral resources, sea, waste & hazardous …
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Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… There were three modifiers for acid/alkaline balance, two soil modifiers and six special modifiers concerned with … is the value of environmental benefits, such as water quality improvement, protection from flooding and storm … “those physical, biological or chemical components such as soil, water, plants, animals and nutrients, and the …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… (SDGs) NO POVERTY ZERO HUNGER GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING QUALITY EDUCATION GENDER EQUALITY CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION … des AME. NO POVERTY ZERO HUNGER GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING QUALITY EDUCATION GENDER EQUALITY CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION … By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… plant pollination, carbon sequestration, and soil formation. Biodiversity, which is an integral component … will inevitably need to care about preserving this quality. Natural capital is presented as a limiting factor to … an Urban-Rural Partnership to Preserve the Pristine Quality of Its Drinking Water and Save Billions of Dollars …
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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… available global datasets to provide data of sufficient quality for an initial, basic assessment and prioritisation. … to identify data gaps and plan for improvements in data quality over time, while still providing insight that can … using a combination of biophysical data layers such as soil types, elevation, geology, and rainfall. ● Expert or …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… 5.3 Appropriate recognition and support 53 6. Governance quality (“good governance”) 57 ixix Part 2: Towards effective … degradation, and disease; supporting services, such as soil formation and nutrient cycling; and cultural services, … communication, 2012). 348 Under Colombian law, sub-soil resources are not governed by land owners. This is true …
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