Search results

Explore only content tagged with
308 Results
Sorted by relevance

Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.

… of rivers. Insidious forms of pollution affect soil, freshwater and coastal areas – and all have an impact … with great speed – the combined effect of which is: • the degradation of distinctive landscape features; • the … innovative and proactive approach to stop and reverse the degradation of biological and landscape diversity values in …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… of redress when their environ- ment has suffered damage or degradation.” Finally, paragraph 24 states: “Each person has … of the environ- ment, such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natu- ral sites, biological diver- … list include “air and atmosphere”, “water”, “soil, land, landscape and natural sites”, and “biological …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control

… and remediation measures are taken for the contaminated soil [52]. Accidents or incidents involving pesticides must …     10.1    Description   DDT has a very low rate of degradation and, when released into the environment, it will …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012

… i.e. wildlife ranches, and a few public PAs), loss and degradation of habitat, increasing fragmentation due to … Asian elephants, it is: habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation; human- elephant conflict; illegal killing; and … Conservation biology of lichens • Restoration of microbial soil crusts in steppe zones and semi-desert ecotopes • …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… such as climate changes, desertification and increased soil salinity, deforestation and loss of biodiversity…” 165 … to climate change globally but also to environmental degradation at the local level. Such actions include …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… (2005) and Census of Marine Life (2011) identified degradation of marine living resources as a critical issue … responsibility for protecting the sea- bed and the sub-soil even prior to the final conclusion of the UN CLCS. It … responsibility for protecting the seabed and the sub-soil even prior to the final conclusion of the UN CLCS. It …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 … increasing scarcity of fuelwood arising from environmental degradation, land conversion and overuse of resources. … and resistance to diseases and insect pests, adaptation to soil, and agro-climatic conditions, and preserve them with a …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… animals. They also provide environmental services, such as soil protection and drinking water supplies, and secure homes … protected areas are under threat or are undergoing actual degradation, and thus a greater emphasis on the management … (V, VI) 3. Management objective: “Protective functions (soil, water, natural hazards)” (B) Not applicable WWF instead …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… and herbicides in agriculture has led to the loss of soil fertility. A member organisation of Women for Water … air pollution and other measures of environmental degradation are also high (UNDP, 2011). Moreover, qualitative … and the current water flow regime. The environmental degradation of the Dniester is made worse by the …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… conditions, including drought, high salinity and poor soil fertility and structure, and that provide resistance to … of cultivated plants, due to massive deforestation or the degradation or contamination of natural habitats: in a … resources, supporting agricultural productivity, including soil, water and genetic resources. The Near East is a food …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX