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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… strengths and limitations in terms of depth, coverage and quality. Assessments also help identify information gaps … species 62 NATURAL SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS 61 Dams and water management 31 Other ecosystem modi�cations Fires 28 … ef�uents Household sewage Industrial and military ef�uents Water pollution 29 4 11 5 3 4 2 9 3 7 5 3 2 6 1 8 5 2 11 …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… years maintained a high standard of legal scholarship and quality outputs. The ABS Series, which includes this book, is … A facility must usually get a permit to discharge “process water” into a river, or even onto land (where it will seep … will contain certain conditions regarding the treatment of water before dis- charge. Thereafter, the holder of a permit …
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water, adequate housing and self-determination (A/HRC/10/61). … the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, and the Independent Expert on human … effects on the economy, on public health and on the quality of the environment. 2. Facilitating public …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… 33 8. Ensure at least minimum environmental flows in all water management schemes 33 9.Incorporate representative … ecosystem services1 to provide the basics of life - food, water, shelter, clothing and clean air – and to regulate our … the emergence of new diseases, sudden changes in water quality, creation of “dead zones” along the coasts, the …
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Plant protection legislation

… could not obtain on his own. Fourthly, the introduction of quality or composition standards, designed to the consumer … Markets Office, the engineers and officers of the water and forests administration and the officers of the … of plant products against harmful organisms. Excluded are water and fertilizer in the sense of the Fertilizers Act and …
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Environmental Governance

… Non-sustainable use of natural resources, including land, water, and these forests and fisheries, threaten individual … threats are effectively addressed. To enhance the quality and impact of this work, UNEP will also support …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… ts. These include approaches which relate changes in the quality of quantity of eco- system goods and services to … to over a thousand dollars per hectare in terms of lost water purifi cation and fl ood attenuation services (Emerton … (environmental law, forests, protected areas, wetlands and water resources). The World Conservation Union in Asia …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Global Water Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland Switzerland Tel … for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Water Association (IWA) have collaborated on a joint … a range of challenges especially for water quantity and quality. Water, energy and food security rely on water
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International System of Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage

… in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… the park because their own cattle have no fodder or water outside the forest thanks to a severe drought. … and new community systems of resource management, such as water, forests, and others paving a way for the conflict … farmers who suffered heavy losses due to degraded water quality brought about by high intensity farming, came …
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