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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… and costly impacts on the environment, including through deforestation, forest fragmentation, peatland degradation, …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… are also noteworthy, given the relationship between deforestation and climate-induced flooding. For example, … changes, desertification and increased soil salinity, deforestation and loss of biodiversity…” 165 U.N. Doc. … Such actions include excessive pollution or mass-scale deforestation practices. A second strategy could be to …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… drivers of vulnerability, including conflict, famine, deforestation and disease. From 2007 to 2012, the region … poverty lines: 14.4 % Main drivers of ecosystem change: • Deforestation and land degradation caused by forestry and … 2012), as exemplified in China, where, as a consequence of deforestation, road and infrastructure construction, …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… 2 Malaysia 1 International 8, 9 Damages (see Compensation) Deforestation Chile 2 India 4, 21 Philippines 1 Uganda 3 … Kashmir. In this State there is a significant problem with deforestation and illegal logging, and thus, pursuant to Writ … Act was a recognition of the serious consequences of deforestation, including ecological imbalances, and the …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… rich environments. A recent estimate placed the rate of deforestation of tropical closed forest at 10.7 million ha … it is not only tropical countries that are experiencing deforestation and habitat loss; similar change is occurring … reserve. The river gorges are relatively unaffected by deforestation, thus maintaining a continuous connection of …
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Unit 2 - the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

… waste processing plants, infrastructure construction, deforestation, etcetera). The scope of the Espoo Convention …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… Valley on the grounds that it would cause soil erosion, deforestation and river silting. The Supreme Court then took … consequences have been detected downstream from the deforestation areas. The main issues related to environment …
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… ecosystem restoration and avoided degradation and deforestation, biodiversity management, sustainable … soil sequestration, livestock & manure management, reduced deforestation, afforestation & reforestation, responsible …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… issues that become candidates for restoration include deforestation, overgrazing, wetland clearing and draining, … country. Major issues include the loss of biodiversity and deforestation; pollution of air, water and soil; coastal and … occur due to a myriad of human activities such as mining, deforestation and irrigation leading to various forms of land …
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The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)

… of food production, with fewer inputs, that avoids further deforestation and cropland expansion into vulnerable areas …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere