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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… • Noticeable signs of overuse, including extreme trail erosion, trail braiding (e.g. multiple trails in one spot), … of inappropriate sanitation practices, and streambank erosion resulting from foot or pack-stock traffic. • Visual … of vegetation cover around a campsite or extent of trail erosion or ‘braiding’. A social indicator in widespread use …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… for example by planting trees in watersheds to prevent erosion (United Nations University, 2011). Thus, small-scale … shoreline stabilization, coastline protection and erosion pre- vention, climate regulation, maintenance of … and sea level rise. The latter could lead to coastal erosion and flooding, saltwater intrusion, low drinking water …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… forest patches; not a single cow can be seen; however, the erosion gener- ated by trampling attests to heavy usage. The … lands, and thereby exacerbated the problems of soil erosion and created monotonous landscapes. The most recent … in 1989 in order to evaluate the degree of genetic erosion. The findings were disturbing, indicating that in …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… Mangroves Shoreline protection, nutrient retention, erosion control, fish breeding Coral Reefs Recreation, carbon … protection forest for prevention of wind, sand or tide erosion, sea encroachment or environmental protection. Rights …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… through improved forest management in watersheds (reducing erosion and marine sediment deposition) or, over the longer … and pesticide runoff, forest practices that reduce erosion and siltation, or guidelines for the wise use of … watercourses, into the sea; • sediments resulting from erosion and land-use practices in upstream and coastal areas; …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… invasion of weedy species, and other processes of habitat erosion. Some forest species are highly vulnerable to … mortality among remnant trees and the effects of soil erosion and compaction can persist for many years after … of nature in critical situations (eg watershed protection, erosion control); d) are fundamental to meeting the basic …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… landslide reduction Soil protection and control of erosion and sedimentation Control of surface and groundwater … climate regulation, water regulation and purification, erosion control, control of human illnesses, biological … of soil conservation practices in order to decrease soil erosion and sedimentation;• Implementation of wastewater and …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and improvement of the soil, to, inter alia, combat its erosion and misuse as well as the deterioration of its … ensure long-term pro- ductivity of the land, ii) control erosion caused by land misuse and mismanagement which may … works, mining and the disposal of wastes, do not result in erosion, pollution, or any other form of land degradation; d) …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… quality and diversity of each landscape and prevent its erosion by abandonment, neglect and abuse". Landscape … to turn round all the trends leading to the continent-wide erosion of landscape values and the loss of landscape variety … conservation. What has struck me the most is that the erosion of land and seascapes is a very insidious process …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… heating 9. Protect and restore ecosystems to avoid erosion, fires and dust storms 10. Reduce emissions of … nutrient use efficiency), enhanced product formulations, erosion control, livestock waste management and treatment • … use efficiency) and enhanced product formulations; erosion control, livestock waste management and treatment …