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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power

… also contributed to local poverty by denying poor people control over and access to the natural resources that … the anticipated return from irrigation. After 1994, pilot flood releases were made in the Waza Logone floodplain, … implies that rural people will have more decentralized control over the resources which they have traditionally used …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… - Black Box Woodlands of south-eastern Australia is a flood-dependent woodland ecosystem type affected by five main … extraction of water from rivers for irrigation has altered flood regimes and their spatial extent, reducing … as a consequence of clearing for agriculture”. Because flood regimes are fundamental to ecosystem dynamics and water …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… in relation to the environment and under the control of public authorities. Article 15 of the Convention … of these changes and tools used for implementation and control of the environmental policy.” Further Information: … the right of children to safe drinking water, and the control of ragweed, an allergenic plant. Further Information: …
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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… 21 Liberalization, Resource-Raiding and Loss of Local Control over Resources 22 The Global Commons Discourse 23 … can also be characterized as commons because users cannot control use or impacts caused by actors on the opposite side … degradation. Inter-state conflicts and competition over control of and access to natural resources such as water that …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… interests, including agriculture, industry, recreation, flood control, hydropower, environmental protection, and human … resources, recognizing the importance of pollution and flood management, prevention, and control. States Parties …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… 97 11.1 Requirements for plants to be used for erosion control......................103 11.2 Mixed plantations vs … do not find themselves in a situation where they lose control over the resource just as it becomes productive; and … means that more people are likely to be affected when a flood, drought or landslide occurs. While environmental …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… (EU) MPPRCA Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act (U.S.) MSFD Marine Strategy Framework Directive … and includes the conservation of biological diversity and control of pollution as two goals; chapter 17 of section II … landfill facilities, prohibiting them from being built in flood plains and wetland areas, where floods could transport …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… weather, such as more shade for farm animals or through flood relief by providing a ‘natural sponge’ to retain water. … such as marshes, floodplain forests and bogs for flood prevention, water storage and CO2 intake, giving space … of storm water management infrastructure and provide flood control, offer food sources, and stabilize soil to prevent or …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… conservation planning 114 Key messages 115 3.3 Development Control Legislation 116 Introduction 116 3.3.1 Development … Sustainable management of grassland 0 Protection against flood 0 Storage of nu- trients 0 Maintenance of soil … caused to the site by natural disasters such as fire and flood. Tradable development rights (TDRs). TDRs represent …
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Water as a human right?

… do not provide a sufficient basis for ensuring effective control of environmental protection and equity. An … of wetlands deprives catchments of their natural flood mitigation system and filtration system adversely … and industrial hygiene; (c) The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other …
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