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International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… hydrocarbon production, ports, large dams, substantial groundwater abstraction activities, and deforestation of … EIA discussed in Section II.B.7 includes dams, groundwater abstraction, and riparian deforesta- tion as … and on specific measures to prevent, control and reduce groundwater pollution from chemical storage facilities and …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… degraded the Ejina Oasis ecosystem through reduction in groundwater level. 96 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Ministerial By-laws Administrative Provisions for Urban Groundwater Development, Utilization and Protection Issued in … for Watercourses of Rivers Administrative Regulations for Groundwater Resources Administrative Regulations for Water …
Improving governance of pastoral lands
… purchase, US$369 million in present value of additional groundwater infiltration and US$14.7 million in present value … sedimentation. Most notable is that the benefit of groundwater recharge dwarfed the value of improved fodder … to rapid recovery of rangeland ecosystems, increases in groundwater recharge and return of native species. The …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… rent land. Villagers depend mainly on three water sources: groundwater-agricultural wells, cisterns (rain water … to treat or dispose of sewage water. This increases groundwater pollution risks, and other sanitation and public … drip irrigation. They have a great deal of knowledge of groundwater and substantial skills in digging wells. However, …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… a river, or in a wetland or coastal zone (which may be groundwater), to maintain ecosystems and their benefits .230 … Law Convention (1999) also defines water as “all kinds of groundwater and surface water including the water of lakes, … Grazing, Article 45 Gross national product, Article 56 Groundwater(s), Article 24 Guideline(s), Article 31; 39 …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… and fertilizers: these toxic substances eventually pollute groundwater, rivers, and oceans, as a result of infiltrations … collected from a source point, such as lake, river, or groundwater. It is then routed, through a ground-level or …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… minimising effects of mining on surface water and groundwater. Environmental Protection Act (Cap 328; No. 22 of … these functions. It refers to inland watercourses such as groundwater, rivers, streams, dykes, drains etc. Two areas …