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Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… For example, deforestation can increase runoff, causing erosion of soil which can lead to increased turbidity of …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Guidelines for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations (Version 1.0)

… successional patterns and soil attributes including erosion, accretion and structure. 4. The risks of undesirable … food supplies or ecosystem services such as clean water, erosion control, pollination, or nutrient cycling. Annexes to …
26 May 2026 Literature

Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group

… such as protection from storms and prevention of shoreline erosion, regulation of coastal water quality, habitat for … roots and soils Absorb and wave and wind energy; reduce erosion and storm surges; accrete sediment for adaptation to …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… pollination), the insurance value (e.g. storm buffering, erosion control), and to the contribution to human knowledge … managed watershed (e.g. flow regulation, filtration, and erosion control). Figure 3: Basic watershed-based PES model …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… spring and fall, which causes overcrowding and possible erosion of trails, inten- sified consumption of local and … they often only apply locally, fady are vulnerable to erosion through immigration and other factors, as immigrants … to reverse, a suite of factors that may contribute to the erosion of cul- tural and spiritual values are of great …
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… conditions as floods, ice hazards, water-borne diseases, erosion, salt-water intrusion, drought and desertification, …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… provide highly valuable protection services against erosion and to- gether with pelagic ecosystems represent … and hydrodynamic conditions, rapid accretion and erosion processes Its 1,600 km long coastline is influenced … a coastal de- fence or green infrastructure reducing erosion, trap- ping sediments, stabilizing shorelines, …
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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… Fertile soils for agriculture Natural defence against erosion and flooding Food Provision of medicinal plants … from the high watersheds to the coastal zone.” “Soil erosion caused by poor agricultural practices – or by …
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Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector

… grows on water-logged soils, is used in South Africa for erosion control. AGRICULTURAL SECTOR – Eragrostis tef …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… natural pharmaceuticals) and services (e.g. pollination, erosion control and air quality regulation) – all of which …
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