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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… and species, freshwater and forests, and freshwater and land uses and soils. This is why relevant instruments on … assist the Contracting Parties to minimise the impacts of land-use projects on wetlands and their biodiversity; n … sedimentation in the Lake, such as deforestation, land degradation and the destruction of wetlands. The …
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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… and disadvantages of different choices in uses of land, water, resources or investments. Applying a simple … up the relative desirability of alternative uses of funds, land and resources. Chapter 4 identifies techniques for … the ecosystem in question – as well as to the alternative land use to which one is comparing it.7 However, it is …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… approach as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … in the sustainable management of natural resources [18]. Land uSe conFLIctS In some cases, implementing EbA may … flood retention measures), which can restrict traditional land use and can result in the loss of productive land. Such …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… to respond to the problem of desertification and land degradation. A tenet of the UNCCD is that … by others. One example is the Council of Europe’s European Land- scape Convention (2000), which reflects a principle … the season of inundation, the Nile flooded kmt, ‘the black land’, which included most of the flat plains along its …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… in Northern Region Droughts and floods Sustainable land management Involvement of communities in identifying … in Fatick Region Droughts and salinisation Sustainable land management Participatory and iterative approaches ensure … defined as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promote conservation …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 17. How land tenure impacts the use of management data to delineate … area’ as used throughout this guide refers to “An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … theless provides a relatively accurate estimate of the land area covered by protected areas globally, at 11.5% …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… with a poor or bad EWI cover almost half of the planet’s land and inland water surface. Those with a medium EWI cover a further 43%. Only 8.6% of land area is covered by countries with a fair EWI. Combining … the productivity of about 16% of the globe’s agricultural land. Combining the updated maps with existing expert …
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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… of micro- and macro-policy issues in- fluencing water and land use, and represents one of the major global challenges … on the resource. These may include: ■■ The impact of land use / land management which has a direct impact on both groundwater …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for the fair and equitable … agreement also contains specific provisions in relation to land-use planning. While the emphasis is on natural … give particular attention to the national allocation of land usage. They shall endeavour to take the necessary …
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Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa

… South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia, fuelling conflict over land, water and livestock. This deep-rooted conflict is as … of incentives for landowners to keep wildlife on their land and procedures for compensation claims following … KWS, KWCA, NGOs, Conservancies 5 Carry out a national land-use survey with the emphasis on examining the trends in …
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