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Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… rainfall runoff from disturbed land leading to soil erosion, turbidity, siltation or pollution of local streams; … from the water supply, curbing flooding and controlling erosion. Yet scientists estimate that more than half of …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… For example, healthy mangrove forests defend against erosion, stabilize the coastline and protect nearby …
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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… must avoid or minimise land degradation, including soil erosion, compaction, geomorphic instability, contamination, …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… protected areas, could lead to ‘cost shifting’ and to an erosion of conservation funding, including a reduction in …
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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… vulnerable to oil pollution and increased coastal erosion, sea- level rise, and natural events such as …
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Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue

… Such crime drives and is facilitated by the pervasive erosion of governance structures through corruption and the …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… Yellow Sea tidal flats is the seasonal switching from an erosion- to accretion-dominated system in some areas, … et al., 2012). Storms, wind and wave action cause seaward erosion of tidal flats, and compaction and subsidence reduce … regions is that the tidal flat ecosystem is largely erosion-dominated, requiring ongoing sediment replenishment …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… this norm, see MCCAFFREY, supra, at 446-462. 53 preventing erosion of its banks, pollution, flooding from deforestation … aims to prevent land degradation, including soil erosion from water;275 and eroded soil is an important water … resources as well, including recharge of aquifers and soil erosion into watercourses. Well- maintained natural forests …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… to prevent degradation of natural resources, particularly erosion, and about measures to prevent contamination of … may also involve land use transformation, water and soil erosion in the construction phase, and some levels of noise … it is illegal to construct residential buildings, cause erosion and landslides, quarry, collect stone or soil, and …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… (e.g. killing and disturbance of wildlife, habitat damage, erosion, waste, pollution, vandalism, pest species). ● … cultural impacts of public use of a protected area (e.g. erosion of local cultures, unfair competition with local … physical and landscaping works as required (e.g. erosion control, drainage works, tree planting). ● …
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