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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… of, and other types of damage such as surface soil erosion or compaction caused by construction activities or … arise from inappropriate land clearing, land use and erosion control, high levels of water use, planting of crops … use associated with agro-industries, and accelerated erosion. It has also raised the awareness of guests and the …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… stratospheric ozone layer, climate modification, and the erosion of biological diversity) adversely affects all … structural aspects of soil, indicated in the reference to “erosion”, and the maintenance of soil quality including … damages to the structure of the soil”; (b) the control of “erosion, especially as it may affect coastal or freshwater …
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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… growth, shrinking areas of arable land and the rapid erosion of agrobiodiversity. Greater precision. Across …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… ref.ocean and coastal circulation, geology and coastal erosion, marine biota e.g. macrophytes and coral reefs Marine …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… have been insufficiently explored, and are in danger of erosion and loss, Considering that: a) in the history of …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… crop, aquaculture or fishery restocking and the erosion of local genetic resources, varieties,  … use.   Measures to reduce top‐soil  losses from erosion, promote soil fertility and  land  … avoid unregulated conversion of forests to other land uses, erosion,  the  loss of organic matter, nutrient  …
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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… due to the decreased levels of sediment load, has led to erosion of the coastlines of Togo and Benin at a rate of 10 … are traditional practices, overgrazing is leading to soil erosion and, as a result of reduced vegetation cover, … and the subsequent alteration of water bodies (e.g. by erosion, eutrophication and siltation) is the main threat to …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… spread of market economy has resulted in the denial and erosion of separate identities of local communities. The lure … lodging and amenities. The primary problems are garbage, erosion on hiking trails, invasive plants, vehicle pollution … spiritual traditions. In some countries there has been an erosion of traditional management of sacred natural sites. …
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The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries

… off in 1997. The latter downturn may reflect a gradual erosion of the price advantage of wild products, due to … of prolonged drought is leading to rising salinity levels, erosion and disturbance of mollusc nesting areas (CAF65413). …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… and sewerage treatment, for example, as well as soil erosion control, and water resources management.”17 Bodies … JOHNSON (e) To prevent the loss of productive soil through erosion, salination or contamination; to arrest the process … shared environmental problems has inevitably led to an erosion of the old doctrine of absolute sovereignty, as …
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