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In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs

… damage sustained, and approaches to reconstruction and mitigation are critically relevant to future management of … are infrequent events, the more important consequence is mitigation of the impacts of the more certain, but gradual, …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… the implementation of target-oriented goals (MDGs). Mitigation In the context of the UNFCCC and the Kyoto …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… it should be possible to identify the best available mitigation measures that are attuned to the heritage and … the land was entirely forested with the exception of wetland areas. With settlement, valley ecosystems changed … are focused respectively on an internationally important wetland ecosystem (the Broads) and an equally important …
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Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… or that those effects may not be excluded in spite of mitigation measures, it will pass the administrative decision … of a negative impact of this contamination on sensitive wetland and aquatic habitats, and on karst and subterranean … rivers sup- port a complex of different aquatic and wetland habitats hav- ing unique dynamics (from river flow …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… and help protect us from extreme weather, including mitigation of natural disasters. These benefits are … in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. Currently there are 1,932 Ramsar wetland sites, totalling almost 188 million hectares. … celebrate Earth Day, International Biodiversity Day, World Wetland Day or World Tourism Day, or in cleaning up a beach, …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… is presented on how forest resources contribute to poverty mitigation, e.g. by acting as subsistence safety nets or … and institutional scales. A case study of a Dutch wetland is offered to illustrate the importance of … Skutsch, M. 2006. Community forest management as a carbon mitigation options: case studies. CIFOR. This book presents …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… • environmental value: improved freshwater or wetland habitat health, lowered pollution emissions and … visited the Grootvlei Mine and the Grootvaly/Blesbokspruit Wetland Reserve in South Africa in 2006. Waste water from the … and industrial effluents in the Blesbokspruit Ramsar wetland, South Africa: Has the quality of the surface water …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Improving governance of pastoral lands

… amounts of carbon in rangeland soils, contributing to mitigation of climate change (McGahey et al., 2014). The … ungrazable reserves created by seasonal flooding of these wetland pastures, there is no “tragedy of the commons” … implemented and monitored, and policies on adaptation and mitigation of effects of climate change. Vision and strategy …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… • identification of potential physical hazards • hazard mitigation through controls and personal protective equipment … potential impacts of remedy implementation and operation? Wetland mitigation Demonstrate success of wetland mitigation — Have mitigation activities achieved a …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… with regard to the legal basis for bearing no liability or mitigation of its liability and the non- existence of … the NEMA, the National Forestry Agency/Authority, and the Wetland and Water Sector made a proposal to the line ministry …
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