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Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… water meadows, wet grasslands with (intensive) water level management, lakeside grasslands, vegetation dominated … sward vigour; e) threats to coastal wet grasslands from sea-level rise and construction of flood defences; f) development and …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… resources in LMEs, and activities on land and in the sea put LME health and productivity at risk, compromising the … in east-southeast Asia. As plastic use continues to rise, appropriate waste management solutions are needed, … 4.2 Transboundary governance for LMEs has good country-level engagement but this does not guarantee follow-through …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… ships' ballast water, and the effects of climate change. Sea levels are rising and in many parts of the world … community, local, regional, national or international level. Strategy A coherent statement indicating how resources … including melting of the polar ice packs, sea level rise, coral bleaching and increased natural hazards due to …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… Figure 4.3, p. 44: The evolving Scottish MPA network. 2- Sea T° monitoring. 3- Figure 3.2, p. 31: The urchin … temperature of the surface and deep ocean waters; and sea-level rise. These changes are accompanied by other phenomena such …
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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… what is required to stabilize the climate at an acceptable level. y National and international policymakers have … risks posed by climate change are well-established. Sea levels are rising, making more seawater available for the … global change, greenhouse gas, GHGs, and sea level rise. However, the presence of one or more keywords is not a …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, sea mount, marine cavern, geological feature such as a cave, … sustainable natural resource management and where low-level non-industrial natural resource use compatible with … and ice has diminished, and global sea level has begun to rise. Human-induced global warming is caused primarily by an …
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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… of species and natural habitats, desertification, rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and coral bleaching. … combined benefits at environmental, economic and social level. The role of natural ecosystems in absorbing carbon … of 2013 and 2014. Meanwhile, the sea level continues to rise (20 cm since 1870), thus extending further inland. …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… Team Cartography 4 Preface Given the alarming pace, level of sophistication, and globalized nature that illegal … Control Programme (CCP) has been successful in targeting sea and dry port container shipments in an increasing number … and from local to international levels. To curb the rise in illegal wildlife trade responses must involve a range …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… sustainability at the local, regional and global level are bearing fruit. As the links between environmental … carbon sequestration in oceans. Increased CO2 uptake gives rise to fears that acidification and dissolution of marine … significant increases in the rate of melting of land and sea ice from the Arctic to Mount Everest to the Antarctic, …
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Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change

… severe in many areas of the world. The diminishing Arctic sea- ice and rising sea levels further contribute to global … (ppm), projections indicate a global mean temperature rise of 1.9 to 5.1 degrees Celsius above the 1990 average by … the last 100 years by 0.5 degrees Celsius and the current level of CO2 in the atmosphere is 350 ppm.1 “WE ARE FACED …
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