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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India
… Conservation and Management related policy frameworks that control, manage or aim to enhance various other ecosystem … and cultural services, like storm protection, erosion control, tourism and support functions such as climate … Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The Territorial Waters, …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… Seawater temperature and salinity are the variables that control the density of the oceans. The natural vari- ations … ecosys- tems are represented, they can also serve as control sites for monitoring climate change and its impacts, … species-specific catches. It is especially important to control species that are detrimental to sensitive fish …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… Land 37 2.4 Legislation Specifically for Soil Erosion Control 38 2.5 Legislation Specifically to Manage Soil … Convention Establishing a Permanent Inter-State Drought Control Committee for the Sahel 67 4.2.4 Benelux Convention … the Capacity Development Needs related to Land Degradation Control in Hungary, UNDP/GEF Capacity Development …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… by laws relating to environmental quality, including control of pollution and conservation, protection and … Drought Preparedness Plan, National Policy on Erosion and Flood Control, National Water Policy, National Forest Policy, … The remaining part of the Law contains provisions on flood retention areas, international rivers, servitudes and …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… for watershed or drinking water protection, for avalanche control, as firebreaks or windbreaks, or for erosion … of human settlement, construction of reservoirs which flood important parts of the property, industrial and … they provide, including: • shoreline maintenance, flood and storm protection, wetland and estuary protection, …
Transboundary Conservation. A systematic and integrated approach
… Refers to areas under governmental, communal, or private control, used for a variety of purposes (e.g. agriculture, … countries fought a border war in the same area over the control of the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula as recently as the … ranging from arctic tundra, boreal forests, mires, lush flood plains and alpine peaks, to coastal habitats and …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… and heavy metals as additives to animal feeds to control diseases and promote growth in intensive systems, or … rangelands can be seen in some areas, particularly to control important livestock diseases that restrict trade or … problem for standard approaches to veterinary disease control. Certain rangeland countries with well-resourced …
International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas
… 1989 found in Myron L. Scott, Integrated Pollution Control: A Symposium: Book Review; Two Models for … parts UNCLOS focuses on prevention, reduction and control of pollution, and conservation and management of … of expertise) in their efforts to prevent, reduce and control marine pollution. Similarly, Article 194(1) sets out …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… approaches exist: the traditional strategy of command and control, and the use of economic or market-based instruments. … water infiltration, groundwater, maintenance of base flows Flood prevention, peak flow reduction, landslide reduction … in the face of an uncontrollable event such as fire or flood. In the case of agricultural commodities, failure to …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… and biodiversity at risk; and undermining attempts to control global warming. The scale, scope and complexity of … Species of Wild Animals (CMS)13 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … which could be threatened by the group’s decision to flood villages or deprive them of water in regions already …