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System of categories for indigenous collective management areas in Central America

… managing to preserve large areas with forest cover, water sources and endemic species, because they are spaces …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level … that not only includes vegetation1 but also soil, water, animals, utilities, buildings, transportation systems …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… YEARS - A NARRATIVE BY STANLEY JOHNSON The first laws on water quality in Britain were passed in 1388. In 1534, under … embraces are of real and growing concern to them: polluted water supplies, degradation of agricultural lands, depletion … human history. Some of these cities face the prospect of water contamination and health hazards which will make them …
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Adapting to Climate Change - Guidance for Protected Areas Managers and Planners

… by preventing, limiting and reversing harmful impacts on water systems and pollution of the atmosphere, and to the realisation of the integrated water policy objectives. https://en.vmm.be/ German Federal … National Commission, and the Inter-community Group of Territorial Action worked together to improve land, forest, …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… priority issues for sustainable develop- ment (“WEHAB” Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity). The CBD … to address the under- representation of marine and inland water ecosystems in existing national and regional systems of … applicable international law, and transboundary inland water ecosystems. Z KBAs are already being identified in both …
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Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems

… change-induced alterations of habitats and availability of water, increased tensions between political competition for …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… include prohibiting or limiting certain polluting or water- using activities, such as limiting the use of … areas or the capture zones of the main areas of potable water-supply abstraction. In addition, it will introduce the … of managed aquifer recharge with specific regard to water quality control. Finally, with respect to international …
22 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… certain obligations: ! In its internal waters and the territorial sea, the coastal State exercises sovereignty over … the living and non-living natural resources found in the water column, the seabed, and the subsoil thereof. ! In its … mile (M) = 1852mContiguous ZoneTerritorial Sea Baseline Territorial Sea Limited enforcement zone 24M12M 200M …
22 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… availability of resources (light, nutrients, space, water), aiding establishment and spread. • Ecosystems are … requirements and are able to access deep sub-surface water sources in dry areas. they are also nitrogen fixing and … sensibly sited, for example to minimise soil erosion and water stress, and to avoid areas of high conservation value. …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… 3.5  Tenure of land, fisheries, forests, and access to water............................................... 37  3.6  … or  lead  to  environmental  degradation  and water  scarcity,  thereby  reversing  development  pathways  … espect tenure of land, fisheries and forests, and access to water.  6. Conserve and  sustainably manage natural  …
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