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Integration of nature-based solutions into strategies to combat climate change

… climate change adaptation and mitigation, energy and land-use planning policies and strategies, as well as their …
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Assessing the global applicability of the concept of ancient forests as understood in European forest policy and management

… GRAVELY CONCERNED by the continued deforestation, degradation and fragmentation of forests; NOTING that these … forest as a criterion in biodiversity conservation and land management policies (e.g. establishing them as a … classification systems, requiring compensation for their degradation, etc.). State and agency Members of the United …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… or uranium, or the property regimes providing access to land sites or water bodies. Property rights often are a basic … Mexico City, or Beijing. To combat the environmental degradation trends, Agenda 21 called for rapid development of … be depleted, desertification claims more and more fertile land, the adverse effects of climate change are already …
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Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects

… of natural resources contributing to water scarcity, land degradation and the siltation of river channels. Despite the … and funding to help communities combat environmental degradation and provide income opportunities (See Box 1). 2.4 …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… services. This leads to the rapid and continuous degradation of natural ecosystems. Despite the methodological … on people’s willingness to pay in order to prevent the degradation or improve the goods and services supplied by a … used in final production (production of hydro-agricultural land development system for example), or an end product (case …
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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

… Climate change emissions from deforestation and forest degradation Species extinction Endangered forests Mafias FISH … STUDY Liberia Forest covers as much as 45% of Liberia’s land area, making it one of the last remaining countries in … areas as part of the peace conditions following new land claims and offensives. Beni Biambwe Nitoyo Opyenge …
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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… Protected areas now cover over 10 per cent of the world’s land surface and are increasing rapidly in marine areas as … managed. Unfortunately, the commitment to setting aside land and water has yet to be always matched with similar … effective management seeks to be pro-active in preventing degradation before it becomes severe. Recognising the sources …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to pristine natural environments. The system aims to … whether the overall biodiversity suitability of the global land- holdings over which a company has management control is … two levels of monitoring: (1) monitoring across company land- holdings to provide an overview of changes to …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… scope in some countries for reducing environmental degradation by eliminating energy subsidies. In India, for … management in diverse areas including freshwater and land resource management, the conservation and sustainable … requirements and emissions of pollutants to air, water and land. The extent of these changes will depend on, among other …
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Factsheet - Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

… in the past 35 years. It aims to address the accelerating degradation of the world’s oceans and coastal areas through … - and their shared priorities include addressing: n Land-based sources of marine and coastal pollution; n … and Action Plans in effectively addressing the growing degradation of the marine and coastal environment and the …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater