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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… Sadek 2001), and its ex- ploitation is termed ‘groundwater mining.’ As with min- eral resources such as oil, fossil …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… of ecosystem services in the course of carrying out mining and other activities. Decision No. 82/2002/Q�-TTg, …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… areas, especially in developing countries, for farming, mining, tourism and other uses. Governments welcome the …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… of private land for agriculture and plantations, from mining concessions, through uncontrolled tourism … settlement, a rapidly increasing human population, and mining activities, are gradually blocking the traditional …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… hazards. Population: 17.91 Million Main Livelihood: Mining (especially for copper), fishing, forestry, wine and … and agriculture; • Overfishing; • Environmental impacts of mining and hydroelectric development; • Air pollution caused … wastewater treatment and unsustainable agricultural and mining practices; • Climate change impacts and natural …
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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… to the overall hazardous waste heap (production waste, mining waste / see Vital Waste Graphics 1 and 2). Plastics … hence less (but more robust) raw material input is needed. Mining jobs could be affected. In order to: > simplify …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

18 Jun 2026 Document

European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… Marines et Minières (Department for Marine Resources and Mining of French Polynesia) ebsa Ecologically or biologically … extracting activities such as fish- ing, oil and gas mining, but also tourism; development, construction, ship … exploitation as well as reduce mercury pollution from gold mining International Cooperation & Regional Fisheries bodies …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… New Zealand provides sequenced criteria for deter- mining applications, based on an assessment of the “effects” … concerns regulations adopted by the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforce- ment (OSM). These provide … are of equal or superior utility for the approved post-mining land use, or are necessary to achieve a quick, …
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas

… in common terms with other activities (agricultural, mining, etc.). Visitation data provide useful insight for … coral, pearls, shells) Salvage of historic shipwrecks Mining Oil and gas extraction The permit requirements may …
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