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Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas

… services/ functions Catchment management and water supply Soil conservation Climate and disaster mitigation Clean air/pollution mitigation Biodiversity Ecosystem level Species … with previous years Evidence of graffiti, trampling and soil compaction Photo-monitoring and analysis …
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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… development, for ensuring protection against water-borne pollution and water-related disasters, and for preserving … understanding the risks they face from water scarcity and pollution and taking action to help ensure water is managed … and herbicides in agriculture has led to the loss of soil fertility. A member organisation of Women for Water …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. WWF is known only by its … estuary, swamp drying and amelioration into agricultural soil (Soldo and Mesec, 2010). Various forms of human … of forest products; over-extraction of mineral resources; pollution, mismanagement of solid waste; inappropriate …
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World Heritage, Wilderness and Large Landscapes and Seascapes

… meet this standard in an era of climate change and global pollution (Venter et al. 2016, Halpern et al. 2016). However, … impacts. In an era of accelerating climate change and pollution, this is increasingly difficult to demonstrate. On … as it would result in extreme fires that would destroy the soil, plants and important insects like bees, as well as …
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Managing Natural World Heritage

… of pesticides and fertilizers, major public works, mining, pollution, logging, firewood collection, etc. (iii) Human … not adversely affect the ecosystem’s capacity to prevent soil erosion and provide clean water. • Benefits from … indicators. A classic example would be monitoring soil compaction on walking trails to assess set levels of …
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Managing Natural World Heritage - World Heritage Resource Manual

… of pesticides and fertilizers, major public works, mining, pollution, logging, firewood collection, etc. (iii) Human … not adversely affect the ecosystem’s capacity to prevent soil erosion and provide clean water. • Benefits from … indicators. A classic example would be monitoring soil compaction on walking trails to assess set levels of …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… animals. They also provide environmental services, such as soil protection and drinking water supplies, and secure homes … (V, VI) 3. Management objective: “Protective functions (soil, water, natural hazards)” (B) Not applicable WWF instead … outside protected areas that affects their ecology through pollution or other impacts – Mining leases that buffer …
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The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… waste products serve also as a source of fertilizer and soil conditioner, essential for a sustainable agricultural … is addressed to all sectors of the economy, to prevent soil, water and air pollution which also affect agricultural enterprises. Forty …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… get more manageable field structures with less varying soil moisture. This rearranging is a challenging process, … of forming small agricultural units, the structure of the soil in the area also made intensive farming difficult. The lower (clay) soil was very tight, retaining water from winter and spring …
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UNEP Global Judges Programme

… participation and access to justice; transboundary air pollution; ozone; climate change; international control of hazardous wastes; chemicals; marine pollution; conservation of species and habitats; conservation … different sectoral topics such as water, energy, land and soil management and economic instruments. These will assist …
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