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Introduction to Ozone Depletion - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… body’s immunity to disease. A 1% decrease in ozone would lead to about a 4% increase of skin cancer and 100,000 to …
27 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… on civilians despite knowledge that such an attack will lead to injury, the loss of life or long-term and severe … long, careful and often controversial negotiations which lead up to these instruments suggest that States do feel they … 1). in particular, the ACHR noted that “eviction will lead to the destruction of their [Ogieks] means of survival, …
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Defenders of the Earth

… excluding communities from decision- making tends to lead to social conflict, stalled projects and legal disputes, … and reputational risks. Consulting communities tends to lead to more collaboration, contributing to a stable … risk of community conflict and social strife, which often lead to interrupted production, security costs, crisis …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… assumptions and the omission of ancillary benefits can lead to the underestimation of the value of a GI investment. … is that certain types of infrastructure can actually lead to declines in the quality and quantity of water supply, … in removing heavy metals - copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) typically by more than 90 per cent (and as high as …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Initiative, under the leadership of UNEP, which in turn lead to the creation of the web-based United Nations … requires notification of “planned activities that could lead to a pollution incident or that could have a significant … (which is beyond the scope of the present study) could lead to conflicting obligations or, even if not a direct …
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Brexit: environment and climate change

… 22. Others, in contrast, are concerned that Brexit could lead to a deterioration of environmental protection in the … the Birds and Habitats Directives and others, takes its lead from international Conventions—the Berne and Bonn … hand, many witnesses were concerned that Brexit would lead to some loss of UK influence. The CLA told us that …
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Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas

… displaced clans of the Afar are peri od i cally forced to lead their herds into the park’s bound aries, which causes … manage ment deci sions and efforts of such commu ni ties lead towards the conser va tion of habi tats, species, ecolog … choosing whom to involve in capacity building, as this may lead to strug gles for influ ence within commu ni ties. To …
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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… negotiated changes and local ‘informal’ arrangements can lead to improved access to forests and provide people with … a degree of confidence in community capacity that might lead to long-term tenure changes. Generally, in Thailand … only possibility. The lessons from modest tinkering may lead to the confidence and knowledge needed to enable more …
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Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… initiation and coordination of the activities that lead to long-term developments and well-being, by protecting … This statement remains true in 2013. 27 These hurdles may lead Albania to quickly lose many assets in its biodiversity … gaps and uncertainty as to which agency should take the lead. This makes the need for institutional mechanisms for …
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From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC

… deforested) no longer match the areas on maps, which may lead to apparent inconsistencies.15 Maps may be generally … The inclusion of more sources of error is likely to lead to increases in estimated uncertainty. Thirteen … other hand, if data were insufficiently robust or could lead to overestimates of emissions, some TAs suggested that …
27 May 2026 Literature