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Introduction to Freshwater Resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… water resources constitutes integral part. For example, deforestation in a watershed can affect its streams, which in … http://leo.informea.org/terms/deforestation 2. Regulation Freshwater resources have been … of land and water must also be confronted. For example, deforestation can increase runoff, causing erosion of soil …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… legislation related to the legal framework applicable to deforestation, protection of biodiversity, greenhouse gas … some provinces have specific requirements to issue deforestation permits that include environmental impact … such strategies should refrain from issuing any further deforestation permits (arts. 6 and 7). The Native Forests Law …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… sufficient incentive to avoid or reduce the extent of deforestation and forest degradation in Fiji. She compares … that reservoir is being depleted rapidly and tropical deforestation and forest degradation accounts for a … Finding a mechanism to incentivise the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation is therefore, a crucial …
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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… Development Mechanism (CDM) and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries (REDD) on indigenous … Economics of Stabilization, Stern calls for an ending of deforestation to benefit, among others, indigenous groups, … Development Mechanism (CDM) or the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing countries (REDD), and as a result …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… for ecosystem services (PES) and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). Both concepts … can be emitted from a factory, a targeted annual rate of deforestation, or simply the protection of particular … chosen as representatives of rain forest nations with high deforestation rates, posing a significant threat for forest …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… 7 3.2 Agenda 21, Chapter 11, Combating Deforestation .............. 10 3.3 Rio's "forest principles" … 10 Box 5: Agenda 21, Chapter 11, on "Combating Deforestation" ..... 11 Box 6: By-laws currently in effect … and spiritual value. 3.2 Agenda 21, Chapter 11, "Combating Deforestation" Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to …
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Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… (“fossil fuels”), as well as agricultural activities and deforestation. CFCs and methane are also being emitted to the … and are therefore referred to as greenhouse gas “sinks.” Deforestation, however, releases previously stored greenhouse … https://www.informea.org/en/terms/deforestation https://www.informea.org/en/terms/emission 7 …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… high occurence of hurricanes as well as volcanic activity. Deforestation and degradation of the upper watersheds and of … use change is especially damaging in steep catchments and deforestation has reduced the capacity of the landscape to … Watersheds was that environmental degradation such as deforestation and pollution combined with weak institutions …
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Support for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa

… manner and therefore contribute to forest degradation and deforestation in many landscapes. …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… practice, however, the situation can be quite different. Deforestation and forest degradation have altered many of the … that have been lost or compromised through landscape-level deforestation, fragmentation and degradation. We therefore … and 11. Biophysical factors affecting restoration choices Deforestation and degradation can cause large changes in a …
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