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Global Mercury Assessment

… with industrialization in Asia. The time lag in aquatic ecosystem response One important conclusion from air-ocean … and air and vegetation are not fully understood. Whole-ecosystem studies of mercury are needed to better understand …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… of Natural World Heritage: Identifying and assessing ecosystem services and benefits provided by the world’s most … Park, it is threatening its sensitive hydrology and ecosystem and impacts could become worse over time if urgent … Delta 35 Cuba Desembarco del Granma National Park 45 Gabon Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda 46 …
20 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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

… areas - 2nd edition Ecological Socio-economic and cultural Ecosystem services/ functions Catchment management and water … mitigation Clean air/pollution mitigation Biodiversity Ecosystem level Species level (rare and threatened, indicator … say something as well about the overall health of the ecosystem. Because the specific objectives for management …
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… to food and agriculture, and those constituting the agro-ecosystem: the variety and variability of animals, plants and … organisms, necessary to sustain key functions of the agro-ecosystem, its structure and processes. Agrobiodiversity is … those involved in active breeding programmes in the agro-ecosystem, together with husbandry activities that are …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… II National Park: Protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection and recreation. III Natural Monument: … farmland, but now contains a restored African savannah ecosystem. Many derelict farm buildings and structures were … to the area and conservation value of the entire ecosystem. Many reserves are owned and managed by NGOs, …
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Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas

… They also disrupt ecological processes and compromise ecosystem services such as flood attenuation and shore … rates and reducing seawater exchange it causes further ecosystem deg- radation, threatening the region’s important …
20 Jun 2026 Literature

A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement

… natural resources: rational use and the protection of the ecosystem. In the context of renewable resources this means …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… the uniqueness, significance and diversity of the regional ecosystem. The region has one of the most heavily trafficked … was to protect the unique coral reef tract and its related ecosystem from potential threats from international shipping … and is among the tools available to achieve ecosystem management. 6.5. Intrinsic benefits of PSSA …
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Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… loads of acidity, as described in annex I, that allow ecosystem recovery; (b) For Parties within the geographical … of nutrient nitrogen, as described in annex I, that allow ecosystem recovery; (c) For ozone: (i) For Parties within the … They are the maximum amount of acidifying deposition an ecosystem can tolerate in the long term without being …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere