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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… further long-term changes in the climate system, such as sea level rise, with associated impacts (high confidence), … in pathways that limit global warming to 1.5°C show deep reductions that are similar to those in pathways … warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot involve deep reductions in emissions of methane and black carbon (35% …
21 May 2026 Literature

Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… focus is on any locally important species, e.g., fishes, sea turtles, seabirds. The intended audience includes … survey area; • whether operations will occur in shallow or deep water; • bathymetry and complexity of the bottom; • … that covers the outer continental shelf, slope, and deep oceanic Irish waters. The second component involves a …
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Offshore Hydrocarbon and Mineral Recovery - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… contents 1. Global instruments 2. Regional instruments 3. Deep Seabed Mining 1. Global instruments UNCLOS article … the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and … in 1994. http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/default.asp 3. Deep Seabed Mining Deep seabed mining may become soon a …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… naturally through springs, rivers and wetlands or into the sea. Intensive abstraction of groundwater, usually by … areas. Examples are rivers and lakes, wet forests and deep- rooted savanna forests. Marshes, swamps and bogs in … often weathered to a depth of 20 meters or more to form a deep soil with groundwater stored in the resulting sands, …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… areas 138 5.1 System plans 138 5.2 Legal status of land or sea 140 5.3 Compatibility with surrounding landscape or … Andes. It covers snow- capped peaks, steep slopes, deep canyons and isolated valleys that contain a rich … grew in establishing MPAs further seaward, including in deep waters, and on a larger scale to better reflect the …
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The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… this imperfect knowledge. 23 Hussen (n.12) 177. See also: ‘Deep discount’, The Economist: Finance & Economics, (June 24th 1999). 24 ‘Deep discount’, The Economist: Finance & Economics, (June … procedure on gas exploitation in the Wadden Sea ecosystem may illustrate this problem. In 1999, an …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… to its beauti- ful landscapes and magnificent views of the sea and –still more significantly– to the fact that Dangun … sea country for dif- ferent reasons and purposes —some are deep and secret” (Dhimurru 2006a). Pressures and impacts … al- so the Hopi people. The Navajo and Apache Bands have a deep understand- ing of their own traditional sciences and …
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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe Mozambique Extensive deep aquifer systems occurring in arid regions Groundwater … from eg. the weathered rock, to shallow sediments to deep basins, resulting in a wide range of both groundwater in … of fluctuation AQUIFER springs and oasis AQUIFER lagoon sea saline/groundwater interface HUMID STREAM-BED ECOSYSTEM …
21 May 2026 Literature

Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… theory (Fig. 2) and by key examples such as the Aral Sea (Box 1). Ecosystem collapse may in theory be … and invertebrates that live under loose bark and in deep leaf litter beds. After such transitions, the novel … separated geographically by continental land masses or deep sea. The Alaskan kelp forests are continuous with those …
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UNEP Global Judges Programme

… and sustainable development. I wish to express our deep appreciation to the Chief Justices and other senior … Planning Meeting on 30-31 January 2003: Expressed their deep appreciation to the Executive Director of UNEP Dr. Klaus … jurisdiccionales. Sin perjuicio de ello, y hasta tanto sea posible su puesta en funcionamiento, es recomendable …
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