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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 6 - Reservoirs of biodiversity

… behind the loss of wetland biodiversity include habitat change (such as drainage and infilling for agriculture or construction), climate change, pollution, the spread of invasive ‘alien’ …
19 Jun 2026 Document

UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… by UN Environment to highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a … a major source of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Eight per cent of the annual global oil production, …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… argued that any forest that is conserved against land-use change, or which performs a protective function such as … the risks of genetic isolation, vulnerability to risk and climate change, and the limitations on natural cycles of … of a highly threatened habitat in a region where the climate is very arid and over-grazing by goats and other …
19 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Obligations - The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

Climate and Atmosphere …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… by population growth, environmental degradation, changing climate conditions, and violent conflict. This scarcity is … caused by population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, and violent conflict. This scarcity is being …
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Issues in water law reform

… in other States during the last 40 years. Legislative change to rules about the use of distributed surface water … identifies the need for reviews to account for changes in climate, land- use practice, technology etc. An ecological … consumptive use determinations depend on soil conditions, climate conditions, types of crops grown, field grade, …
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International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues

… practices, all of which help to create an economic climate that is conducive to productive enterprise. … to realize its long-term objective of bringing fundamental change in the level of protective and distortive devices at … the application; (iii) and geographical features such as climate, soil, elevation, physical features, which …
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The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… Regulating services include air quality maintenance, climate regulation, and water regulation. Cultural services … addition, this method requires the links between a quality change in the ecosystem and changes in market prices to be … of non-marketed services is estimated by looking at the change in the market price of property due to the existence …
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Mekong River Basin. Mobilising grassroots engagement and facilitating high-level dialogue for transboundary water management

… subsistence systems and vulnerable to shocks such as climate variability. Some of the most significant threats to …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… in coastal areas due to rising marine levels caused by climate change and when over-abstraction from an aquifer creates a …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance