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World Declaration on the Environmental Rule of Law

… or group of people, in possession or control of land, water, or other resources, has the duty to maintain the … obligations to restore ecological conditions of land, water, or other resources are binding on all owners, …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… availability of resources (light, nutrients, space, water), aiding establishment and spread. • Ecosystems are … requirements and are able to access deep sub-surface water sources in dry areas. they are also nitrogen fixing and … sensibly sited, for example to minimise soil erosion and water stress, and to avoid areas of high conservation value. …
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Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… to increase by 70 percent by 2050, relying on a natural resource base that is reaching its limits and with climate … asses- sments of the crops’ quality in terms of yield, water use and resistance to atmospheric condi- tions, disease … resources including, inter alia, healthy soils and clean water. Micro-organisms can improve soil nutrients for plant …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… for national action on: nutrient management; waste-water management; and marine litter; • Policy and normative … partners. Additionally, UNEP-GPA has partnered with UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development and others, to … information sharing and monitoring of progress; to support resource efficiency and economic development through waste …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… to building awareness of the key role played by women in resource management and benefit distribution. 12 Section II … they have to walk 10 kilometres or more to fetch water and fuel. Much of the soil conservation in East Africa … to which her “practical needs” are met, such as access to water, electricity, housing, health care, employment and …
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Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… rain occurs when SO and NO react in the atmosphere with water, oxygen, and other chemicals, forming various acidic … blows these particles and gases onto buildings, plants and water. Large quantities of acid rain have detrimental … Rain containing SO and NO acidifies the soil and water, killing plants and animals. Surface water
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… - Potential health hazards from accumulation of polluted water, which provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes and … landfill site; large barges are also used for transport on water. In some instances, waste is bailed to facilitate … organic compounds are formed. Many of these are soluble in water and become dissolved in any surplus moisture in the …
19 Jun 2026 Document

World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… - -- The Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus) - -- The common water monitor (Varanus salvator) - -- The blood python … recorded in World WISE. In terms of legal CITES trade, water monitors, reticulated pythons, blood pythons, and … not controlled, by mankind. Their harvest makes use of a resource that is renewable, but only if not overex- ploited. …
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Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants

… and travel long distances through the air and through water; and 4) They accumulate in fatty tissue. This is a … seldom if ever seen in belugas living in less polluted water. POPs have also been linked to stunted repro- ductive … across international borders and pollute resources – air, water, and migrating food sources such as fish – that all …
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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… valuable goods and services that they provide. Resource over-exploitation, destructive harvesting … to over a thousand dollars per hectare in terms of lost water purifi cation and fl ood attenuation services (Emerton … (environmental law, forests, protected areas, wetlands and water resources). The World Conservation Union in Asia …
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