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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… 2100,56 which could significantly affect temperature and precipitation and thus influence 17 54 55 56 Biological … can damage upland wetlands and dependent flora and fauna: acid rain (precipitation generated by the release of sulphates or …
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Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… of listed wildlife occurred through the operation of acid wastewater ponds or power lines, the ESA taking … Inc., No. CR04-1629-TUC-VAM (D. Ari. Dec. 13, 2004) (acid waste). The ESA contains no prohibition against the …
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Third report on the protection of the atmosphere

… 2010), p. 947. The same can be applied, for example, to acid rain damage resulting from transboundary air pollution … take place. Cloud seeding is a common technique to enhance precipitation; it entails spraying small particles such as …
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Conservation and Sustainable Use under the International Treaty

… significant changes in regional and seasonal patterns of precipitation.21 Recent climate projections22, and … (for plant tissues and cells), pollen and Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) banks.26 The form of ex situ conservation used is … Trust CWR Crop Wild Relatives DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere falls to the Earth as acid deposition and pollutes water bodies .227 Article 24 is … Global Action (2015), para. 7. 240 See e.g., the regional acid-rain regime embodied in the LRTAP Convention (1979) and … substances enter the environment as a result of runoff, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, drainage, seepage or …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… actions (e.g., liming of freshwaters to reduce impacts of acid deposition). Selected lakes in Sweden and Norway were … events. Climate change: Changes in global temperature and precipitation patterns that are largely attributable to …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… Air Pollution which finally got to grips with acid rain). And a voluntary Environment Fund was to be … rise caused by climate change accompanied by a change in precipitation may lead to widespread human migration. The …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… effect encourages species that can capture the abundant precipitation, leading to prolific epiphytic gardens on the … the highlands to 8°C in the lower areas. The mean annual precipitation follows a gradient ranging from 1,000 mm in the …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… cover, water) and environmental conditions (temperature, precipitation, presence or absence of predators and … Climate change effects include changes in temperature, precipitation, weather patterns and sea level rise (these are … through such changes as sea level rise, drought, extreme precipitation events, and temperature change. Among the …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… is the legal regime it has crafted to handle the issue of acid rain and penalties for those responsible for it since acid rain was and continues to be a threat to the … and solid waste and litter to batteries and battery acid, to waste tires to mercury-added consumer products. …
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