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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… degradation of the upper watersheds and of river banks has lead to erosion and flooding and reduced capacity of the … organizations (Action Against Hunger, FAO and IUCN) to lead application of governance reform through microwatershed … Project, communities built Microwatershed councils to lead watershed restoration and development that met their …
Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… Centre, under the framework of South-South Co-operation. Lead Consultant: Prof. Ed Couzens The following people gave … of environmental resources they often also take the lead in specific areas of environmental protection and … ‘horizontal’ coordination with other institutions or ‘lead agencies’ (such as the National Forests Authority, the …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… On the other hand, progress and good cooperation can lead to many benefits for biodiversity, people (including … strong leadership skills and an enthusiastic attitude will lead to faster and more sustainable success of the … databases contains valuable information which indisputably lead to wider promotion of TBC approaches at the global …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… as excessive pesticides into the natural environment can lead to the loss of some species, which in turn can degrade … including ammonia, cyanide-based dyes, formaldehyde, and lead. Some of these products are carcinogenic, and all are … to air), poor planning and unexpected sales patterns can lead to the use of air freight – which is responsible for …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… framework for sustainable pastoralism. Taking the lead from Rio+20, the post-2015 global development agenda … multiplies in the rangelands, a lack of planning can lead to major encroachment on rangeland natural resources … an over-accumulation of livestock which can in some cases lead to solutions that aggravate the situation. More complex …
Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… quotient) (xxxiii,xxxiv), which for a society can lead to potentially very costly issues of 'brain drain' … the critical phases in human fetal development, e.g. for lead (Pb) (xxxiii,xxxiv). Transformation, degradation or … causing harm are developmental toxicities, which may lead to lifelong functional deficits, or exposures to …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… shown that the expected shift in species distribution will lead to an increase in species extinction rates (Thomas et … (Hellmann et al., 2008). All these changes will definitely lead l 12 l to changes in ecosystem functioning around the … as “a network of spaces and corridors that sustain and lead biodiversity and essential ecological processes through …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… the regulations to different circumstances, it can also lead to uncertainty about the process, and inconsistent … or ancillary developments. These limitations of EIAs lead to the introduction of SEAs, “the proactive assessment … the regulations to different circumstances, it can also lead to uncertainty about the process, and inconsistent …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… of ecosystem services governance. The IUCN’s research lead to the development of practical guidance for policy and … habitat as its main objective. Such focus on wildlife may lead to omission of the multiple functions of forest eco- … social, eco- nomic, and environmental developments, take lead roles for all governmental institutions. Financial …