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The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas
… causing gradual inundation of lowlands; increased rates of erosion in many areas, even of higher elevation shores; and … artificial structures accelerate rates of change and cause erosion of coastlines; NOTING that ecosystem-based approaches …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… occurred: the extinction of a species of fauna or flora, erosion, and the dumping of persistent pollutants into the … Indirect uses include, for example, prevention of erosion and flooding by preserving ground-cover and … plays. Overuse of soil depletes its nutrients and leads to erosion and desertification. The principal cause of erosion, …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… by the Council in the 1960s and 70s was amplifying erosion on their stretches. These residents sued to challenge … concrete, and rubble shoreline barriers to prevent further erosion. After the court denied the Council’s motion to … than normal, reduced sea ice, higher rates of coastal erosion, and disruptions to ecosystems that affect food …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… variability is expected to exacerbate water scarcity, soil erosion and wetland degradation. In Cyprus, where rainfall … management measures to regulate extreme event runoff, erosion, and sedimentation originating from higher intensity … • Restoring or preserving mountain forests to reduce soil erosion and peak-flows; • Carrying out environmental flow …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… more marginal ar- eas. There is also a problem of genetic erosion caused by the replacement of diverse genetic material … for access and benefit sharing. Alarmed by the continuing erosion of these resources; This paragraph recognizes that … noted that native barley was suffering serious genetic erosion and that durum wheat is being lost. • Large-scale …
Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large increases in sediment load in … due to a combination of lack of sediment input, enhanced erosion and severe reduction in nutrient load. Such problems …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large increases in sediment load in … due to a combination of lack of sediment input, enhanced erosion and severe reduction in nutrient load. Such problems …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… hundreds of kilometres inland, often lead to widespread erosion and thereby large increases in sediment load in … due to a combination of lack of sediment input, enhanced erosion and severe reduction in nutrient load. Such problems …