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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… service provision area for sediment retention for drinking water quality, regulation of dry-season baseflows for drinking water provision, inland flood risk reduction for flood-prone villages) and … 2016, just under 15% of the world’s terrestrial areas and inland waters, 12.7% of the coastal and marine areas within …
21 May 2026 Literature

Convention on Biological Diversity

… schemes, improved border controls and quarantine, water and waste management, use of ecosystem based approaches … 11: By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland-water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Instruments adopted under the auspices of FAO

… capture fisheries, but extends to all fisheries, including inland (freshwater) fishing and aquaculture. Consequently, …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… protected areas and other conserved areas, in terrestrial, inland waters, coastal and marine environments. This work is … provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well- … conferred the authority to declare certain areas of land, inland water Our patrimony, for us all to preserve © g bf , 2 …
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Proposing goals for the coverage of protected areas based on management certification and assessment systems

… 11 to protect “at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water” and that these areas should form part of “areas of …
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UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… of waterborneorganisms on the surfaces of plastics in water thatcontributes to its corrosion and degradation … along transfer pathways such as sewage effluents and inland water bodies. Some of the recommended waste minimization …
21 May 2026 Document

Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative

… 11: By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… (IUCN/WCPA, 2008).7 5. West Asia harbours wetlands and water bodies of international significance, a number of which … swamps, coastal sabkhas (salty mudflats) and human-made water bodies that act as important paths for migratory birds … the management of water resources and the maintenance of inland water biodiversity. The absence of effective …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… member • France: Armelle Guignier, Researcher, Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee, … Clearly defined geographical space Includes land, inland waters, marine and coastal areas or a combination of … levels. This includes marine areas, forest areas, inland water areas, sacred sites, and areas voluntarily …
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Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… natural environment alive – from the provision of clean water and watershed services to the recycling of nutrients … stakeholder groups. Pressures on Biodiversity The inland location of Kyrgyzstan, combined with its terrain, … kilometres north of São Paulo and is Brazil’s most popular inland resort centre due to its beautiful mountain setting, …
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