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Land degradation and soil protection
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… by: IUCN Publications Services Unit Front cover photo: Soil degradation and reclamation at Kjolur, Iceland, Dr Andres Arnalds, Soil Conservation Institute, Iceland. Back cover photo: Sustainable soil landscape, Attunga, NSW, Australia, Richard McEvoy, …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… by: IUCN Environmental Law Centre Front cover photo: Soil degradation in China, Prof Wang Xi, Wuhan University, … Montevideo Programme III 5 5. Specific Requirements for Soil Law Reform 6 Section 2 7 II. BACKGROUND 9 1. Soil and People 9 2. What is Soil? 9 2.1 Functions of Soil 10 …
C. Conservation of biological diversity and protection of soils
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… Fasheng Li, Director and Research Professor Department of Soil Pollution Control Chinese Research Academy of … Agency, Ghana Hashim Babiker, Professor, Dept. of Soil, University of El Gezira, Sudan O.O. Dada, Director and … — limits for quantitatively evaluating risk levels for soil and groundwater — for the 12 POPs in Table 1. Since …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… seed systems Workshop 2.2: Agro-ecosystems Workshop 2.3: Soil and water issues Workshop 2.4: Knowledge and knowledge … 39 NEXUS AMONG WATER, SOIL, FOOD AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEXICO OSWALD-SPRING, URSULA … 57 GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL APPROACH TO SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN MINING AND FLOODS …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… ................ 64 4.4.3 Preventing and controlling soil erosion … 107 6.3.6 Establishing a water and soil conservation system … of LD processes including severe wind and water erosion, soil nutrient losses, waterlogging, salinization, river … undertaken by the ELP in implementing the initial Soil Resolutions of the IUCN World Conservation Congresses …
Global Land Outlook
… Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 … with the earth. We are losing far too quickly the water, soil, and biodiversity that support all life. At a time when … emissions and temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, soil erosion, species loss and increased water scarcity will …