17. Notes that there is no known method of reinforcing natural glacial lakes, but notes that the UNEP report on 'High Mountains Glaciers and Climate Change' (2010) mentions other methods to mitigate the effects of an outburst flood by using siphons and constructions of open channels and tunnels in order to lower the water level in the glacial lakes and by controlling the water flow into the local river system to use the water reser ...[+++]voir as a resource;

Especially hydraulic fracturing, a process by which fracturing fluid – a mixture consisting typically of water, sand and chemical additives (generally between 0.5% and 2% of the total fracturing fluid)- is injected under high pressure to break the rock, open and enlarge fractures to enable the hydrocarbons to flow into the well, has raised a wide range of environmental concerns.

(a) disease prevention shall be based on keeping the animals in optimal conditions by appropriate siting, taking into account, inter alia, the species’ requirements as to good water quality, flow and exchange rate, optimal design of the holdings, the application of good husbandry and management practices, including regular cleaning and disinfection of premises, high quality feed, appropriate stocking density, and breed and strain selection;

17. Notes that water is at the core of most ecosystem services and stresses the importance of proper water management in reaching biodiversity targets; stresses the need for reforestation and wetland restoration measures in the management of water resources; calls for better alignment of the objectives of the WFD with Natura 2000; stresses that the knowledge base should integrate the concept of ‘environmental flows’ and take into account the ecosystem services supported by water; stresses the need to take into account the fact tha ...[+++]t water cycle changes depend on habitat and that this has an influence on the percentage of water that is recycled: the water cycle is not the same everywhere and differences exist between the cycles in the tropics, the Mediterranean and the middle or high latitudes;

17. Notes that water is at the core of most ecosystem services and stresses the importance of proper water management in reaching biodiversity targets; stresses the need for reforestation and wetland restoration measures in the management of water resources; calls for better alignment of the objectives of the WFD with Natura 2000; stresses that the knowledge base should integrate the concept of ‘environmental flows‘ and take into account the ecosystem services supported by water; stresses the need to take into account the fact that water cycle changes depend on habitat and that this has an influence on the percentage of water that is ...[+++] recycled: the water cycle is not the same everywhere and differences exist between the cycles in the tropics, the Mediterranean and the middle or high latitudes;

The combination of environmental conditions — water quality, temperature, strong tidal flows and availability of suitable planktonic food, mean that Queenie densities in the Isle of Man territorial sea are consistently high, and that the fast growing meats produced are particularly succulent.