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T1 Water Funds to Institutionalize Nature-based Solutions in Ecuador - Guiding Principle 4: Avoiding Environmental Impacts and Investing in Nature
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 water supply
K1 environmental financing
K1 finance
K1 fund
K1 Ecuador
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34975
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34975
NO Adverse environmental impacts from infrastructure should be minimized, and natural capital enhanced to the greatest degree possible. Construction should be avoided in areas important for the persistence of biodiversity or having high ecosystem service value. The development of physical infrastructure should seek to complement or strengthen, rather than replace, nature’s ability to provide services such as water supply and purification, flood control, and carbon sequestration. Nature-based solutions should be prioritized.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 22, 2026