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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… doubt that movements of animals and plants and the flow of wind, water, materials and biota between habitats is a key … edges. These include changes in microclimatic conditions (wind speed, temperature, humidity, solar radiation), changes … wind through landscape mosaics, and the flow of materials, energy and nutrients that are transported in this way, are …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… necessity product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On … and habitation patterns, such as soil erosion caused by wind and/or water, deterioration of the physical, chemical … transpirational cooling (Akbari and Taha, 1992), shade, wind reduction, sequestering of gaseous air pollutants …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… infrastructures to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative … protection (due to cooling effects). They also reduce wind velocities, dust (including air pollutants) and erosion … protects the underlying roof cover from the impacts of wind, UV and temperature impacts, thereby increasing the life …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… 6.1.7.4 NWFP Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965 (Missing) 6.1.8 Energy and Hydroelectric Power 726 6.1.8.1 Sarhad Development … or pollution. Although NWFP legislation governing the energy and hydel sector is relatively recent, the law deals … necessary to protect the land from the erosive action of wind or water or for the development of such area or for the …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… of primary processes (hydrology, nutrient cycling, energy flows), rather than on attempting to replace the … needs Generate income Protect against fire, grazing, wind, etc Farmland Restore/conserve biodiversity • … existence of seed vectors or dispersers (such as animals, wind or gravity), the distances involved, the land management …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… contribute to the risk of catastrophic fire for producing energy for commercial purposes" (sec. 2(2)). The Act requires … effects on water quality; � federal land on which wind throw, ice storm or other factors pose an immediate … during the operation and may even be suspended in case the wind becomes too strong and could lead to fire spread …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… In addition, a lack of affordable alternative sources of energy is forcing the rural poor in many countries to become … issues such as the promotion of alternative sources of energy, namely by providing rural areas with solar and wind energy, mains gas or electricity to improve the balance …