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… through springs, rivers and wetlands or into the sea. Intensive abstraction of groundwater, usually by pumping, … Urbanisation, industrialisation and intensification of farming practices have led to an escalating demand for … cause contamination of both groundwater and streams. Intensive on-site sanitation, with waste discharged to ground …

… invariably much more concerned about the consequences of intensive groundwater abstraction than about its absolute … on impacts of potential pollution hazards from: ■■ Intensive agricultural land use ■■ Industrial sites of … as well as the necessary enabling factors associated with farming, e.g. access to energy, credit, agricultural inputs, …

… river catchments due to adverse, multiple impacts of water-intensive, exotic species of plants and trees. Left … terms, for example the net benefits of hydropower or farming, or the cost of refurbishing a power plant. The price … criteria may discriminate in favour of large capital- intensive water infrastructure projects as opposed to …

… This reallocative effect would not be merely within the farming sector. There was also the prospect of reducing … the opportunities offered by a new system. Similar, quite intensive consultation work took place in the other … in November 1996. These Principles in turn guided an intensive programme of work involving the Minister and other …

… calculated, those benefits far exceeded those derived from farming the land, an average of US$5,800 per hectare of … Great Lakes Agreement). The Agreement provides a very intensive and detailed series of provisions on the prevention … the Czech Republic and Poland where deforestation and intensive agriculture and industry on the Czech side is …

… and has always depended on the land for subsistence farming, gathering, hunting, and fishing.42 In fact, the Awas …

… (i) improve soil conservation and introduce sustainable farming and forestry practices, which ensure long-term …