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Land and water - the rights interface

… with arid climates the main constraint to agricultural growth is the availability of water rather than land.2 At the … only to increase. Already, around one third of the world's population live in countries that suffer from moderate to high water stress. Continued population growth and the effects of climate change, a …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… as the entire area influenced and/or utilized by the urban population. Legal and institutional aspects of urban, … a city's air pollution through tree planting using higher growth rates of broad-leaved evergreen trees. By shading and … patterns in general and wood energy use in particular. Population growth could also lead to increased competition …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for … of water. These types of degradation are driven by population growth, growing demand for food and other … unit Shared control of grazing and water resources, population unit, broader cooperation and social relationship …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… fore in Africa due to increasing land scarcity caused by population growth, environmental degradation, changing climate … to the fore due to increasing land scarcity caused by population growth, environmental degradation, climate change, …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… and religious practices; and a central factor in economic growth. It is important to note that responsible governance … systems increasingly face stress as the world’s growing population requires food security, and as environmental … agencies and judicial authorities serve the entire population, delivering services to all, including those in …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… rising  population  and  urbanization  rates  in  addition  to  the  … in  agriculture  and  food  systems  promotes  business  growth,  … output,  food  insecurity  and  poorer  economic  growth.  In  many  developing  …     The  emergence  of  a  large  youth  population  of  unprecedented  size  can  have  a  profound  …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

… the  tenure security of a large portion of the Malagasy population, especially of women.    As Madagascar  is moving  …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… and may be generally adhered to by members of a local population. Customary tenure systems are extremely diverse, … and Sierra Leone In Nepal, an estimated 5 percent of the population holds 37 percent of the arable land, with 52.7 … be consistent with the objectives of social and economic growth and sustainable human development focusing on …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… of an area with urban characteristics, a whole number of population census blocks as delimited for the purpose of last … blocks as delimited for the purpose of the preceding population census or a whole number of muaziaat or a … is grown with rank or noxious vegetation, or under-growth, the local government may by notice require the owner …
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