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Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… and environ- mental lawyers, as has nature conservation, pollution control and abatement, and land use. Certainly … its people place upon the land for food, timber, minerals, water supplies, building land, tourism and recreation, … pollution and misuse of the resources of land, air and water. Sometimes these are fairly localised, but long range …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… short paper (15 pages). It describes market failures, pollution control, and environmental valuation. It concludes … to Preserve the Pristine Quality of Its Drinking Water and Save Billions of Dollars and What Lessons It … which took place in the catchment area of New York City’s water supply (the Catskills). The PES deal resulted in an …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… services can be affected when ecosystems become degraded. Water quality can decline, carbon can be emitted into the … Kenya, was excavated down to 1 m above the brackish water table. Casuarina equisetifolia was planted directly … and expansion of housing settlements; and • industrial pollution of rivers. Behind each of these direct causes is a …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Other threats are reported too: population pressures, pollution, climate change, ethnic tensions, loss of cultural … secure access to critical agricultural inputs including water and seeds, facilitation of organic farming and animal … Farming: a strategy for improved agricultural and water productivity amongst small-holder farmers in drought …