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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… approachs to fire management 3.6 Fire use 3.7 Rehabilitation 3.8 Law enforcement 3.8.1 Offences and … The most common causes of forest fires are human-induced: land clearing (especially for shifting cultivation, other … Fire management is the discipline of using fire to achieve land management and traditional use objectives, together with …
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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… aquifer. It can also result in the subsidence of overlying land, which can destroy the storage and transmission … negatively affected. Further, contamination from various land-based human activities, such as, agricultural, … of aquifer pollution; (h) direct the owner or occupier of land to seal off any borehole situated on the land – (i) …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for the fair and equitable … possible, towards soil conservation, improvement and rehabilitation. A similar provi- sion relating to water is … agreement also contains specific provisions in relation to land-use planning. While the emphasis is on natural …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… 40 sets of environmental regulations. Strict control of land use planning measures, and close attention to ongoing … to the environment (such as foreign affairs, health, land, minerals and mining, trade and industry, water, and so … fines; imprisonment terms; community service orders; rehabilitation or remediation orders; forfeiture orders in …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food … Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food … to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act of 2013 mandates a social …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… between: • wetlands, people and human institutions; • land and water use within and beyond national boundaries; • … areas, environmental impact assessment and audits, land-use planning, coastal management, water resource … establish policies to implement peatland restoration and rehabilitation, where appropriate seeking the assistance of …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… against during agriculture will increase yield and prevent land soil erosion, water scarcity and overall land degradation hence sustainability of agriculture. Left: … Fund for research, conservation, clean-up operations, rehabilitation and pollution prevention (Article 25).An ESIS …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… 5.4 Protecting wildlife from harmful processes and land uses 5.5 Wildlife health 5.6 Human-wildlife conflicts 55 … (ownership and use rights and obligations, links with land and forest tenure), public participation in wildlife … parks, etc.), with a view to facilitating recovery and rehabilitation of threatened species and for their …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… sources. These include: regulation of agricultural land use and practices regulation of the siting and operation of landfills and waste dumps regulation of urban land development, as regards the control of stormwater runoff … activity on water-dependent ecosystems, and providing for rehabilitation works of such ecosystems and habitats; in …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Paris), UKTS 64 (1978), Cmnd. 7251; 13 … Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Athens), 19 ILM (1980), 869. In force on … with them. Conservation Includes protection, maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration and enhancement of populations …
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