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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… management FOREWORD More than a decade ago the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … and in the absence of such features (particularly in the urban areas where the natural shoreline has been modified), … comply with the following national principles. 1. Firstly urban expansion must be controlled. This means that future …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… key sectors throughout the regions. These sectors include: agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries and … can be found in Italy. Act No. 10 on the Development of Urban Green Spaces instructs the Committee for the … forestry, energy, water conservancy, transportation, urban construction, tourism and natural resources …
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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation

… greater use of green infrastructure, and more sustainable agriculture and forestry. The Western Balkan countries are by … in their movement due to insurmountable barriers such as urban areas, major roads and other infrastructure, cleared … been used to describe natural, connected habitats within urban areas. Recently, it has been launched as a new concept …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 87 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2005 … to increase, but much of that increase will take place in urban areas. Virtually all the population growth expected from now to 2030 will be concentrated in urban areas, as the world’s urban population rises from 2.9 …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 99 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009 … is any fire burning living or dead vegetation outside the urban environment. Legislators should also be aware that … Act lists at section 102(a): � federal land in wildland-urban interface areas; � condition class 3 federal land …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… Chapter 3 Stefano Burchi, former Legal Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and … pollution can come from water that runs off farmland and urban areas, but it is much more difficult to identify the … from diffuse sources, notably run-off from farmland and urban areas. From farmland, excess fertilizers and …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… public health and meeting economic and social needs (agriculture, industry, recreation etc.), as well protecting … and abstraction, point- source pollution (mainly from urban sources such as municipal sewage treatment plants, … of nitrates and phosphorus in soils. Stormwater runoff in urban areas and airborne pollution transmitted by …
31 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… versus Faqir and another, PLD 1962 Peshawar 51 426 6.1.1 Urban Development 433 6.1.1.1 NWFP Urban Development Board (Dissolution) Ordinance 2002 433 … and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Act 1950 505 6.1.2 Agriculture 510 6.1.2.1 NWFP Agriculture Development …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… Some types of human activity (e.g., drainage, pollution or urban encroachment) almost always generate processes damaging … 3: Laws and institutions 15 activity (e.g., fishing, agriculture or ecotourism) may be consistent with wise use … to confer protective status on wetlands and to limit urban, industrial and recreational development which might …
31 May 2026 Document

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… integrated water law. Conserve water through rational urban development policies Build in ways to collaborate with … into a single law. Conserve water through rational urban development policies There are well-known examples of …
31 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater