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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… when numerous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities, or when forest owners convert their forest land to agricultural land. In these cases, down- stream water …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… 15 4.3.2.2 NWFP Amendment of laws Ordinance 2001 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and … (Development Surcharge) Act 1973 521 6.1.2.5 Loans for Agricultural Purposes Act 1973 523 6.1.2.6 Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance 1971 525 6.1.2.7 West …
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Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications

… (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O); � Changes in land cover that affect and alter water cycles and rainfall … Business risks posed by climate change include: � Reduced agricultural yields and insecurity of crucial raw materials, … remaining grassland and forestland will be converted for agricultural, urban and infrastructure development purposes; …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… water use and drainage for conversion to other land uses, such as agriculture and settlements. In coastal … processes, with major ones being chemically intensive agricultural practices (nitrogen and phosphorous from … because: • Livestock products would become costlier if agricultural disruption leads to higher grain prices. In …
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The Futures of Privately Protected Areas

… between 2000 and 2010, including ownership type 22 4. Land ownership of the NABU-Stiftung Nationales Naturerbe, … as a condition of resource use (e.g. as part of forest or agricultural certification systems). Incentive schemes are … Temporary measures, such as short-term grant-funded agricultural set-asides, rotations in commercial forest …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… 76 4.7 Land … Acronyms AWS Alliance for Water Stewardship CAP Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union CAPEX Capital … ways to encourage them to secure the sustainability of agricultural products and food ingredients - ‘asked’ because … taking stock of corporate water behaviour Discussion Paper land management. For water stewardship to work, private …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… for example the tourism, fisheries, forestry and the agricultural sector. FIs, such as retail and commercial … ­commodities, such as for wild fish, aquaculture or agricultural products. Estimates suggest a potential market … “nature, forests and landscapes”. 5) Conservation ­land ­as ­a ­result ­of ­default ­or ­debt ­work-out. Should …
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Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… and ecological service values from the contaminated land; (2) additional costs to ‘innocent’ land users, by loss of production, contamination of produce, … for example: D. De La Torre Ugarte et al, ‘Economic and Agricultural Impacts of Ethanol and Biodiesel Expansion’ …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… set of ecosystems, from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to pristine natural environments. The system aims to … an area where these have been destroyed in the past due to agricultural develop- ment), this will have a positive effect …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… maintaining safe water supplies relies on the health of land and ecosystems and thus requires the integrated management of water, land and coastal areas; ALSO CONVINCED of the vital role of … attention to the integrated management of water resources, land and coastal ecosystems; and c. strengthen governance …
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