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… 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 … this may be too costly, time-consuming or not feasible in practice. A contract therefore may not need to be legally …

… issues. ODI’s mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the … 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 …

… 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; … attention.” David Richards, Rio Tinto Develop best practice guidelines through multi-stakeholder processes …

… 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 … transport. Private sector companies can ensure the good practice and due diligence of their operations by ensuring …

… action. The Protected Planet report, IUCN WCPA’s Best Practice Guidelines and PARKS journal are all part of … 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 …

… – BBRs) BiTC Business in the Community BMP Best Management Practice BBR Biodiversity business risk (opposite – BBOs) CBD … 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 …

… (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 … governments to legislate on most natural resources. In practice, this has meant that the Federal Government has for …

… for example: D. De La Torre Ugarte et al, ‘Economic and Agricultural Impacts of Ethanol and Biodiesel Expansion’ … standards alongside mandatory certification to practice as a doctor, lawyer, dentist, psychiatrist or any of … M. Cave, Understanding Regulation - Theory, Strategy and Practice (1999) OUP, Oxford, at 125-37. A credible threat of …

… and com- panies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global envi- … set of ecosystems, from industrial areas to degraded and agricultural land to pristine natural environments. The … an area where these have been destroyed in the past due to agricultural develop- ment), this will have a positive effect …

… biodiversity offsets; UNDERSTANDING that the best practice of biodiversity offsets is to address the residual … that the effectiveness of biodiversity offsets in practice is dependent on the existence of an enabling policy …