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Water Management and Stewardship
… society curator, but, if they are so determined to retain control, why are they contemplating entering into … water they abstract until a crisis hits (severe drought or flood, or a major pollution incident) which obliges them to … schedules. 68 When water crises hit, whether drought or flood, the likelihood is that policies that have been in …
Business and ecosystems : Ecosystem challenges and business implications
… agribusiness depends on nature’s pollination, pest control and erosion regulation services; while tourism builds … pollination, seed dispersal, carbon sequestration and pest control. By degrading biodiversity, human activities are … reef species for pharmaceuticals, mangrove restoration for flood protection, wetlands restoration for water …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… global land- holdings over which a company has management control is increasing or decreasing. Once it is … All landholdings under the company’s manage- ment control, irrespective of whether they are owned or leased, … of the landholdings over which a company has management control is increasing or decreasing. Figure 2 provides a …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Ordinance 2001 … and adopted children; (ix) ‘disaster’ includes famine, flood, cyclone, fire, earthquake, drought, and damages caused … of the Zilla Accounts Committee; (t) review measures for flood relief, and storm water drainage; and (u) require the …
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
… often still regarded as a public good, governments, which control huge amounts of public bonds and public pensions, … components or issues (e.g., fresh water, carbon, flood control); otherwise, the issue remains too big for an …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… impacting conservation objectives that are not under their control and ensure these do not reduce the area’s … in other governance types. Where the owner has no legal control over wildlife or ecological processes (e.g. fire … agreements with the government agencies that have legal control to ensure that conservation values are maintained; or …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… approaches exist: the traditional strategy of command and control, and the use of economic or market-based instruments. … water infiltration, groundwater, maintenance of base flows Flood prevention, peak flow reduction, landslide reduction … in the face of an uncontrollable event such as fire or flood. In the case of agricultural commodities, failure to …