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… industrial processes, with major ones being chemically intensive agricultural practices (nitrogen and phosphorous … South Asia regions) (OECD-FAO 2013). Unsustainable cotton farming uses large amounts of water, with significant … to farmed crops Cotton: Cotton is typically a chemically intensive crop and grown using fertilizers, herbicides and …

… distorted when arid areas continue to produce water intensive goods at ever-increasing financial and social cost, … to specific types of crops and can often support more intensive cropping schedules. 68 When water crises hit, … Water Week included discussion on target setting. Terrace farming, Nepal ©Pixabay …

… the scheme • Areas zoned for ‘open space’ or very non-intensive forms of agricultural production • Land held by … strictly protected categories, to maintain traditional farming practices. This action has been documented in … the Avalon Marshes, UK In countries with millennia of intensive cultural land use and increasingly high population …

… shipping, military and security uses, recreation and fish farming. The overexploitation of oceans presents several … of oceans12 Challenges � Expansion of fish and shellfish farming (aquaculture) has caused loss of vegetation and … reversible. While the demand for fish is increasing, fish farming may relieve some of the pressure on wild fisheries, …

… or sown pastures that are established for the purpose of intensive livestock production are excluded from this habitat …

… when numerous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities, or when … direct payments for the application of sustainable farming practices which lead to the provision of ecosystem … numer- ous upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities. In …

… and families in extreme poverty; (d) establishment of farming, marketing and consumers’ cooperatives; (e) … of carcasses of animals. 37. Use of sewer water for farming. 38. Flow or drain to be put upon any street, or … (iv) recovery of cost of providing drainage to non-farming beneficiaries; and (v) disinvestment of fresh water …