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

… 2001 (Refer to 4.3.2.1) 5.1.6.3 NWFP Irrigation and Drainage Authority Act 1997 362 5.1.6.4 NWFP Salinity Control … Development Authority Act 1958 (Missing) 5.1.6.8 Canal and Drainage Act 1873 398 5.1.7 Coastal and Marine (Missing) 5.2 … garbage, sewer or storm water, solid or liquid waste, drainage, public toilets, express ways bridges, flyovers, …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… have therefore been lost in one century, primarily through drainage for agriculture and urban development and water … for conversion to alternative land use. By 1985, the drainage of available wetlands for intensive agriculture was … different activities can generate the same process. Drainage and excessive groundwater abstraction can both …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… and mangrove revivals, strengthened zoning laws, increased drainage capacity and wind specific building codes. For … Salt marshes are lands characterized by particular drainage patterns because of different soil types and … flushing since minor alterations of the shape and the drainage of salt marshes can disrupt the equilibrium and the …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… in drylands that intercept seasonal water flow, or block drainage channels). Lakenheath Fen nature reserve in England … years10. See also Case Study 1 (Finland) where artificial drainage ditches were removed and vegetation cleared to restore wetland meadows. b. Work on the scale of drainage basins/watersheds where possible, considering both …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… collective farms or state enterprises, which saw extensive drainage operations and the introduction of alien species for … Things started to change when from the 17th century larger drainage systems were built. The efforts to win more arable … rakosiensis).61 In the Hanság areas, even with extensive drainage, the land remained partially water-logged and many …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… animals that dispersed from their colony followed trails, drainage lines and topographic features, to create ‘squirrel … + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 2 Water resources • Surface drainage patterns • Ground water accession • Flood mitigation … linear habitats through the landscape, from intermittent drainage lines to minor streams to major rivers. The mesic …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… involve less intensive interventions – for example, less drainage, less intensive tillage, less reliance on large … tree and shrub boles. These habitats encompass most of the drainage basin and harbour its biological rich- ness. … by upland sheep, ploughing up of species-rich grasslands, drainage of wetlands, excessive use of chemical inputs, and …
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Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.

… and transport, new housing projects, new quarries, new drainage and dam systems as well as urban sprawl. Both … pour toute une série d'activités comme, entre autres, le drainage des zones humides, les plantations d'arbres, … dug up by machinery for purposes of road construction and drainage systems. A feeling which can be described as a …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… hydrology has been altered this may necessitate artificial drainage or irrigation; Active management of … as all lands enclosed by a continuous hydrologic-surface drainage divide and lying upslope from a specified point on a …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… and landscaping works as required (e.g. erosion control, drainage works, tree planting). ● Interpreting drawings and … landscaping tasks (e.g. habitat creation, erosion control, drainage, vegetation control, tree planting and aftercare, …
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