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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… B R E V I A T I O N S CO2 Carbon Dioxyde MEMR Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources CBO Community Based Organization … to increase its investments in this field; • Implement wind energy projects for electricity generation; • Complete … for low-cost energy consumption and production Solar /wind electricity provision of processing and storage houses …
Global Land Outlook
… 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 Drylands 246 … on rivers, floodplains, and seasonal wetlands.56 Solar and wind farms also require significant land area and, as with … Local farming practices often result in water and wind erosion and other degradation phenomena that, however, …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… necessity product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On … and habitation patterns, such as soil erosion caused by wind and/or water, deterioration of the physical, chemical … transpirational cooling (Akbari and Taha, 1992), shade, wind reduction, sequestering of gaseous air pollutants …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… Its winds reached more than 300 km per hour, the strongest wind speed ever recorded in the country during a cyclone … disasters: à Meteorological events (cyclones, tornadoes, wind-, snow-, hail-, dust-, sand- and thunderstorms, etc.) … the effects of tsunamis and storm waves. By absorbing wave energy and stabilizing sand dunes and other elevated wave …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… global fears over multiple crises of climate change, energy, food and financial systems. Transitioning towards a … solar-powered wells were installed. In many countries the wind pumping sector is supported by local industries which … be dominated by multinational companies. The advantage of wind pumping over solar pumping is that the technology is …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… is a producer of food but also a consumer of resources and energy. It both gives and receives within a system of … as such (article 2): We could also include the air, the wind, the sea, sunrays, etc. However, the following pages … the use of alternative sources such as solar, géothermic, wind and tidal energy. Certain European legislators have been …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… 6.1.7.4 NWFP Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1965 (Missing) 6.1.8 Energy and Hydroelectric Power 726 6.1.8.1 Sarhad Development … or pollution. Although NWFP legislation governing the energy and hydel sector is relatively recent, the law deals … necessary to protect the land from the erosive action of wind or water or for the development of such area or for the …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… food utilization through access to clean water, sanitation, energy, technology, … sequestration services, efficient wood based energy consumption and wood product recycling … entities to manage climate change and clean energy finance funds to promote clean technology …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… the continental divide of the Andes. From this cold, wind-swept region of Páramo1, the water- shed starts with … than more isolated mountains, due to heat retention and wind shadowing. This effect is important for determining … agrochemicals, plant material, nutri- ents, fossil fuel energy, etc.). This creates agricultural systems with low …