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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… Management Sugarcane Production Fiji sugarcane farming is based on rain-fed agriculture, with cane … and its causes). Consequently, with even short periods of intensive rain, excessive soil erosion and even landslides … in the region. Such an approach, however, is very resource intensive. Similar difficulties are faced when determining …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… 0 9,106.1 126,920.4 131,660.9 48,064.5 315,752.2 63.2 Intensive uses 0 234.7 3,006.9 3,699.3 480.3 7,421.2 1.5 … modified pastures 0 147.6 51.3 52.4 35.2 244.7 0.05 Intensive animal production 0 7,342.3 692.0 7,805.1 1,040.8 … K.K., Panwar, A.S. and Singh, J.L. (2003). Sustainable Farming Systems for Hill Agriculture. In: Bhatt, B.P., …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… disruption to river courses, river banks and vegetation; - Intensive agricultural activity should not to be permitted on … these community councils have led to diversification of farming systems, including terracing of degraded slopes and … farmers have readopted and adapted traditional farming techniques which have substantially improved their …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… as well as livelihood opportunities (such as fisheries and farming) that reduce social vulnerabilities (Sudmeier- Rieux … in aquaculture and other economic activities (honey bee farming) equivalent to US$ 344,000-6.7 million. Furthermore, … to climate extremes (Khoury et al., 2014; FAO, 2015). Farming is not only directly linked to food production and …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… while the rest of the site is bare land formerly used for farming by PHCN staff. The power generation building on Site … • SCE is not a stand-alone technology. • It is machine-intensive, requiring further treatment method of the … of dioxins. • The process is time consuming and energy intensive. • It requires treatment of gas emissions. …
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