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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… PRELIMINARY CHAPTER - OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 9 A. Concept of economic incentives for agricultural production 9 1. Concept ambiguity 9 2. Concept … should also encompass fishery and forestry production. In practice, __________ 15/ FAO/Alhéritière D., supra (note 2), …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… to biodiversity conservation planning and management practice. The review is focused on published literature on … show that traditional measures overstate the value of the agricultural sector's output by approximately 10%. It is … forests in Kenya are under heavy pressure from competing agricultural land uses and from unsustainable cutting. The …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… upstream landholders dedicate their land to intensive agricultural or cattle-ranching activities, or when forest owners convert their forest land to agricultural land. In these cases, down- stream water … this may be too costly, time-consuming or not feasible in practice. A contract therefore may not need to be legally …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… agriculture, open pit mining and the disposal of untreated agricultural and domestic wastes degrade natural systems as … in the course of their economic activity. Examples include agricultural policies which encourage high-input arable … it is worth noting that it has rarely been effective in practice due to enforcement costs and questions of their …
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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global … and Conservation of the European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FOM Forestry Assessment, Management … the harvesting of species to levels compatible with agricultural use or human safety. At the same time, CBNRM, in …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… in transition is one of first necessity product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand … are not yet always able to solve the planning conflicts in practice. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) receives far … environment in cities. Healthy and environmentally sound agricultural activities and the provision of common land …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… of buyers and sellers in open, competitive markets. In practice, h o w e v e r, free markets in energy services left … countries subsidise the production of fuels derived from agricultural products. It is important to make a distinction … commercial, industrial or household uses. This is because agricultural consumers enjoy much lower prices. In addition, …
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Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes

… UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global … (as opposed to ecosystem services), such as those for agricultural, timber, non-timber and ecotourism products. The … in the Catskills: A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Agricultural Strategy in New York City’s Watershed Management …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… and synergies?” 11 � Chomitz, K. 2007. At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, and Environment in … strive for a better joint management of conservation and agricultural production in support of rural livelihoods. � … governments. Incentive-based conservation tools In practice, the ‘ecosystem services’ concept is most easily …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… for ecosystem services approaches to be successful in practice, and for them to be acceptable to decision-makers, … Article 48). A community does not pay land use fees for agricultural land assigned to it (Land Law 2003, Article … use rights Rights in land that is used for annual agricultural crops, aquaculture or salt-making may be …
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