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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Matter? 1.1 Defining Wetlands Wetlands are areas where dry land meets or is saturated by water and are characterised … occupy a transitional zone between wet and generally dry environments and share characteristics of both: … through fisheries, cattle herding and recession culture farming on the wet nutrient-rich riverbanks. The middle …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… and lower parts of the catchment, water scarcity in the dry season is problematic for agricultural production, … for processing coffee beans. In addition, intensive animal farming and a relatively dense population associated with … and banana industries pollute the water and larger-scale farming has degraded the land. Soil erosion resulting from …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… in some states. However when the doctrine reached the dry and arid climates of the American West and South West its … is distributed through canals to irrigate crops during the dry season. Such irrigation systems can find themselves … This reallocative effect would not be merely within the farming sector. There was also the prospect of reducing …