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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 65 ENHANCED ADAPTATION OF WINTER PULSES TO RAIN-FED FARMING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA SARKER, ASHUTOSH; AGRAWAL, SHIV … dynamics, Impact on carbon and nutrient cycling: soil organic carbon dynamics, greenhouse gas emission and feedback … soil fertility regeneration techniques and applications of organic manure etc. Many more findings of this case study are …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… to a steady supply of water that are transferred to crop farming communities, contributing to local hostilities. These … of vegetation, bush encroachment, carbon release from soil organic matter decomposition, biodiversity loss, and adverse … by unpalatable shrubs, carbon release from soil organic matter decomposition, loss of biodiversity due to …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… are forcing many upland peoples to adopt unsustainable farming and land-use practices such as excessive livestock … Initiative/ICRAF, the Banff Centre, and Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company, actively participated in the 2003 … timber and wood products and another producing certified organic dried herbs and teas. Inter-regional: Dean’s Beans …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… refers to products of agriculture biomass, by-products at farming level and industrial processing of raw material … for the following project types: avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes … produced from agricultural or agroindustrial inputs, or organic waste" and which comply with the quality standards …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… Act, RSY 2000 E-12. 42 Costa Rica Environmental Organic Law No. 7554 of November 13, 1995 DRC Congo … No. 17.283 of November 28, 2000 Venezuela Environmental Organic Law In Singapore, the Environmental Protection and … region, place heavy emphasis on the promotion of organic farming and agricultural practices not only to promote …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… for other domestic uses, such as washing and subsistence farming, as well as for commercial agriculture and industrial … Zimbabwe: Any person who discharges or disposes of: 1. any organic or inorganic matter, including water containing such … to ascertain its quality and proper natural, chemical and organic composition. South Africa: Everyone has a right of …
GEO yearbook 2003
… and Slovenia. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants enters into force on 17 May. A ‘dirty … on 24 February, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on 17 May. These two join the Basel … sources is therefore a crucially important part of their farming systems (Goote and Lefeber 2003). It allows them to …
Energy law and sustainable development
… created over short time-frames by bacteria acting on organic material such as garbage in dumps, bacteria in the … such as cows, and other anaerobic decomposition of organic matter such as in rice paddies, swamps, and even … through their villages and rainforests to be cleared for farming. Unlike Shell's Camisea project which was limited to …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… of marginal lands and pollution run-off from farming. At the same time the sector is a key player in the … 2.5), national programmes supporting agro-ecological and organic technologies will add value to local assets, … schemes. The Strategy focuses on the added-value of organic, labelled, and conservation agriculture, while …