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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… Some forms of degradation, such as soil contamination with heavy metals or extreme salinization, can be prohibitively … more intensive intervention is required, for example using heavy equipment for terracing and restoring hydrology. Since …
Global Land Outlook
… from rising seas, watersheds against flooding caused by heavy rain, and wild food sources often help communities to … use of pesticides, pests and disease continue to take a heavy toll on crops worldwide. An average of 35 per cent of … schemes bags or plastic crates for crops, using smaller metal silos, reducing confusion about food date labels, …
Water Management and Stewardship
… of water allocation capable of operating in contexts of heavy abstraction and climate variability. This is … is slow and lacking in progressive thinking, following heavy hierarchies and long chains-of-command, and thereby … planning reforms; • it is institution and procedure ‘heavy’. As noted above, the reforms required to implement …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… cork market. However, with increasing use of plastic and metal stoppers for wine bottles, sales of cork stoppers are … and rhinoceros populations have suffered as a result of heavy demand for their ivory and horns, while marine species … of California are depleted as a result of over 50 years of heavy fishing (both sport and commercial), poaching, …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… harm through the deposition of toxic elements and heavy metals in soil, which can be absorbed by humans and … waste water, waste gas and waste residue, and pollution by heavy metals have caused serious soil pollution, have been …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… the many advantages for their industrial operations. Most heavy industries in Java and other major islands are located … ban of shrimp is based on health considerations because heavy doses of antibiotics are applied during shrimp raising. … by cool temperatures (mean = 26.4°C, max = 30°C), long heavy rains (55-272 mm/month), rough seas and strong winds …