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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… structure of shale gas formations – generally long but thin – the technique traditionally used to extract … from hundreds to thousands of producing wells into a common permeable underground formation, typically located at … of total GHG emissions in 1990–2010. GHG are generally differentiated according to their lifespan in the atmosphere …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… catchment (watershed): a discrete area of land with a common drainage system; includes both the water bodies that … a wide range of institutions and actors playing distinct but inter-connected roles. Coordination and cooperation are … LAW 3.1. Precaution 3.2. Polluter pays 3.3. Common but differentiated responsibility 3.4. Sustainable development …
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Issues in water law reform

… IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE HANDLED THE TRANSITION FROM COMMON LAW TO PERMITTING REGULATION by Eric L. Garner 135 7. … Act 1997. The latter Act became law on 10 April 1997 but has yet to come into operation. 2. AUSTRALIAN BACKGROUND … community and to specify its agrarian rights. 10. On the Responsibilities of Public Servants 109. Any citizen may …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… of aquatic ecosystems and addresses both current but and future human freshwater needs. Costa Rica has … be fought over water.” Philip Hirsch, Governing Water as a Common Good in the Mekong River Basin: Issues of Scale, 1 … seen in isolation from the particular legal system (e.g. common law or civil law). Importantly, however, legislation …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… for the IUCN Envi- xiii ronmental Law Programme. But this book is special. Not only was it prepared over a … water surfaces of the world, including oceans and seas. A common frame of reference is now provided by the Convention … targets, to facilitate consultation and to make roles and responsibilities clear. Adoption and implementation may be …
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