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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… and Institutions 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and … 180 13 Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into Land-use Planning 183 Box 2. Wetlands and Regional Planning … Mechanisms to Promote Wetland Stewardship on Private Land 253 20.2.1 Management Agreements 253 20.2.2 Conservation …
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Issues in water law reform

… distributed surface water collecting or falling on private land; • groundwater percolating through land. Arid conditions, comparable to South Africa, and the … immediate effects of which appear to be confined to one land owner, but also reflects uncertainty about what common …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… permits held. catchment (watershed): a discrete area of land with a common drainage system; includes both the water bodies that convey the water and the land surface from which water drains into those bodies. club … discharge. Glossary xiv riparian rights: the rights of land owners to access and use the water that borders their …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… parameter * Severe High 94 553 * Defined as the land ratio without vegetation coverage (forest area and … of Water laW10 freshwater habitat modification. Most land-based activities, such as agriculture and human settlements, generate pollution, land erosion (causing siltation) and nutrient runoff (causing …
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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

…  High High Release to air Moderate Moderate  High High Land use Not applicable Moderate  Not applicable High Risk … which give landowners ownership of resources under their land for royalties, also largely contributed to this … accrue to the State, irrespective of ownership of the land. 2. PRODUCTION COSTS The average production costs per …
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Sources of international water law

… States to the importation or exportation of goods by other land or water routes, or in other ports, shall be equally … of conventions for the prevention of marine pollution from land-based sources, in order to ensure that the present … the application of freshwater directly or indirectly to land for agricultural purposes; (g) production of water for …
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