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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 … Interest 148 11.3 Conservation Strategies Based on Public Acquisition of Wetlands 150 11.4 Legislative Techniques to … 180 13 Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into Land-use Planning 183 Box 2. Wetlands and Regional Planning …
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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 … did not amount to a "taking" under applicable compulsory acquisition legislation. It is also likely that any relevant …
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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 … already in place Joint ventures with foreign companies and acquisition of shale gas assets in the United States (China …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

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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