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Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure

… measures, such as forest management or wetland protection, and realization of sustainability of new … as timber, and state controlled prices for basic food and consumer items. • Because markets for most ecosystem goods … A travel cost of $0.15 per kilometre yielded an annual consumer surplus of between $2.4 million and $2.9 million, or …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… source: a source with some form of improvement on, or protection from, groundwater, such as household connections, … authorities to manage drinking water from source to consumer, including surveillance for and response to … of these goods by consumers is also rival. Once the consumer has purchased the good, it is no longer available to …
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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… innovative ideas, tools and ways of working to finance the protection of our water resources. We need to obtain … the solutions. Pablo Lloret Foundation for the Protection of Water (FONAG) Ecuador 11 Editors and authors … within a watershed. Willingness to pay The amount a consumer will agree to pay for a particular good or service – …
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Global Land Outlook

… presented in this Outlook suggests that, with changes in consumer and corporate behavior, and the adoption of more … presented in the Outlook suggests that with changes in consumer and corporate behavior, and sustainable management … Sacred trees are decorated and revered. Buddhism advocates protection, such as ridam in Bhutan, an annual prohibition on …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Water Management and Stewardship

… society and the economy including poverty reduction and protection of the environment, despite expressed good … company stated: ‘Our company does not directly face the consumer, so we can use what the AWS standard says internally … productivity. As stated earlier, those companies that are consumer-facing and produce ‘non-essential’ products are more …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… with the merits of bringing all aspects of water use and protection under a single piece of legislation. It also … or welfare of the public or any section thereof or any consumer or user of the water or any birds, fish or other … sufficient quantity and necessary quality of water for a consumer the regulated tariff is established based on the …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… management 2.5 Management Interventions for Groundwater Protection and Remediation 2.6 Checklist: Application of … between: • extensive irrigated agriculture – the major consumer (and sometimes an important polluter) of groundwater … use for agriculture, which is usually the largest consumer of groundwater resources, is rarely metered and thus …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… legislation 50 3.3 Water allocation 54 3.4 Water quality protection 58 3.5 Incorporating conservation into water law … approach, linking social and economic development with protection of natural ecosystems. Effective management links … treatment. They are entitled to recover costs through consumer fees. Communes sometimes own small water bodies, and …
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Issues in water law reform

… if a particular area is declared to be a groundwater protection area to which more intensive management controls … management plan for any relevant groundwater supply protection area; (i) the conservation policy of the … in the 1990s: Economic incentives for environmental protection. Background Paper No. 1. Workshop on the Economics …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… and governments are taking action to move environmental protection centre-stage. Concrete recognition of the central … EPA and the US Food and Drug Administration issued a joint consumer advisory about the levels of mercury in fish and … FDA and EPA (2004). FDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish. US Department of …
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