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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… 16 Resource efficiency and Markets … pastoralism maintains soil fertility and soil carbon, water regulation, pest and disease regulation, biodiversity … in order to clearly inform consumers of issues surrounding water scarcity, carbon emissions and freshwater pollution. …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… They can be conveyed for thousands of miles through air or water currents, and may be found in remote ecosystems far … both as a training tool and as a self-directed manual and resource document for decision-makers, practitioners and a … to the presence of the chemical in the media: soil, air, water, sediment). Certain chemicals, such as POPs, are …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… control, and new irrigation facilities and reservoirs for water shortages. These options are likely to be costly and … Furthermore, it provides co-benefits such as clean water and food for communities, risk reduction options and … as species diversity. It recognizes that women are natural resource managers and thus uses their expertise in …
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European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions

… measuring the breadth of the territorial sea) is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large- scale charts … part II, section 2) The territorial sea is a belt of water not exceeding 12 nm in width measured from the … reserve usually connotes "maximum protection", where all resource removals are strictly prohibited In some countries …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… and sustainable financing for biodiversity and natural resource conservation, as well as to make tangible … scenic beauty Wetlands Flood control, waste treatment, water supplies, biodiversity Mangroves Shoreline protection, … in national law National law, including the Law on Water Resources 1998, the Land Law 2003, the Law on Forest …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… (IUCN/WCPA, 2008).7 5. West Asia harbours wetlands and water bodies of international significance, a number of which … swamps, coastal sabkhas (salty mudflats) and human-made water bodies that act as important paths for migratory birds … are preserving them. The benefits of biodiversity as a resource which underpins ecosystem services and the potential …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… 1981 64 viii 10. National Audubon Society V. Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angles Supreme Court of … Bangladesh, rep by the Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation, Water Resources & Flood Control & others; 48 Dlr 1996, Sup Ct … Research Foundation for Sciences, Technology and National Resource Policy v Union of India; The Supreme Court of India, …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ARTICLE 24: WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … resources such as fish, soils, forests, fresh drinking water is critical . As pollution levels mount, especially in … armed conflict, patterns of international trade and resource utilization . Part VII contains and develops the …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… 3 25 III. NATIONAL SOIL REGIMES 27 1. Soil in Other Resource-Oriented Legal Regimes 28 2. Legal Frameworks 29 3. … of Soil Sciences (IUSS); the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC); the European Soil Bureau … and Management (which became part of the International Water Management Institute in April 2001) (IBSRAM). We wish …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… can have sanctions attached. They are derived from natural resource use – some practices and beliefs acquire the force … as instruments for achieving it. Particularly in land and water allocation, and the settling of disputes related to … ‘Customary Laws for Access to and Management of Drinking Water in Tanzania’. Law, Environment and Development Journal …
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