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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… is intimately linked to the management of the basin as a spatial unit. The river flows at the maximum extent pos- … geographical unit even for the waters beyond a basin’s spatial limits. Aquifers are subterranean water reserves. … lower basins. This will be then used for management and planning within the entire basin. 1.1.5 Hydrological cycle …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… In the last quadrennium, the SSC Species Conservation Planning Task Force produced a very important set of … on mammal declines in northern Australia. This clarified spatial and temporal patterns of change, identified life- … of individually marked geese have been stored in a spatial Oracle- database, collected by over 5,000 …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… other interested stakeholders when determining land use planning, zoning and management (art. 17). However, how these … that is the holder of a land right over a defined spatial area. He explains how "the practical effect of these … resources and the mechanisms for its management; c) Spatial occupation; d) Population dynamics; and e) Possible …
Land and water - the rights interface
… 54 5.2 Planning the uses of land and water … m3/inhabitant is 29. Within states there can be extreme spatial and temporal variability either throughout the year … cycle makes the river basin or catchment the appropriate spatial unit for such integration as decisions on land use …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… a more strategic and integrated approach to land use planning and management that helps societies make … policies; others have taken innovative steps in planning, design and operations management. Evidence of such … where topsoil has been retained focus more on the spatial and temporal factors affecting species colonisation …
Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
… economic and political realities. Current water resources planning and management is beginning to take a system’s … is incorporating uncertainty into water resources planning and management. “THOSE WHO RELY ON THE ‘TRIED AND … models. Climate models use a monthly time step at a spatial resolution of several tens of thousands of square …
Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… and impacts of the products, activities and services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, … and sustainable use in an equitable way.’ The existing planning processes for aquaculture in Andalucía for example, … and at different time scales (adaptive management) and spatial scales (local, regional, national, etc.). The …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… Leila Shamsaifar, Darryl Vhugen and the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (Working Group on … tenure alongside tenure records, valuation, taxation and spatial planning. In contrast, the term “conflicts” in … special tribunals to deal with disputes over regulated spatial planning, surveys and valuation.“ 21.3 ”States should …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… costs and benefits, in order to engage in an informed planning process. There are a range of approaches that are … costs and benefits, in order to engage in an informed planning process (UNFCCC, 2011). There is also a need to … adaptation agenda was developed through the Adaptation, Spatial Planning and Climate (ARK) national programme and …