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Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… 23 However there was a possibility of some administrative control reflected in articles 413, 415, 420–422 which defined … in the early 1990s offered the farmer greater control in his access to water. But the process of … (for example for spray irrigation as opposed to surface (flood) irrigation), the time or periods in which the right …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… their effects occur, carried out under its jurisdiction or control, within the area of its national jurisdiction or … to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the soil resources of other … of functions, with the right to determine, adjudicate, control and manage responsibilities to protect the soil …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… this meeting testifies: we have determined that we must control and harness the forces, which we have ourselves … sources and the displacement of millions of people from flood-prone CLIMATE CHANGE - LAUNCHING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL … per unit of water, and on managing our watersheds and flood plains more carefully. “We must face the implications …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… including Maritime Spatial Planning, to prevent and control unsustainable open ocean resource exploitation. … including Maritime Spatial Planning, to prevent and control unsustainable open ocean resource exploitation 2. … including Maritime Spatial Planning, to prevent and control unsustainable open ocean resource exploitation …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… is dependent upon the ability of humans to effectively control and manage surface water and groundwater. 5 There is … water, absence or inadequate maintenance of erosion control measures, untimely or too frequent use of heavy … reflect the principal intent of the legislation; e.g., control of “soil erosion”, control of “soil pollution”, …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… and branding of local products with farmer-led quality control and certification, developing value-added products, … San Rafael, after which the river Coca enters the Amazon flood plain. The Quijos river basin comprises almost the … environmental services e.g. watershed protection Estimated flood water conserved by the terraces in the Ifugao province …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 3 Birds
… of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was drawn up in 1973 to control trade in wildlife. It does so by affording to species … Niles (1981) stated that a planned irrigation scheme will flood an extensive area of palm habitat and would therefore … only in the Pantanal of south-western Mato Grosso in the flood-plain of the Paraguay River north to around Descalvados …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… inadequate consideration of waste management and pollution control, and environmental sector policies which fail to … gain. • Institutional failures: Institutions set and control the terms and conditions under which natural … (kits-02-01) 12 deny community members control over or benefit from natural resources or aim to …
Assessing the international forest regime
… using incentive measures, rather than simply command-and-control. Thirdly, a defining feature of the Central American … gap is the lack of an international mechanism to control illegal trade in forest products. This would be a … law – e.g. through universal agreement on permitting and control schemes. However, this has so far not been attempted. …
ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… . . . . . . . . . . 61 Box 8 Forest fires: prevention and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … or remote sensing and a field presence is vital for their control. Other threats, such as those posed by invasive … and disease, might be harder to recognize, or their control might require specialized support. New threats to …