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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… . . . . . . . . . . 83 II. High Nature Value (HNV) Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … notably due to a decline in the use of traditional livestock breeds and crop varieties. By the early 1980s (20 … mowing after 1 July; maximum grazing density of 1 livestock unit*/ha; no ploughing): EUR 124/ha/year • No …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… villagers formed a group to stop the logging and shrimp farming. Their efforts were successful and the gate was … rice. Over 80 percent of the population owns and manages livestock on communal rangelands (Hendy 1980). Higher livestock densities and the expansion of cash crop …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… refers to products of agriculture biomass, by-products at farming level and industrial processing of raw material … and biological origin, including woodfuel, charcoal, livestock manure, biogas, biohydrogen, bioalcohol, microbial … following government agencies: Secretary of Agriculture Livestock, Fisheries and Food (Secretary of Agriculture); …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… DeclInIng opTIons, global consequences FooD (In)securITy - FarmIng ourselves InTo exTIncTIon in 2008, food insecurity … food-production zones are shifting, crops are failing, livestock are dying and ponds, lakes, rivers and underground … they did not invest money in cultivation and sold their livestock before the drought arrived. When drought effects …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… for ensuring that every household in a village sends its livestock to the pastures for grazing so that domestic … Northern Areas n regulating forest cutting; n taking the livestock to the summer pastures on commencement of cropping … because it is less time consuming and makes for better farming. They also approve of the use of threshers because it …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… - as well as internal factors - more aggressive farming practices, less favourable ecological conditions - … principle which is considered "valid both for livestock production and other activities. The sum of the … considerations in mind, a report on water pollution due to livestock production recommends the introduction of an …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… a patent system would indeed constrain subsistence farming and imperil the realization of food security. … or less of the base level production, or, in the case of livestock payments, on a fixed number of head.161 This option … and dried fruits, garlic, grains, honey, hops, meat and livestock, oilseeds, opium, potatoes, poultry and eggs, raw …
Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers
… agricultural sector, in particular for the largest 3% of livestock farms in Europe. 4. Current ozone concentrations … the use of fossil fuels and developments in transport and livestock. Future air quality could profit from climate and … future use of fossil fuels, but more to the development in livestock and diets. Current knowledge indicates that ammonia …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… systems (such as crop production, nomadic and sedentary livestock raising, and provision of infrastructure). The … of country autonomous organizations and NGOs, the role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) … land capacity conservation, forest management and good livestock husbandry. Thus, LD had become severe and …
The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation
… of relevance to professionals and practioners active in farming, forestry, fisheries, protected areas, urban planning … cycles. In the Niger-Nigeria border region, transhumant livestock herders move several hundred km north and then … the vast majority of whom are small-scale farmers or livestock producers. These decisions are amenable to new 1 0 …