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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… 4 2.2. Traditional land-based approaches to water rights … 20 3.1. Ill-adaption of traditional land based approaches to specific climatic conditions … hold 25 to 30 year contracts with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation (FBR) or the State Water Department for the …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… Services Unit Front cover photo: Soil degradation and reclamation at Kjolur, Iceland, Dr Andres Arnalds, Soil … 2. Protection and security for occupiers and owners 84 3. Land management 86 4. Land and soil agreements 88 5. Markets and farmer …
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… a number of conventions dealing with matters related to land degradation, desertification and/or drought, such as the … focusing specifically on the problem of desertification, land degradation and drought is the United Nations Convention … of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and prevention of degradation of …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 8) from relevant sources listed in Annex D and releases to land and water (Article 9). Parties shall establish an … requirements that the COP adopts. Recovery, recycling, reclamation or direct re-use of mercury wastes is possible …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… to value ecosystems when choices are made about allocating land, resources and investment funds can incur far-reaching … techniques, habitat clearance and conversion, and land-based and marine sources of pollution have all taken … infrastructure has involved widespread conversion and reclamation of natural habitats. Intensive harvesting of …
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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… products. Free of phthalate and PVC, it offers guaranteed reclamation and recycling at end of life. Engineered to … of whom live in slums and areas close to contaminated land, landfills and hazardous waste dumping sites—are most … she says she had always had “an enormous love of water and land taught to me by my father”, an engineer. Her mother, a …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Moving towards effective implementation

… purposes only Article 9 – Releases (to water and land)  A Party with relevant sources shall take measures to … requirements that the COP adopts Recovery, recycling, reclamation or direct re-use only for a use allowed under the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… history, wetlands have remained in disrepute. Drainage and reclamation have always been considered civilized actions. … - lakes, ponds, rivers and coastal fringes - and any land which is regularly or intermittently covered or … and it is governments who, in various ways, control land use within their borders. It is therefore surprising how …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

Land application/treatment/farming … lead to the possibility of resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses (each assigned … for routine disposal. 51 Other Biological Processes: Land Application/Treatment/Farming Brief Description A …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Issues in water law reform

… distributed surface water collecting or falling on private land; • groundwater percolating through land. Arid conditions, comparable to South Africa, and the … contained in authorizations and regulations for federal reclamation projects, such as the Central Arizona Project. …
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