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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… was first instituted in the 1970s by the regional organic farming groups that first developed organic standards, and … developing countries, and this trend – often called the “livestock revolution” – is expected to continue. Meat … and (EC) 1804/99 (on products from organically managed livestock). “Organic” legislation generally lays down minimum …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… vegetation encompassing recreation parks, agroforestry, farming and forestry systems, the geographical administrative … and urban wastes, to yield a diversity of crops and livestock" (UNDP, 1996). Urban and peri-urban agriculture … throughout the world and includes products from crop and livestock agriculture, fisheries and forestry in the urban …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… having returns comparable to some annual crops and dairy farming. Combined consideration of economic and ecological … results. For individual landowners, investments in livestock proved marginal at best and logging was profitable … third, assessment of the land area available for livestock; fourth, the estimation of land values under …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… harm so as to guarantee the safety of human beings and livestock and ensure agricultural and forestry production … portraying a species status. In Chile, the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) categorizes species according to … capture or convey or keep in captivity for the purposes of farming, breeding, or selling" without the permission of the …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… Simard (IUCN). � Executive Summary Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, … in aquaculture is small in comparison to human or other livestock needs. Therapeutic and other Products G ui de G © … for licensing new products. Justification As with all livestock production, the aquaculture industry is susceptible …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… direct payments for the application of sustainable farming practices which lead to the provision of ecosystem … water flows Freshwater supply Crop and fruit production Livestock production Fish production Hydro-electric power … income from the establishment by raising or not raising livestock; have family labour as the basis of opera- tions on …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… include irrigated lands, ponds for agriculture and livestock, aquaculture installations, rivers and reservoirs … through fisheries, cattle herding and recession culture farming on the wet nutrient-rich riverbanks. The middle … inputs of agricultural chemicals and extra head of livestock. Such patterns, compounded by fragmentation of …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… forests and woodlands 30 Small woodlands for use in the farming system 31 Woodland managed for sport shooting etc 31 … climate is very arid and over-grazing by goats and other livestock is increasing deser- tification. Forests and … the steep and rapidly eroding mountains of the Hindu Kush. Livestock are grazed on high communal pastures in the summer …