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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… reports established clear soil impacts (localized erosion, sediment movements, temporary loss of the native … the operation of the project as it would help to stop erosion of the river bed, and that the scheme would be an … related aspects of its irrigation systems were the "erosion control tank" which dealt with the problem of silting …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… soil is extremely vulnerable to wind and other forms of erosion. In 1998, the population of Senegal was estimated at … dominated by concern about declining forest cover, soil erosion and local climate changes. Human activity, including … cheap, but gathering can lead to deforestation and soil erosion. Estimates of world-wide premature deaths due to …
Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation
… off by rainfall over thousands of years, and this water erosion created the geomorphologically harmonious landscape … washed soil, low rainfall (600–800 mm per year) and high erosion caused by storms, agriculture has never been highly …
Energy law and sustainable development
… forests by monocultural biomass forests increases soil erosion and water runoff, as well as a loss of biodiversity. … damage to natural resources. Soil compaction and erosion can dramatically reshape the land and affect its … top, active layer of the soil can lead to thermokarst and erosion. Arctic birds have very short nesting seasons, so any …
Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit
… PCBs IN GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER SEDIMENT DUST HUMAN EROSION POREWATER LIQUID AQUATIC LIFE BIRDS INVERTEBRATES … PCBs IN GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER SEDIMENT DUST HUMAN EROSION POREWATER LIQUID AQUATIC LIFE BIRDS INVERTIBRATES … treatment. • Phytoremediation controls runoff and soil erosion. • Phytoremediation can be used in conjunction with …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… and over-grazing of grazing lands, and the slow erosion of sustainable, customary management of communal … argues that Botswana's policies have resulted in the erosion of the strength of traditional natural resource … taken by state administrators - have allowed this slow erosion to continue, relatively unchallenged. For the …