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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… in particular. FA O FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 92 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2006 … invariably from agriculture to industry or to satisfy urban needs. Modern water rights – theory and practice 3 This … the introduction of private expertise and financing in the urban water supply and sanitation sector through public …
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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms

… data from over 60 low-income countries and found that in urban areas linking households to electricity is the only key … with great care, additionally paying special attention to urban/rural differences. While the focus of the impacts of … 224.2 5.0 * Residential, commercial, public sector and agriculture. Source: IEA(2002a). 6. Electricity Subsidies in …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… law is realized. FA O FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 105 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2010 … transactions, particularly the growing land markets in urban and peri-urban areas throughout Africa, nor relevant to the complex …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… • Alexia Baldascini, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, … poor and disadvantaged communities – many others are urban, living in towns and cities in mountain valleys and on … global importance as more than half of us live in urban areas from which we need to escape periodically, to …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… is one of the three centres of origin of species used in agriculture defined by Hawkes (1983),9 serving as the centre … in 1970 to 118 million in 2005. In the Arabian peninsula, urban growth patterns were much more rapid and are among the … been dramatically degraded. The drawing of groundwater for urban and agricultural needs in Jordan has resulted in the …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… . . . . . 92 Box 5–11 Cougars and habitat corridors in an urban–wildlands interface, California, USA . . . . . . . . . … also gives scant attention to linkages such as greenways, urban parks, recreational trails and other linear features … in the landscape: biological diversity, water resources, agriculture and wood production, recreation, community and …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Capacity Building Technical Assistance FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FDA Forest … Statistics and Programme Implementation MoUD Ministry of Urban Development MoWR Ministry of Water Resources MPA Marine … support to large, economically underprivileged, peri-urban population of 20,000 households. Spiritual and cultural …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries

… data from nine countries George Rapsomanikis Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2015 The … productivity growth and rural income increases, rural to urban migration, and at a later stage a declining share of … how to deal with urbanization pressures, restrict rural-to-urban migration and instead, put pressure on farm sizes to …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… enormous human and economic devastation in these areas. Agriculture, tourism, fishing, ports and transport, as well … in six State capital cities and additionally unprecedented urban growth is also taking place along the Australian … and Pert, P.L. (2010). Patterns, drivers and impacts of urban growth - A study from Cairns, Queensland, Australia …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… storms 10. Reduce emissions of ammonium and methane from agriculture 11. Designate and expand green spaces in urban areas 12. Enhance climate change activities of … provision of pollution regulation across rural as well as urban landscapes. Efficient agriculture techniques, organic …
31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance