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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… 40 sets of environmental regulations. Strict control of land use planning measures, and close attention to ongoing … to the environment (such as foreign affairs, health, land, minerals and mining, trade and industry, water, and so … In January 2013 an initiative of an NGO (the Regional Agricultural and Environment Innovations Network for Africa: …
Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 8 - Cultural values
… to Aboriginal people for some 50,000 years, during which land and culture have become inextricably intertwined. In recent years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen … annually (2005–2007 averages) in the Kakadu and Arnhem Land region of Australia’s Northern Territory. Most of these …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… damage to the oceans is caused by sea-based and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living … acidification, ocean warming, marine debris, industrial, agricultural and urban run-offs, accidental oil spills, … management derives from wildlife management, born on land, involving direct manipulation of the habitat and …
Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands
… are leading efforts to control avian influenza within the agricultural sector (poultry industry), whilst preparedness … For instance, ducks, geese, swans and cranes may feed on agricultural fields and use the wetland for roosting. … values, sustainable use of natural resources, and other land uses including research, education, and economic …
Sources of international water law
… of American States: Draft Convention on the Industrial and Agricultural Use of International Rivers and Lakes - Rio de … 3.2.2.1 Declaration concerning the Industrial and Agricultural Use of International Rivers - Montevideo, 24 … States to the importation or exportation of goods by other land or water routes, or in other ports, shall be equally …
Pangani River Basin, Tanzania - Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation
… “promotes coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the … numbers of livestock and the expansion of cultivated land, as well as fishing, mining and hydroelectric power …
AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)
… well- documented cases of the effects of these geese on agricultural habitats, but the effects on native fauna and … birds) and north-west Europe (60,000+), causes widespread agricultural conflicts and other threats (see Box 3). … of non-native species is access to private land. For example, a questionnaire survey in the UK showed …
Capacity Development Needs and Priorities for Nature Conservation in South-Eastern Europe
… etc.). • Integration of nature conservation into spatial/ land use/ development planning. • Establishment of adequate … use natural resources. 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1.13 4 vi. spatial/land use/development planning. Integration of conservation … Environmental Studies Centre (UK) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Swedish Species Information Centre c. …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… 102 6.1 Easements and covenants attached to the land 102 6.2 Land trusts 103 Part III, Chapter 1: Generic … with changes in water supplies, fisheries, disease and agricultural productivity caused by climate change. • … flood important parts of the property, industrial and agricultural development including the use of pesticides and …