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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… loss of biodiversity, desertification, drought, and land degradation have become more prominent. While … recent phenomenon of the purchase or lease of productive agricultural lands in poorer countries by richer countries.7 … focuses on sustainable food production systems, resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Management & Protection 4.5 Alignment of Macro-Economic Agricultural Policy Incentives Chapter 5. Social Organisation … unwanted impacts on others. Zoning is used to ensure that land uses are compatible with protection of vulnerable … Under the ‘polluter-pays-principle’, industrial or agricultural enterprises are charged for the water pol- …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… Approach – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … Conservancy, USA Joost Brouwer, Brouwer Environmental & Agricultural Consultancy, The Netherlands Roberto Cazzolla … and Environmental Surveys) of Colombia, CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) and FAO …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… 15 4.3.2.2 NWFP Amendment of laws Ordinance 2001 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and … (Development Surcharge) Act 1973 521 6.1.2.5 Loans for Agricultural Purposes Act 1973 523 6.1.2.6 Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance 1971 525 6.1.2.7 West …
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Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks

… can be regarded as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … habitats which were managed through traditional agricultural practices. Forest habitats are also coming under … hunting and wildlife trafficking, land invasion and agricultural expansion – including illegal coca cultivation. …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . . . .92 10. The development of cooperation and land use around Lake Neusiedl/Fert . . . . . . . . . . .101 … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 16. Agricultural ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and industrial) development, many habitats …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… Settled Areas to be eaten by the ibex Kanal – measure of land equivalent to 605 square yards Kasabgar – artisan Khabo … areas, the zaitu is responsible only for the protection of agricultural crops and in other areas, he has additional … Particularly in single cropping areas, with less agricultural possibilities, livestock is a very important …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… and top-down strategies 47 3.2.4 The role of NGOs 49 3.2.5 Land tenure factors 50 3.2.6 Choosing instruments 51 Key … Baekdu Daegan Mountain System (South Korea) CAP Common Agricultural Policy (EU) CASS Conservation of Atlantic Salmon … Population and Communities (Australia) EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ECHR European …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… found significant increases in the rate of melting of land and sea ice from the Arctic to Mount Everest to the … its State of Food and Agriculture report, endorsing agricultural biotechnology and highlighting its potential … and emerging political interest, particularly for boosting agricultural productivity in Africa. The International Treaty …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… will inevitably involve trade-offs among the different land-use types, each of which provides a different mix of … and synergies?” 11 � Chomitz, K. 2007. At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, and Environment in … strive for a better joint management of conservation and agricultural production in support of rural livelihoods. � …
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