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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… the park because their own cattle have no fodder or water outside the forest thanks to a severe drought. … sacred ponds, grasslands, etc.; 3. Wetlands conserved for drinking or irrigation facilities, though often they shelter … local people as it is likely to affect their homes, their drinking water, their agricultural lands, fodder and fuelwood …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand encroachment and floods. On the other … national level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on sub-national level … local governments must follow air quality and safe drinking water standards established by the national …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 66 4.4.6 Managing water resources … for Prevention and Control of Pollution in Protected Drinking Water Source Areas Issued and validated in 1989 … Prospecting and Development Measures for the Protection of Drinking Water Sources for Urban Life and Pollution Control …
Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to sustainable development
… pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, air and water pollution, soil degradation, among others, have far … rights, such as the right to life, health, food and safe drinking water. At the same time, human rights are …
Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts
… of eutrophication on toxicity 33 5.2.7. Effects of pO₂ in water on toxicity 33 5.2.8. Effects of nutritional status on … exposed to chemical pollutants through ingestion of food, drinking water and dust, and to a lesser extent, through … 2003; Odland et al., 2009). Exposures to most POP s via drinking and bathing water and by air are generally …
Incorporating urban dimensions of conservation into the work of IUCN
… of urban populations on goods and services, such as drinking water, energy, food and flood protection, provided by rural … impacts on surrounding ecosystems, for example, air and water pollution, deforestation for fuelwood, and harvesting …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… and are either mega-parks or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not … being? Should such a right be restricted to a right to drinking water and water for sanitation purposes or does it … that such right is restricted to “basic needs” that is for drinking, cooking and fundamental domestic use. However a …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… and are either mega-parks or development zones. Fresh water, marine resources and air resources are generally not … being? Should such a right be restricted to a right to drinking water and water for sanitation purposes or does it … that such right is restricted to “basic needs” that is for drinking, cooking and fundamental domestic use. However a …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… 3.4.2 Water pollution … 7.4.1 Water abstraction and drought … trillion and include essential products such as food and drinking water in addition to providing less measurable … set to halve the number of people without access to safe drinking water and sanitation by the year 2015 (see …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… land degradation to support decision making in land and water management ” and in 2013 in Bonn on “Economic … the great mass of water of Turkana Lake is unsuitable for drinking and irrigation due to the strong alkalinity of … around the cities are those that provide resources (food, drinking water) to the population that lives there. In order …