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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… in some states. However when the doctrine reached the dry and arid climates of the American West and South West its … is distributed through canals to irrigate crops during the dry season. Such irrigation systems can find themselves … This reallocative effect would not be merely within the farming sector. There was also the prospect of reducing …
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Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy

… members and animals, knowing where to find pasture in dry lands and using sustainable harvesting techniques among … 9. Supra note 4. 10. Supra note 2. Conservation farming: Through Gunis’ knowledge, some of our community … able to forage and digest rough vegetation, withstand the dry Rajasthani environment, and walk long distances – all …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… Development Agency MoI Ministry of Interior DM Dry Matter MoPIC Ministry of Planning and International … animal fodder purchase when replaced by natural forage (dry matter, DM) from the rangeland. An assessment made over a … grow naturally, that are not suitable for traditional farming due to lack of rain, low fertility, rough terrain and …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… that climate change will increase water stress in already dry areas, and will undermine water quality in areas flooded … to water systems and infrastructure (as opposed to dry sanitation which is more climate resilient). It may also … to climate change, governments will limit settlement and farming in sensitive watersheds, which could in turn displace …
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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… Programme (CCP) has been successful in targeting sea and dry port container shipments in an increasing number of … War Weak governance Hunting methods Lack of meat farming Cultural and social changes Plans imposed by … Programme (CCP) has been successful in targeting sea and dry port container shipments in an increasing number of …
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European models of good practice in protected areas

… of the island, one part of which is its sus- tainable farming practices, but certainly not entirely dependent on … pastures) has remained at 35%. Both intensification of farming and abandonment of farmed land lead to loss of …
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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… systems like ranching, captive rearing and wildlife farming. The latter involve the manipulation of habitat to … local or folkloric use without any rules. Chicks in the Dry Chaco forests were collected in many instances by … between the CBD and the UNCCD on Biological Diversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands; the Joint Work Plan between Ramsar …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… slopes for 300–450 years. The Chagga are a high intensity farming community, which developed a system of irrigation … of minimum flow requirements, which can be helpful in a dry period when allocations for other uses may take an … not charged for irrigation water or they are subsidized in dry countries, resulting in water scarcities. The cost of …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… people. It appears that about three tons per hectare of dry woody biomass can be harvested each year from a forest … plague in India in 1994 was at least partly due to hot, dry conditions which enabled disease-carrying fleas to … through their villages and rainforests to be cleared for farming. Unlike Shell's Camisea project which was limited to …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… of flows on the mainstream with respect to i) natural dry season flows; ii) wet season flows sufficient to enable … would enable subsistence farmers to practice sustainable farming, to provide food, to ensure an income, and to enhance … the landscape traditionally dominated by large pastures, dry meadows, and arable fields. The reed cutting is the most …
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