Sentences with phrase «as land use decisions»

A host of other measures, such as land use decisions, should be considered as well.

Or it could be that methane variations are mostly produced by wetland emission, driven by climate change as well as land use decisions, according to another set of papers.

Not exact matches

They conveniently dichotomize all land - use decisions as people versus scenery or hungry workers versus idle back - packers.

Will Paterson ask Dolan to reverse his decision to refuse to sell land on Staten Island for use as a mosque.

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

«The city joined the appeal as an act of good faith as part of those talks, and to defend the broader city land use rules, which were not at issue in the earlier decision but were likely to arise once an appeal was heard.»

The review could potentially take up issues such as whether to increase public participation in land - use decisions, alter the way budget decisions are made and question the checks and balances between the mayor and the Council.

The groups said the United States should make the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests in developing nations a central goal of federal climate legislation, as tropical deforestation and other land - use decisions account for about 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

In land - use decision making, carbon storage capacity is a benefit that should be considered as well, the paper says.

Use your pragmatism wisely and just as in the cockpit, look at all the potential scenarios regarding what kind of landing we are in for based on our decisions as a global community.

The responsibilities of local governments give them large influence over energy use in their communities through land use and zoning, building requirements, property taxes and transfers, transportation investment decisions, economic and workforce development, and, in many cases, the provision of services such as water and electricity.

Despite this decision, Millennium Bulk Terminals, the company behind the project, insists on moving forward with local land use permits from Cowlitz County as well as a related permit from Ecology.

The science outcomes are part of an ongoing adaptive management process that is essential to sound decision making in the NPR - A and can serve as a model for other Arctic regions facing climate and land - use uncertainty.

The BLM will make separate decisions as to whether or not to authorize individual solar energy projects in conformance with the existing land use plan (s) as amended by the Solar PEIS ROD.

A land use plan is a set of decisions that establish management direction for land within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland use plan is a set of decisions that establish management direction for land within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland within a BLM administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoLand Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA); it is an assimilation of land - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were develoland - use - plan - level decisions developed through the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were developed.

Rather than enacting knee - jerk policy decisions, Pielke recommends practical strategies with a proven success record such as «strategic land use, structural protection and effective forecasts, warnings and evacuations.»

For the first commitment period decision 15 / CMP.1 Guidelines for the preparation of the information required under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol stipulates that each Party included in Annex I shall include in its annual greenhouse gas inventory information on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks from land use, land - use change and forestry activities under Article 3, paragraph 3, and, if any, elected activities under Article 3, paragraph 4, in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2, as elaborated by any good practice guidance in accordance with relevant decisions of the COP / MOP on land use, land - use change and forestry.

Klein is currently working on several land - sea conservation planning projects in which she is studying how such land - based activities as farming, mining, and coastal development impact marine ecosystems and using the information to inform marine and terrestrial management decisions.

While it is impossible to know what decisions are made in the development process of each model, it seems plausible that choices are made based on agreement with observations as to what parameterizations are used, what forcing datasets are selected, or whether an uncertain forcing (e.g. mineral dust, land use) or feedback (indirect aerosol effect) is incorporated or not.

This effort is a critical component of NOAA's research into the future of the earth as a system under the influence of anthropogenic forcing to better understand how emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, land use decisions and climate and ecological interactions will determine future carbon dioxide levels and the corresponding climate change.

Despite the Washington Department of Ecology's decision denying a key permit, Millennium insists on moving forward with local land use permits from Cowlitz County, as well as a related permit from Ecology.

appeals from municipal decisions involving inland wetlands and watercourses permits, site plans, special permits, variances, and subdivisions for an array of land use proposals such as these:

Domestically, a recent review of the operation of Northern Territory land rights legislation named informed consent as the most effective means of decision - making concerning land use issues.

The Committee is concerned, despite positive developments towards recognising the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo 1992, Wik 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limits the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.

to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources: General Recommendation XXIII — Indigenous Peoples, (1997) para's 4 - 5, in Human Rights Committee, General Comment 23 — The rights of minorities, (1994) para 9; in Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, United Nations («UN») doc HRI / GEN / 1 / Rev. 5 (26 April 2001), p192.

And the orders also allow for the recognition of native title holders as the traditional owners of the land with rights to make decisions about the use of the land.

to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources: General Recommendation XXIII — Indigenous Peoples, (1997) para's 4 - 5, in Compilation Of General Comments And General Recommendations Adopted By Human Rights Treaty Bodies, op.cit., p192.

The preservation of traditional lands in ultimately inalienable form for the use and enjoyment of future generations is still an important principle of Indigenous land tenure, as recognised by the first and second NIC Principles.136 There has been a strong policy focus over more than thirty years on Indigenous people gaining traditional land, having the right to manage it in accordance with Indigenous tradition, and being able to make decisions about land use in accordance with traditional decision - making processes.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States parties to CERD to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources: General Recommendation on Indigenous Peoples, UN Doc CERD / C / 51 / Misc 13 / Rev 4 (1997) paras 4 - 5.

As noted above at para 32, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resourceAs noted above at para 32, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has recognised as aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resourceas aspects of the principle of equality the obligations of States to ensure that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of indigenous peoples are taken without their informed consent, as well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resourceas well as to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resourceas to recognise and protect the rights of indigenous peoples to own, develop, control and use their communal lands and territories and resources.

The Committee is concerned, despite positive developments towards recognizing the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo, 1992; Wik, 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limit the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.

While the CERD acknowledged that the provisions introduced by the 1998 amendments to the Native Title Act regarding Indigenous Land Use Agreements, as well as the creation of the Indigenous Land Fund in 1995 to purchase land for Indigenous Australians unable to benefit from recognition of native title, the Commission also notes that the intended response to the Mabo decision by the Australian Government in 1992 has not yet been implemented in its entirLand Use Agreements, as well as the creation of the Indigenous Land Fund in 1995 to purchase land for Indigenous Australians unable to benefit from recognition of native title, the Commission also notes that the intended response to the Mabo decision by the Australian Government in 1992 has not yet been implemented in its entirLand Fund in 1995 to purchase land for Indigenous Australians unable to benefit from recognition of native title, the Commission also notes that the intended response to the Mabo decision by the Australian Government in 1992 has not yet been implemented in its entirland for Indigenous Australians unable to benefit from recognition of native title, the Commission also notes that the intended response to the Mabo decision by the Australian Government in 1992 has not yet been implemented in its entirety.

In fact, as discussed in Chapter 2, it significantly limits the opportunities for traditional owners to participate in decisions about activities (whether they be our aspirations to own, use or develop our lands; or the aspirations of others) on our lands.

despite positive developments towards recognising the land rights of the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders through judicial decisions (Mabo 1992, Wik 1996) and enactment of the Native Title Act of 1993, as well as actual demarcation of considerable areas of land, that in many areas native title rights and interests remain unresolved and that the Native Title Amendments of 1998 in some respects limits the rights of indigenous persons and communities, in particular in the field of effective participation in all matters affecting land ownership and use, and affects their interests in native title lands, particularly pastoral lands.