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To achieve sustainability even greater impact and assurance is required, therefore we have high expectations that this merger will result in a positive transformation of farmer livelihoods and land use practices on a greater scale, which is urgently needed.»

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Before joining West Coast, Gavin practiced Aboriginal law at a private firm where he represented Indigenous Nations on issues related to land use and management, environmental assessments, provincial regulatory decision - making, implementation of modern treaties and Indigenous governance.

There has always been some tension between the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise protections of the First Amendment, but the Supreme Court, when considering a similar challenge to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act in 2005 — wherein the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that granting protections to religious prisoners amounted to a violation of the Establishment Clause — ruled that alleviating a state - imposed substantial burden on religious practice did not violate the Establishment Clause.

He condemns ho - mos - exuality even though it is a natural practice (feel free to disagree all you want, but that argument will go nowhere), and his idea of a good marriage is a 13 year old girl being given to a 40 year old man as payment for a land deal, with her bloody sheets being used as a receipt of a good deal, and if she isn't a vir - gin (she could have been ra - ped, or her hy - men could have burst while riding a horse or something) she is to be stoned to death on her parent's doorstep.

Wouldn't it be great if we could move whole jurisdictions towards better practices through coordinated, multi-stakeholder coalitions, endorsed by engaged local governments, and built on effective land use planning?

But fortunately, just as poor land - management practices are contributors to climate change, use of good on - farm...

With 90 percent of the world's forests outside of protected areas, the Rainforest Alliance works to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land - use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

This way of «knowing» resulted in one of the most sophisticated, most widespread and most responsible of continent - wide integrated land - use practices devised anywhere on Earth, and which extended throughout multiple ecosystems and «Countries».

Read about some other natural living practices of mine that land on the far side of crunchy like washing my face with oil, using cloth mama pads, and even using cloth TP!)

COCOBOD, also used the durbar to educate the cocoa farmers on good agronomic practices, strongly featuring were, quality control, prevention of bush fires, choosing of lands, storage of cocoa beans and many others.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

They think the 998 Presidential staffers is the best alternative Ghanaians needed, the use of Vigilante groups to terrorise innocent citizens is what they promised us, issuing of bond without following laid down procedure is what we prayed for, entering into negotiations with nations to establish military bases was what we fasted for, allowing the land to be used as conduit for the propagation of homosexual practice on the continent was what we prayed to God for, market women consulting other gods to support their dying businesses was what we went on our knees for?

It's of no use to draw conclusions about inefficient agricultural practices in Panama, for example, if you can not transfer the information gained from research to the local population that actually depends on that land for their livelihood.

The result: «The pollination of chilli plants is considerably better on the plots of land that are farmed in the traditional way, even when slash - and - burn practices are used,» says biologist Robert Paxton.

Local and state officials used this information in managing land and farming practices in the intensive agricultural communities on the peninsula.

Land - use practices on tropical oceanic islands can have large impacts on reef ecosystems, even in the absence of rivers and streams.

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual land - use practices from existing solar facilities.

COELHO COA, FERREIRA AJD, LAOUINA A, HAMZA A, CHAKER M, NAAFA R, REGAYA K, BOULET A-K, KEIZER JJ e CARVALHO TMM Land use and land management practices changes effects on land degradation under forest and grazing ecosystems, in the western Mediterranean (2004) Advances in GeoEcology, vol.37, pp. 137 — 154 DOILand use and land management practices changes effects on land degradation under forest and grazing ecosystems, in the western Mediterranean (2004) Advances in GeoEcology, vol.37, pp. 137 — 154 DOIland management practices changes effects on land degradation under forest and grazing ecosystems, in the western Mediterranean (2004) Advances in GeoEcology, vol.37, pp. 137 — 154 DOIland degradation under forest and grazing ecosystems, in the western Mediterranean (2004) Advances in GeoEcology, vol.37, pp. 137 — 154 DOI: NA

-- The National Council on Disability shall conduct a study and report on the effect that wilderness designations and wilderness land management practices have on the ability of individuals with disabilities to use and enjoy the National Wilderness Preservation System as established under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

For those surfers who want to practice their surfing on land between sessions, when they can't get to the beach or when the waves are not happening or just for a cool board to get around on, we use and recommend the StreetBoardz range You can check out our page showing all the different styles and options available

Dive 3: Learn how to use reels and tie off onto the wreck, this is practiced on land first.

In 2012, Pashon launched Sustainable Integrations (SI), a Detroit - based 501 (c)(3) organization that combats environmental deterioration through learning, educating, leading, and serving the public with programs and services on sustainable land use, ecosystem remediation, renewable energy practices, and improved waste management.

Smithson's subsequent Earthworks would use similar practices on a massive scale, the artist literally reshaping the land.

See also the Commentary on this article in the same issue: Malaria risk and temperature: Influences from global climate change and local land use practices Jonathan A. Patz *, and Sarah H. Olson.

However, our ability ultimately to achieve a long - term global goal will also depend on affordable, new, more advanced, and innovative technologies, infrastructure, and practices that transform the way we live, produce and use energy, and manage land.

Thus, adoption of a restorative land use and recommended management practices (RMPs) on agricultural soils can reduce the rate of enrichment of atmospheric CO2 while having positive impacts on food security, agro-industries, water quality and the environment.

IPCC - 37: IPCC 37 will consider two methodology reports: the «2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands»; and the good practice guidance on estimating GHG emissions and removals from land use, land - use change and forestry under the Kyoto Protocol.

The focus on emissions reductions as some sort of solution to sea level rise (apart from any determination of cause) is distracting from developing better land use policies and coastal engineering practices.

Wilmington suffers from «a legacy of land - use practices that didn't adequately control the development of industrial sources and their relationship to residential areas,» says Alice Kaswan, an expert on air regulations and climate change.

Other efforts will focus on adopting sustainable agricultural practices and restoring degraded lands abutting conservation areas to improve land use management and livelihoods.

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.

Anthropogenic climate change on time scales of decades is arguably less important in driving vulnerability than increasing population, land use practices and ecosystem degradation.

There was a NASA - funded study about the same time that came out that said in the previous 300 years, you would have had to double the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere to equal the impact on climate change you had from land - use changes: from deforestation, development, farming practices.

He adds, however, that different approaches often reflect underlying differences in the realities on the ground across the world — and cites one of the more contentious issues coming SBSTA's way: namely, how to measure and monitor the impact of land - use practices on indigenous people.

In a classic Catch - 22, negotiators in a key advisory body that was expected to provide guidance on scientific and technical matters (the so - called «Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice ``, or SBSTA) said they couldn't offer any advice on the best way to measure and evaluate the amount of carbon captured by changes in land use practices until they had a better idea of what the overriding post-Kyoto policies might look like.

Speaking at the conference on Monday, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called upon governments in the region to commit to sustainable land - use and investment practices that do not come at the expense of Southeast Asia's natural resources — chiefly its forests.

The Early Anthropogenic Hypothesis (108) posits that mid-Holocene increases in CO2 and CH4 resulted from early land clearing and other agricultural practices and that these unprecedented interglacial trends in atmospheric composition set global climate on a trajectory toward warmer conditions long before human use of fossil fuels (108, 109).

Even where forest certification is used, it only provides verification that practices are in place for a single parcel of land, owned by one landowner (most landowners on average own 66 acres).

Even in a best - case scenario — where aviation companies choose to buy only UNFCCC credits, and the UNFCCC chooses not to include forest and land use credits — there's still another way that airlines could be offsetting emissions on paper and increasing emissions in practice: double counting.

Specifically, areas the authors suggest focusing on are restoring formerly forested land, preventing loss of existing forests, improving forestry and livestock management practices, using smarter application of chemical fertilizers and supporting agroforestry, and preventing the draining and conversion of wetlands — most prominently for palm oil cultivation.

• Develop standard practices for utility operations, maintenance activities, and land and water management, using information on species, habitat, and conservation actions; and

On average, corn ethanol can reduce emissions about 20 percent, though there is uncertainty due to differing land use practices.

Success depends in large part on better forestry and agricultural practices, particularly those that reduce the amount of land used by livestock.

Global, national, regional and local leaders are being asked by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to make bold and long - term decisions on ways to invest in more resilient infrastructure, revise land use, enhance coordination, update building codes, adjust natural resource management and other practices to improve the resilience of their communities to the impact of climate change.

The Napa attorney, who has both worked in and concentrated his practice on the wine industry, said the law surrounding it is rife with issues involving the 21st Amendment, intellectual property, land use planning and international tradeSee his interview on The Wine Trade Dispute Between the United States and the European Union.

Andi is an experienced litigator focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation, including shareholder and corporate governance disputes, fraud, RICO, land use, construction, shareholder derivative suits, business torts, supply chain, class actions, product liability, trade secrets and non-compete disputes.

Mr. Ellman has been a lecturer and panelist in continuing legal education programs on real estate, land use, condominium / planned - unit development, and construction financing sponsored by the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), the University of California Extension, American Law Institute / American Bar Association (ALI / ABA) Joint Committee on Legal Education and Practicing Law Institute (PLI).

Jim's land use practice focuses on municipalities in Northern Bergen County.

Throughout his many years as an attorney for the City of Chicago, Ed focused his practice on land use and zoning matters.