Sentences with phrase «of land management practices»

The decision in July 2000, by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Hill, to defer a protection order over Boobera Lagoon for a further two years in order to allow water skiers to find an alternative recreational site (6) struck the Committee as a particularly worrying illustration of land management practices which prioritise non-Indigenous culture over Indigenous culture.

The current state of knowledge on the capacity of land management practices as a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approach and the scientific and technical research requirements to achieve this capacity

We like to think that they would have done had there been any, but it's an intriguing possibility that they might be measuring the effects of land management practices rather than temperature trends.

Not exact matches

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.

Research on these pastures also shows that the management practices developed over the past 80 years has resulted in higher levels of biodiversity and soil quality than in comparable privately - owned lands - factors that may become increasingly important with the advent of climate change.

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

«The ability to gauge the impact of different river and land management practices on river systems across the Basin is crucial to informing environmental watering decisions, as well as Landcare and other similar projects, thereby enhancing the outcomes we are able to achieve.»

This year, Bruce Pascoe is set to highlight the importance of events such as the Food Sovereignty Convergence in recognising the impact of First People's land management practices, and how the future of farming could look if we work with the First Peoples of Australia to utilise their «grossly undervalued» knowledge to improve farming systems in this country.

The occurrence of an extreme ecological disturbance, Hurricane Mitch, provided an opportunity to assess a decade of sustainable land management practices in Nicaragua and to see if the practices were actually leading to higher levels of sustainability.

Soil scientist Dr Paul Nelson from James Cook University says the technique will be particularly useful for growers of environmentally certified palm oil, which is produced without the clearing of primary forests, with transparent and fair agreements with landowners and good land management practices.

The intent of the plan is to assess and define land management practices, policies, and strategies to develop a unified and relevant approach to guide practice.

Current management practices for fisheries restrict the size and variety of fish landed (through quotas and minimum size restrictions).

Soil carbon sequestration — One of the recommendations coming out of this and previous reports is that carbon be sequestered through land management changes, Rice said of practices that hold carbon in the soil.

As an example, a 2013 study has shown that farmers» poor land - management practices in the case of maize production in the UK has led to increased surface water runoff9 that apparently contributed to the severity of the recent flooding in the UK, as recently reported in the news10.

The map of soil loss by water erosion delineates areas of concern that will require special protection measures, such as financing more sustainable land management practices.

However, pressures to increase the amount of arable land for food and fuel could offset the reduction, unless more sustainable land management practices are applied.

Bingaman's bill follows many of the recommendations spelled out in NRC's study, which says current practices at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are distorting the market price.

The tool predicts the environmental impact of land use, land management practices, and climate change.

This has the potential to inform land management practices concerned with the conservation of biodiversity and the sequestration of carbon in the soil.

«Understanding this relationship will help in the development of land - management practices that reduce the locust threat.»

Outdated land management practices, a dearth of local decision - making bodies with real powers, a lack of long - term planning, along with long - standing educational and financial disempowerment and marginalization are among the hurdles the prevent Arctic communities from adapting to climate change, says a McGill - led research team.

Further understanding how land formation techniques (leveling, grading, and raised - bed construction) for improved water and nutrient management and efficiencies affect soil structure and the behavior of nutrient and water dynamics is required to develop refined and integrated management practices and realize the potential of high - value non-rice crops.

As a result of strenuous efforts to suppress wildfire and other land - management practices such as livestock grazing, logging, and land - type conversion, 8,9 many forests have experienced fire deficits, becoming overgrown and littered with flammable material such as leaf litter and saplings.

Setting Priorities: The transition to «climate smart» land management practices, including for example low - emissions agriculture, agroforestry and the restoration of high carbon - value ecosystems, such as forests and peatlands, will require sectoral coordination and investments in integrated land use planning.

This will help improve user compliance with best waste management practices, which in turn would reduce overall amounts of solid waste introduced into the ocean from land - based sources.

In the Caribbean, unsustainable land management practices are causing soil degradation and damage of natural habitats, contributing to the loss of biodiversity and reduction of natural buffers to droughts and floods.

Integrate coral reef management with land - use and coastal zone planning and practices to reduce pollutant inputs (notably, ammonium compounds, nitrogen and sulphur oxides) that increase the acidity of local waters.

Current management practices in the land use sector are responsible for approximately 25 per cent of the global greenhouse gas emissions.

The seminar focused on the experience sharing in land resource management from stakeholder agencies in Thailand which relevant to best practices on land improvement, forest management, economics of land degradation and LDN baseline and target setting.

The office routinely advances innovative practices and technologies on the transportation projects they develop and deploy on behalf of the State DOTs, the Federal Land Management Agencies, and the Tribes.

-- 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.).

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

Nicholette is a founding member of the Association of Partners for Public Lands Training Corps, for which she develops, coordinates, and conducts industry trainings in customer service, public - private partnerships, exceptional business practices, and employee management and recognition.

The fire history of the landscape has been shaped by lightning, as well as by the land management practices of Native Americans, ranchers, loggers, the military, developers and, most recently, the National Park Service.

Poor land management practices can have a huge impact on a variety of «sustainability» issues, but I'll second Gavin's thoughts: we need to be cautious about making things up....

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.

For our carbon budget we are assuming, perhaps conservatively, that 600 million tons of carbon can be sequestered as a result of adopting these carbon - sensitive farming and land management practices.

The Plan B goals are to end net deforestation worldwide and to sequester carbon through a variety of tree planting initiatives and the adoption of improved agricultural land management practices.

This technical document synthesizes the results of a literature review reporting the evidence base of different sustainable land management practices aimed at increasing and stabilizing crop productivity in developing countries.

(Sec. 510) Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, if he or she lists forestry practices as eligible offset practice types, to promulgate regulations for the selection and use of species in forestry and other relevant land management - related offset practices to: (1) ensure that native species are given primary consideration in such practices; (2) encourage the conservation of biological diversity; and (3) prohibit the use noxious weeds or invasive plants.

This report categorises and assesses a diverse array of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices and identifies their potential to create synergies between combating Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD), and achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation goals.

An Improved Forest Management Project under the CAR Forest Project Protocol involves changing forest management practices to increase carbon stocks on forested land relative to baseline (or «business as usual») levels of carbManagement Project under the CAR Forest Project Protocol involves changing forest management practices to increase carbon stocks on forested land relative to baseline (or «business as usual») levels of carbmanagement practices to increase carbon stocks on forested land relative to baseline (or «business as usual») levels of carbon stocks.

Global models incorporating land use, such as Integrated Assessment Models and Earth System Models, are improving their accounting of the complex biogeophysical and biogeochemical effects of heterogeneous land management practices within broad land use classes (Erb et al 2016).

USDA also provides technical information, research services, cost sharing and other financial incentives to improve land management practices, including foresting marginal agricultural lands, and improving the management of existing of forests.

The greatest fire management challenges lie in addressing simultaneously the threat to human well - being posed by fires, particularly at the wildland - urban interface; the uncertainties associated with various fire - related land - management practices, such as thinning and controlled burns; and the complicating factor of climate change.

Meta - analytic techniques were used to compare soil water content under ambient and elevated CO2 treatments across a range of climate regimes, vegetation types, soil textures and land management practices.

The research needs for predicting — across multiple scales — the impact of land use change and management practices to the future of terrestrial carbon storage and CDR potential

In the meantime let's focus on the massive amount of unnecessary pollution and bad land management practices which affect our environment on a daily basis.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in May proposed creating an additional layer of federal bureaucracy to hydraulic fracturing regulation, even though states have regulated the drilling practice successfully for years without a single confirmed instance of groundwater contamination.

He argues convincingly that their numbers were far higher than previously thought; that, contrary to the Rousseauian picture of the isolated «noble savage» roaming the virgin forests with bow and arrow, the Indians practiced a great deal of intensive land and forest management, both in the temperate forests of North America, and in the tropical ones of Central America and Amazonia; and that, the genetic homogeneity of the Indians made them almost universally vulnerable to European diseases, particularly those that originated with the livestock that the Europeans brought with them (and to which the Europeans had relative immunity).