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Several approaches have been proposed for accounting for temporary carbonsequestration in land-use change and forestry projects that are implemented to offsetpermanent emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector.
Growing processing tomatoes represents one of the most intensive forms of land use in terms of water consumption and nutrient inputs.
The shortage of forest products and unsustainability of current land use practices experienced by many hillside farmers in the Caribbean is associated with increasing rates of conversion and degradation of remaining natural forests.
In this paper we discuss the principal results of participatory surveys that were conducted between June 2001 and May 2002 in 95 communities (villages) in the rural hillside areas in Honduras.
The environmental impact of industrial agriculture is under close scrutiny, by Governments, concerned citizens, and farmers. This paper discusses the need to incorporate environmental factors in measures of farm performance, as part of the continuous review of long term sustainability.
The Kalahari ecosystem is characterized by natural resource conflicts and land-use pressure resulting from intensification of human activities.
Dryland salinity, as an externality, has an impact on various public assets, including roads,biodiversity and public water supplies. This has been seen as an important justification forgovernment to take action and internalise the pollution.
The efficiency and equity effects of economic policies affecting the quarter of Australians who live in rural and regional Australia (RARA) are reviewed. For the most part it is argued that economy‐wide policies, rather than region or industry specific policies, are appropriate.
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