Land improvements and structures

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It was also put forward that measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land should be further elaborated, as it was the case in the past.

E. Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded lands and the creation of early warning systems to mitigate the effects of drought

Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded lands and the creation of early warning systems to mitigate the effects of drought

Ways of reclaiming overused farmland, so that within two years they can again be productive.

The secretariat has continued to promote a project targeting dryland rehabilitation through the provision of employment and resources to youth.

In Egypt, IFAD is currently financing the reclamation of desert to improve the irrigation infrastructure, agricultural research and finance targeted to land labourers.

Projects and programmes in the area of rehabilitation of degraded land do not always provide for mechanisms for evaluating the impact of their activities and determining the area of the rehabilitated land.

In Venezuela, land reform and socialist rhetoric did not prevent chronic shortages of milk, sugar, and beef.

Thousands of deaths and injuries had been caused by those landmines and other explosive remnants of war, which had also prevented the reclamation and cultivation of extensive areas of Libyan land.

The projects and programmes conducted in the area of the rehabilitation of degraded land do not always include appropriate mechanisms for evaluating the impact of the activities involved or for determining the area of land rehabilitated, for which figures are given in less than a quarter of the reports.

In Africa, the ongoing initiatives for rehabilitating degraded land are focused on reforestation, soil conservation and integrated management of water resources.

In the course of 2004, a 10 country project on the use of gum arabic for land rehabilitation and economic development in dryland areas in Africa was prepared.

Several reports stress the need for better water management for the rehabilitation of developed land, combined with the management of pastoral and agricultural forest pastoral lands.

It its report, the FAO points out that the rehabilitation of degraded land is a long term battle, requiring an appropriate political and institutional framework to be put in place, able to ensure the support and participation of farmers, stockbreeders, forestry workers and other users of the land.

Land reclamation, religious donations, and building projects expanded slowly before 1050, increased to 1100, accelerated sharply with the opening of new lands between c. 1140 and c. 1210 and continued at a lower level from 1220 to 1300.

But the command of hydraulics, the use of water for irrigation, damming, land reclamation and, of course, sewage was extremely important for, for changing the nature of the relations between the country and the city.

Beginning in 1907 the German colonial administration began land reforms and required newly created owners to perform 15 days of labor per year for public works in lieu of taxes.

The initiatives aimed at restoring degraded land are principally structured around regeneration of the natural environment, management of water resources, promotion of renewable energies, strengthening of food security and awareness creation.

This does not necessarily mean that there was already a settlement then since reclamation of land may not have been for farming it may have been for peat, used as fuel.

There is a need to educate the public and stimulate discussion about sustainable development of resources in arid and semi arid zones, so as to prompt greater awareness on the part of those involved and secure their commitment to efforts to rehabilitate degraded land.

The same Fund also financed a project to assess the rehabilitation prospects of a textile factory in Gulbahar, Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has taken the lead in disaster response management.

Land use, land use change and forestry

The Special Rapporteur is concerned to note that ceasefire groups have also allegedly insisted upon forced labour by the civilian population for tasks including clearing tracts through the jungle and preparing land for crop cultivation.

Grassland to forested land Cropland to forested land Wetland to forested land Settlement to forested land.

Agriculture When adjusting emissions from agricultural soils, preference should be given to tier 1.a methods as provided in the IPCC good practice guidance.

In the FAO's opinion, stockbreeders must be involved in rangeland rehabilitation measures.

(e) Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

Other measures are needed to reduce poverty in rural areas, such as land reform and rights, agricultural extension services, expanding access to health and non contributory social pensions, just to mention some.

Land use (percent of total land) ____________

MODIFICATIONS TO JORDAN'S COMPENSATORY PROGRAMME for Rangeland and Habitat Losses

Land resources

As a result of the implementation of land reform based on former state farms (nearly 2,000) and collective farms (nearly 500), more than 150,000 peasant (privately owned) farms, 3,700 agricultural business partnerships and joint stock companies and 1,500 production co operatives have been set up.

Further, Iraq states that Saudi Arabia does not provide recovery information for any of the wildlife resources.

Jordan's Badia Research Station has been actively involved in testing the use of collaborative approaches for rangeland restoration.

The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, at its twenty third session, decided to recommend the following draft decision for adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh session

The group is a coalition protesting the reclamation of public space in Albert Park, Melbourne for the annual Australian Grand Prix.

Tables of the common reporting format for land use, land use change and forestry

The lands concerned stock twice as much carbon as other lands.

The Occupied Palestinian Territory

We're running out of land.

Spanish land grants.