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Displaying 1776 - 1780 of 15550Law on soil protection.
Soil protection is the state problem since correct and rational use of all types of soil, including barren soil, saline soils, swamped soil, alkali soil and aqueous soil are the main reserve of dynamic development of agriculture and of the national economy as a whole. The purpose of the present Law is to ensure the integrity of soil surface, conservation thereof and rise of soil fertility, to establish the rights and the duties of landholders, landowners and the state in the field of soil protection and setting up conditions for ecological production. The Law consists of 11 Articles.
NOM-060-ECOL-1994: Especificaciones para mitigar los efectos adversos ocasionados en los suelos y cuerpos de agua por el aprovechamiento forestal.
Esta Norma Oficial Mexicana establece las especificaciones para mitigar los efectos adversos ocasionados en los suelos y cuerpos de agua por el aprovechamiento forestal. Las Secretarías de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos y de Desarrollo Social por conducto de la Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente, en el ámbito de sus respectivas competencias, vigilarán el cumplimiento de la presente Norma.
Measures of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the implementation of the Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China.
The purpose of these Measures is to prevent and control water and soil loss, protect and rationally use water and soil resources, reduce flood and drought disasters, improve ecological environment, and ensure the sustainable development of economy and society. The Regulation consists of 18 articles.The regional competent water authority shall organize once every five years the investigation on the distribution, type, areas, damages, change tendency and control of soil and water loss.
Erosion Control Work Act.
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of the public interest and the development of industries by effectively executing erosion control work in order to prevent devastation of national land and conserve the national land. Article 23 deals with erosion control work by local governments.