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Library ResourceJanuary, 2007New Zealand
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2007New Zealand
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsAugust, 2007New Zealand
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Library ResourceRegulationsSeptember, 2007Australia
This Regulation replaces the Community Land Development Regulation 2000 which is repealed on 1 September 2007 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007China, United States of America, India, Spain, Australia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Australia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Australia
Offsets (also known as mitigation banks, compensatory habitat, set-asides) is a policy instrument recently introduced in several States in Australia to permit some land clearing while striving for no net loss in the extent and condition of native vegetation overall. Offsetting is criticized with respect to the amount of gain required to compensate for losses from clearing, the equivalence of losses and gains, the time lag between losses and gains and a poor record of compliance.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Australia
We use satellite imagery to compare and contrast fire patterns across a repeating mosaic of vegetation types occurring within the tropical savanna of the Northern Territory, Australia. Our study area included different land management settings that encapsulate three contrasting styles of management that have developed following European settlement in northern Australia: Decentralized fire management carried out by small Aboriginal communities widely dispersed across a large landscape.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Australia
The majority of landscapes around the world have been modified or transformed by human activities to meet the needs of human societies. The loss of native vegetation for agricultural development affects the sustainability of growing proportion of the world's ecosystems. Factors such as land tenure, roads and agricultural intensification, together with biophysical properties, have been cited as drivers of deforestation.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2007Australia
Dry land salinisation is a significant cause of land and water degradation in Australia.Changing land use from annual to perennial crops has been widely proposed as ameans to reduce land degradation and increase the productivity of saline land.However, in many areas annual crops are financially more attractive than perennialcrops. Increases in perennial crops might also reduce local stream flows with adverseeffects on in-stream values. As such salinity control is likely to involve significanttradeoffs between public and private costs and benefits.
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