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Aerial river management by smart cross-border reforestation

Land Use Policy Volume 84

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2019
Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest management plans
forestry
land use
research
In the face of increasing socio-economic and climatic pressures in growing cities, it is rational for managers to consider multiple approaches for securing water availability. One often disregarded option is the promotion of reforestation in source regions supplying important quantities of atmospheric moisture transported over long distances through aerial rivers, affecting water resources of a city via precipitation and runoff (‘smart reforestation’). Here we present a case demonstrating smart reforestation’s potential as a water management option.
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Mcleod Lake Indian Band Treaty No. 8 Adhesion and Settlement Agreement Act ([SBC 2008] Chapter 8).

Legislation
June, 2000
Canada
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
public ownership
land-use planning
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
The present Act provides for the self-government of the Mcleod Lake Indian Band. For the purpose of the present Act “MLIB Agreement" means the McLeod Lake Indian Band Treaty No.
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Preservation of Farm and Forest Lands (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 2; secs. 3.2-200 through 3.2-206)

Legislation
January, 1950
United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
environment
farmland
use rights
land-use planning
farming systems
forestry
protected areas
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
This Chapter of the Code of Virginia provides for the preservation of farm and forest lands in Virginia. It establishes the Office of Farmland Preservation as a continuation of the Agricultural Vitality Program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Virginia.
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Forestry (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 589; ss. 589.01-589.34)

Legislation
January, 1941
United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
environment
protected areas
public ownership
use rights
land use
forestry
land-use planning
land management
forest management plans
forest land
leases
forest conservation
This Chapter of the Florida Statutes regulates forestry.
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Act respecting the Ministère des terres et forêts (R.S.Q., c. M-27).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
public ownership
concession (land)
use rights
land registration
deforestation
surveyors
cadastres
forest management plans
forest land
The Ministery of land and forests shall be responsible for the management of public land, as well as for the management of the timber and forests belonging to public lands.
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Great Bear Rainforest Order.

Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
land-use planning
forest management plans
environment
land management
forest conservation
forest land
sustainable land use
The present Ministerial Order by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations provides for the implementation of Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) on forested lands in the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR). It establishes legal objectives pursuant to section 93.4 of the Land Act, for the purpose of directing forest practices implemented under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA).
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Rouge National Urban Park Act (S.C. 2015, c. 10).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
farmland
public ownership
land management
farming systems
forestry
protected areas
forest management plans
forest land
urban areas
The present Act establishes the Rouge National Urban Park, which is described in the Schedule, for the purposes of protecting and presenting, for current and future generations, the natural and cultural heritage of the Park and its diverse landscapes, promoting a vibrant farming community and encouraging Canadians to discover and connect with their national protected heritage areas.The Rouge National Urban Park, managed by Parks Canada, is Canada's first national urban park and home to a great number of combination of natural, cultural and agricultural features including 1,700 species of pl
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Provincial Parks Act (C.C.S.M. c. P20).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
public ownership
land law
forestry
surveyors
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
This Act has 43 sections, and is divided as follows: Interpretation (sects. 1-3); Dedication and Purpose of Provincial Parks (sects. 4 and 5); Designation and Management of Provincial Parks (sects. 6-11); Park Lands Administration (sects. 12-22); Enforcement (sects. 23-26); General Provisions (sects. 27-35); and Consequential, Repeal and coming into Force (sects.
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Forest Reserves Act (RSA 2000, c. F-20).

Legislation
Canada, Americas, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
protected areas
land-use planning
forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
This Act and the regulations apply to all land within the boundaries of any forest reserves established pursuant to this Act. "Forest reserves" is all land described in the appendix to the agreement set forth in the Schedule to chapter 20 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1948, and to chapter 59 of the Statutes of Canada, 1947. All forest reserves within Alberta are set apart and established for the conservation of the forests and other vegetation in the forests and for the maintenance of conditions favourable to an optimum water supply.
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Development and Planning (Tree Preservation Order) Regulations.

Regulations
Bermuda, Americas, Northern America
Forest Tenure
forestry
land-use planning
forest management plans
The Planning and Development in section 27 provides that the Minister may make tree preservation orders for the preservation of trees and woodlands. The Order for the preservation of any tree or group of trees shall be in Form 1, a woodland preservation order shall be in Form 2. The Minister shall serve a notice upon owners or occupants of the land affected prior to making an order. Regulations 4 to 7 provide for the possibility to make objections against an Order.