land management News
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BLM Releases Flawed Planning Rule in the Closing Days of President`s Term
The Bureau of Land Management today released a final version of BLM planning 2.0. Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association federal lands said this process radically alters federal land management planning and moves the agency away from its mandate to manage for multiple use on federal lands. “We are continuing to review how ...
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UNECE displays Disaster Relief Homes in the park of the Palais des Nations
According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, worldwide, disasters are more prevalent and have more devastating effects than ever before. This trend is expected to continue as a result of climate change, rapid urbanization and population growth. Compared to post-conflict preparation, there are few guidelines available to address issues related to the right to adequate ...
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View on Poverty: The blunt tool of eco-land management
Last month, SciDev.Net reported on a study that found the ecosystem benefits arising from creating conservation areas such as national parks contributed less to poverty reduction than revenue from tourism in Bolivia, Costa Rica and Thailand. An alternative to setting up national parks is to work with farmers and private landowners through Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that reward ...
By SciDev.Net
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World Bank loans Turkey US$203m to modernise land management
The World Bank has approved a loan equivalent to US$203 million to the Government of Turkey for the Land Registry and Cadastre Modernization Project. The Project will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services. 'The Project constitutes a next generation of Bank operations in the area of land management and cadastre, where the country already has a well ...
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Federal land management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
EPA has issued final guidance which is intended to allow the federal government to lead the way in protecting the Bay and its watershed with the most effective tools and practices available. Covered areas include: agricultural lands, urban and suburban areas, forestry, riparian areas, septic systems, and hydromodification. An Executive Order directs federal agencies with ten or more acres within ...
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Belize gets $2.5 million IDB financing to improve land management
The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $2.5 million loan to Belize to assist the government establish a more dynamic and efficient land market by improving country-wide access to land management services, their quality and efficiency. The resources will finance the expansion of a parcel-based land information system and the improvement of urban land information as well as support ...
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Nature Based Solutions for Water and Land Management CPD course starts 18th May 2020
CPD TrainingThe CWA has partnered with Cranfield University to deliver the Treatment Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment module on the Nature Based Solutions for Water and Land Managment professional development (CPD) course With the ever increasing need to deliver sustainable solutions for water and land management worldwide, being able to assess potential nature based solutions (NBS) in ...
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Ten principles of climate change communication
Successful communication of climate change needs to be tangible, relevant and tailored to its audience, according to new research. The study established 10 key principles for effective communication using a brainstorming exercise between scientists and local government. For climate change policy to be effective, it must go hand-in-hand with good communication about climate change and its ...
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Heather Burning Banned on Moors in Northern England
Three large landowners have confirmed that tenants on more than 30 major tracts of land in northern England are no longer allowed to burn heather routinely. The three landowners are Yorkshire Water, United Utilities and the National Trust. Yorkshire Water has written into its lease a presumption against burning as a land management technique while United Utilities is altering its leases to ...
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Neutral organisations play a positive role in facilitating participatory water management
Public participation is an essential part of integrated water management. In a recent study, researchers following the development of a UK catchment management plan found greater cooperation between land managers and environmental regulatory bodies as a result of a participatory process. This study followed the participatory process of a group of land managers (farmers and estate managers) and ...
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Neutral organisations play a positive role in facilitating participatory water management
Public participation is an essential part of integrated water management. In a recent study, researchers following the development of a UK catchment management plan found greater cooperation between land managers and environmental regulatory bodies as a result of a participatory process. This study followed the participatory process of a group of land managers (farmers and estate managers) and ...
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Interior Department Adopts a More Balanced Approach toward Land Management
The Interior Department today unveiled a new, more balanced approach toward managing our public lands, a policy shift that will give equal weight to the protection of our natural resources. The announcement details how the Interior Department, which oversees hundreds of millions of acres of the nation’s public lands and waters, can best conserve these landscapes in the face of climate ...
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Recycling and land reuse practices can help fight climate change
There is much potential to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gases through recycling, waste reduction, smart growth, and by reusing formerly contaminated sites including brownfields. EPA’s report “Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices” finds that 42 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are influenced by materials management policies. ...
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A Year In Review
As Big Sky Land Management (BSLM) continues to take on complicated jobs, the projects' challenges grow. Their job sites' challenges are common in the industry, while their solution makes a multi-step solution simpler. Some of the challenges that BSLM's job sites present them with include working in a small, remote location, working on challenging terrain, or even wanting to cut costs. However, ...
By MB Crusher
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LimnoTech Participates in UofM SWAT Workshop
LimnoTech is featured in a recent University of Michigan Water Center newsletter for our participation in a SWAT workshop. SWAT, the Soil Water Assessment Tool, is a powerful model that allows users to determine the impacts of land management practices on water, sediment, and nutrient yields in agricultural watersheds. Throughout the Great Lakes region, scientists and resource managers are using ...
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Interior seeks feedback on fees for drilling on federal land
The Obama administration took a first step Friday toward a possible increase in fees charged for oil and gas companies to drill on federal lands. The Bureau of Land Management issued a notice seeking public comment on whether regulations are needed to give the government more flexibility in setting its fees. Government auditors have consistently questioned whether the 12.5 percent royalty now ...
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Pew Commends Interior for Adopting Balanced Plan on National Petroleum Reserve Lands
Joshua Reichert, an executive vice president at The Pew Charitable Trusts who leads the organization's environmental work, issued the following statement today applauding the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for approving a management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska that protects critical wildlife habitat. "This decision is the Obama ...
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New Publication Explores Role of Land in Conflict and Peacebuilding
A new book analyzing how disputes over land resources incite conflict, while effective management of land can also promote peacebuilding and support development in conflict-affected countries and territories, was released today by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the University of Tokyo, and McGill University. Land and Post-Conflict ...
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Careful land management protects Mississippi watersheds
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the National Sedimentation Laboratory (NSL) in Oxford, Miss., are studying how farming practices and conservation strategies can improve water quality in the Yazoo River Delta and beyond. As part of this effort, research leader Martin Locke and his colleagues have been tracking changes in the Beasley Lake watershed for more than a decade. During ...
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UNECE survey: efficiency, housing affordability and disaster preparedness are key challenges in housing and land management
According to a survey just released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the most important challenges faced by countries in Europe and Central Asia in the areas of housing and urban planning are: Inefficient use of energy in the housing sector and deteriorated housing stock Persisting problems of housing affordability, especially for young people due to the financial ...
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