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WWF - Economic Uses of Forests
Economic Uses of Forests About Forests Importance of Forests Forests as Earth's air purifiers Forests as habitats Humans and Forests Economic Uses of Forests Timber: Types of wood Uses of timber Non-timber forest products Other Uses of forests Forest conservation Types of Forests Economic Uses of Forests Stocks ...
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WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
That water has both domestic and economic uses. This Fact Sheet gives an overview of systems, component technology, planning and management and the ... is a commonly accepted minimum. An estimate of the amount of water required for economic and productive uses should be added. In general, roof rainwater harvesting is only able to provide sufficient ...
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Restoration Round-up (Do or Die)
The area will still support economic uses - 'rewetting' is seen as a cost-effective form of flood management, 'biomass crops' like reeds ... the village - the moot, the open air village hall".(45) "Freeing orchards from the simple economic imperative to create wealth can liberate their wider environmental potential and allow them to become ...
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Why forests matter
New species and new uses for known species are continually being discovered. A place for leisure and spiritual refreshment In ... them, but to the whole world. However, people’s need for timber or for other economic uses of the land are also important. How can we preserve the forests and still find ...
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Irish Peatland Conservation Council - Teaching Resources Catalogue
Twelve chapters written by experts on the wildlife, habitats, archaeology, socio-economic uses and after use of the cutover and cutaway bog resource. Step by step directions for ...
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Why forests matter
Wood for fuel Over half the world’s population uses wood (sometimes in the form of charcoal) for cooking and heating ... knowledge on which the research was based. New species and new uses for known species are continually being discovered. A home for wildlife ... whole world. However, people’s need for timber or for other economic uses of the land are also important. How can we preserve ...
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IPCC Bogs & Fens of Ireland Conservation Plan 2005 - Campaign Action
Following years of research, three major successful economic uses of the industrial cutaway bogs have emerged: these are grassland ... Bord na Móna have funded a research programme into the economic uses of the cutaways to assist in the planning and ... areas left over after cutaway has been assigned for other economic uses. 3.2.8 Wherever possible a section of "remnant" raised ...
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WWF - Other Uses of Forests
Forests > Other Uses of forests About Forests Importance of Forests Forests as Earth's air purifiers Forests as habitats Humans and Forests Economic Uses of Forests Other Uses of forests Grazing Watershed Recreational Forest conservation Types of Forests Other Uses of Forests In this section Recreational ...
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Economic Performance
Economic Performance Issues: Economic Productivity: Changes in economic activity and the expansion of overall wealth Economic Satellite Accounts: Integrating the valuation of environmental resources into the national economic accounting system Economic ... metals in water Land Use Definition: Those issues dealing with how society uses the land Land Use Issues: Arable Land: Adequate land suitable for ...
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Protected area review > Cambodia > Field studies > Provinicial economic linkages
Option Values Premium placed on future possible uses and functions Existence Values Intrinsic significance, regardless of use Bokor National ... ; fisheries and agriculture production; tourism development; secure infrastructure and settlement Future economic prosperity, development and growth opportunities Cultural, historical and environmental utility and welfare ...
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