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Upland hill farming for water, wildlife and food Full text
2004
Everard, Mark | Kenmir, Bill | Walters , Carl | Holt, Edward
The economic, environmental and social benefits of more sensitive land use practices that protect or restore the natural functions of river catchments have been widely discussed. Changing land use has implications for a wide range of other biological communities. Some studies have already been undertaken on the benefits of sensitive farming at the catchment scale in England and Wales. However, there is a gap in these studies at the local scale, and particularly for upland farms from which headwaters arise. This article documents a case study relating to a successful partnership in Cumbria, UK, set within the wider context of catchment management. Whilst the case study is not highly detailed, and some costs have been described in outline only to protect confidentiality and commercial sensitivity, it provides some generic lessons and may therefore be useful in informing more sustainable policy-making. High Hullockhowe Farm near Haweswater, which was used a the case study highlighting changes in farm practise, costs and benefits, water resources and biodiversity. The authors relate the case study to wider policy implications.
Show more [+] Less [-]Water resources development in the framework of the national food plan,the Gambia. Technical report
1982
Pallas, P. | FAO, Rome (Italy). Agriculture Dept. eng | N'Guiamba, S.
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Show more [+] Less [-]A prototype warm water shrimp hatchery. Selected publication no. 4 for commemorating World Food Day 1986.
1986
Kungvankij P. | Pudadera B.J. Jr. | Tech E.T. | Tiro L.B. Jr. | Borlongan E. | Chua T.E.
