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Book (stand-alone)Legislative principles of soil conservation
FAO Soils Bulletin 15
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No results found.The purpose of this publication is to present a comparative analysis of soil conservation legislation and institutions to provide for the improvement or introduction of national legislation in soil conservation. The publication should be considered within the framework of problems relating to the national management, development, and conservation of the soil as a natural resource. The publication aims at making a contribution to the study of the legal and institutional aspects of soil conservati on as a means of environmental protection. -
DocumentMyanmar fisheries legislation with particular reference to freshwater fisheries legislation 2011
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No results found.The fisheries sector in Myanmar, comprising the freshwater fisheries, marine capture fisheries and aquaculture, plays a very important role in the economy of the country and provides an important source of food security for the people of Myanmar. Presently, the freshwater capture sector is by far the most important economically and socially. The Ayeyarwady Delta once supported half of the mangrove forests in Myanmar. but there are competing demands on the mangrove ad fisheries ecosystem in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Several years of pressure on the mangrove forests, including demand for firewood and charcoal, hunting mangrove animals, conversion of mangrove areas for rice and shrimp farming and destructive fishing practices such as excessive fishing efforts, have significantly reduced the productivity of the mangrove forest areas. Specifically in relation to fisheries, there are now clear signs of serious depletion in the Delta. The observed volume fish landings are declining and there is a reduction in the size of species caught. The Sustaible Small Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture Livelihoods in Coastal Mangrove Ecosystems was part of the Environmentally Sustaible Food Security Programme (ESFSP). The aim of the Sustaible Small Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture Livelihoods in Coastal Mangrove Ecosystems project is to promote and undertake pilot level implementation of practices for the co-magement of fisheries in a demarcated magement area in the Ayeyarwady Delta. One of the acti vities of the ESFSP to address the problem of conservation of fisheries resources in the mangrove areas is the “formulation and promotion of better co-magement practices and sustaible utilisation guidance for mangrove ecosystems.” Implementation of co-magement in the pilot areas for the project, and in Myanmar as a whole, is not supported by the existing fisheries and related legal framework. An additiol complicating issue that has arisen is the substantial overlap and contradictions between th e fresh water fisheries legislation and legislation dealing with forestry and wildlife conservation in the mangrove areas. Additiolly, enforcement of existing legislation is weak. The factors listed above have given rise to the need to undertake an evaluation of the legal framework underpinning forestry and fisheries legislation, including co-magement arrangements and enforcement challenges to inform proposals for change. This review contains an overivew of these legal issues as they pertain to aquatic resources magement especially in freshwaters and their relationship to other legislation on tural resources in Myanmar. There is particular reference to co-magement and the legal aspects relating to its emergence in Myanmar. -
MeetingFood Safety Legislation Science and Risk-Based Approaches to Harmonization - Food Safety Legislation in Malaysia 2004
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No results found.Food safety legislation should be developed and updated taking into consideration specific needs of consumers and food producers, development in technology, emerging hazards, changing consumer demands and new requirements for trade, harmonization with international and regional standards, obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, as well as social, religious and cultural habits. The implementation of food safety legislation throughout the food chain is essential in establi shing an effective food safety system.
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