Legislative principles of soil conservation

Land and Water Division

Legislative principles of soil conservation

FAO Soils Bulletin 15

Year of publication 1971

Pages 72

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title FAO Soils Bulletin

Series number 0253-2050

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) 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.

Language English

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