That means unnecessary costs, wasteful use of land resources, adverse environmental impact and additional burdens on the taxpayer.
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Due to pressure on land resources, urbanization and social transformations, the traditions and cultural practices associated to the Kaya settlements are fast diminishing, posing great danger to the social fabric and cohesiveness of the Mijikenda communities who venerate and celebrate them as their identity and symbol of continuity.
In British Columbia, officials have presented a plan to involve natives in protecting and managing disputed land and resources while the talks continue.
The Ministry of Land and Resources said Sunday that China will strengthen the survey and appraisal of shale gas in 2012 to expedite discovery and development of China shale deposits.
China is aiming to produce natural gas of around 50 million tons of coal equivalent (TCE) annually by 2020, a government guideline issued last week from the Ministry of Land and Resources and the National Energy Administration said.
Instead of focusing on who owns the moon, the international community needs find ways to incentivize future business activity on the moon by guaranteeing that rights to land and resources will not be preempted by competing interests, said Hertzfeld.
For nearly 20 years, she's worked to protect the land and natural resources of the mountain west.
With this turn of events humans, not land or natural resources, were now the limiting factor in growth.
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Property stocks also dragged in Hong Kong, with China Resources Land down 2.8% and Sino Land losing 2.6%.
Hemas, traditionally cattle-raisers, and Lendus, predominantly farmers, have been in conflict for centuries for land and other resources in the area.
The goal was to convene a meeting of high level experts in transboundary cooperation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of land and water resources.
Citigroup, for example, put a strong buy recommendation on China Resources Land, a property company, in mid-September, saying the share price could appreciate by 20%.
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The stock of major property developer China Resources Land Ltd.
For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.
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The Hawaiian Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) announced that it has granted a permit to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project to build and operate the next-generation observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea.
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In addition, EPA's and USDA's relevant authorities cover a range of natural resources and their supporting ecosystems, including waters, sediments, barrier islands, wetlands, soils, land management, air resources, and drinking water supplies.
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Depleting natural resources, land degradation, natural disasters and the impact of continued climate change also often hit the headlines.
It is not selling any of its vast land holdings to provide resources to fund increased transfer payments to individuals or corporations.
The billionaires too often flourish thanks to political connections and access to natural resources, land and public goods such as telecoms spectrum.
But many companies do not yet have an energy strategy, let alone broader sustainability strategies to manage the use of water, land, and other resources.
The Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust aims to protect land, buildings and natural resources in the area.
There are also resources to help land these contracts, such as with webinars.
Some of the world's poorest people are losing the land, water and natural resources that have supported their livelihoods for generations.
Investors are warming up to technology that promises to produce healthier crop efficiently and promote local consumption, given the challenge of managing the existing land, water and other resources to feed a growing population worldwide.
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Those numbers explain why power density matters so much: if you start with a source that has low power density, you have to compensate for that low density by utilizing more resources such as land, steel, and ultra-long transmission lines.
And they also suffer from outsiders coveting the natural resources found on their land.
Furthermore, any mineral resources extracted from public land are royalty free.
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