scholarly journals Nutrient budgets - a key indicator of soil sustainability

1996 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
M.B. O'Connor ◽  
I.K. Boddy ◽  
J.D. Morton ◽  
D.C. Edmeades
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Market Access ◽  
National Level ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Nutrient Budgets ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Soil Sustainability ◽  
Inputs And Outputs

Sustainable land management is now embedded in New Zealand law in the form of the Resource Management Act, 1991. Nutrient budgets and soil tests are seen as important tools for monitoring soil chemical sustainability. Nutrient budgets require that all inputs and outputs of nutrients from a farm are quantified. The aim is to ensure inputs and outputs are in balance thus producing a sustainable system. Recent experience suggests that using the study group (or Landcare group) approach is an effective way of introducing the nutrient budgeting approach to farmers. At the same time a computer software package ('Overseer') for assisting the calculations involved is being developed and tested. P nutrient budgets for two Waikato dairy farms suggest that surplus P is being produced. Such information provides a basis for future decisions on P fertiliser inputs to balance the P requirements for production against those for sustainable land management. Nutrient budgets can be aggregated to the regional and national level as required. By being able to calculate nutrient budgets in this way, New Zealand will be in a good position to _ demonstrate a commitment.to.nutrient.management~ thus ensuring continued and perhaps enhanced market access for our agricultural products. Keywords: dairying, nutrient budgets, study groups, sustainable land management

scholarly journals Drivers of Sustainable Land Management in Eastern Africa

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Kirui
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Nationally Representative

Land degradation is a serious impediment to improving rural livelihoods in Eastern Africa. This paper identifies major land degradation patterns and causes, and analyzes the determinants of sustainable land management (SLM) in three countries (Ethiopia, Malawi and Tanzania). The results show that land degradation hotspots cover about 51%, 41%, 23% and 23% of the terrestrial areas in Tanzania, Malawi and Ethiopia respectively. The analysis of nationally representative household surveys shows that the key drivers of SLM in these countries are biophysical, demographic, regional and socio-economic determinants. Secure land tenure, access to extension services and market access are some of the determinants incentivizing SLM adoption. The implications of this study are that policies and strategies that facilities secure land tenure and access to SLM information are likely to incentivize investments in SLM. Local institutions providing credit services, inputs such as seed and fertilizers, and extension services must also not be ignored in the development policies.

Indicators of land quality and sustainable land management

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Dumanski ◽  
Samuel Gameda ◽  
Christian Pieri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Land Quality

Applicability of management guidelines for surfing resources in California

Shore & Beach ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Edward Atkin ◽  
Dan Reineman ◽  
Jesse Reiblich ◽  
David Revell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Surf breaks are finite, valuable, and vulnerable natural resources, that not only influence community and cultural identities, but are a source of revenue and provide a range of health benefits. Despite these values, surf breaks largely lack recognition as coastal resources and therefore the associated management measures required to maintain them. Some countries, especially those endowed with high-quality surf breaks and where the sport of surfing is accepted as mainstream, have recognized the value of surfing resources and have specific policies for their conservation. In Aotearoa New Zealand surf breaks are included within national environmental policy. Aotearoa New Zealand has recently produced Management Guidelines for Surfing Resources (MGSR), which were developed in conjunction with universities, regional authorities, not-for-profit entities, and government agencies. The MGSR provide recommendations for both consenting authorities and those wishing to undertake activities in the coastal marine area, as well as tools and techniques to aid in the management of surfing resources. While the MGSR are firmly aligned with Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and legal frameworks, much of their content is applicable to surf breaks worldwide. In the United States, there are several national-level and state-level statutes that are generally relevant to various aspects of surfing resources, but there is no law or policy that directly addresses them. This paper describes the MGSR, considers California’s existing governance frameworks, and examines the potential benefits of adapting and expanding the MGSR in this state.

Regionalism and the Rise of the Populist Far Right in India

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Kenny
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Electoral Success ◽  
Indian Politics ◽  
National Office ◽  
System P ◽  
Heads Of State

This chapter addresses India’s more recent experience of populism at the national level. While India has avoided a return to authoritarianism since the Emergency, populism has been a recurrent feature of Indian politics. The persistence of divided party rule between the national and subnational levels has meant an uneasy tension between two different modes of political mobilization for national office. National–subnational coalitions based on the distribution of pork have undergirded several Congress party governments. However, such coalitions remain inherently unstable given the autonomy of India’s subnational unit, and they are vulnerable to outflanking by populist appeals over the heads of state governments. The electoral success of the BJP under Modi in 2014 illustrates the appeal of populist mobilization in a vertically fragmented patronage-based system.

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