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Papers by Ian Hannam
International yearbook of soil law and policy, 2024
Soil security, Mar 1, 2022
Nova Science Publishers eBooks, 2010
Research Report. International Water Management Institute, 2003
In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and manag... more In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and management systems to achieve workable solutions to real problems-practical, relevant results in the field of irrigation and water and land resources. The publications in this series cover a wide range of subjects-from computer modeling to experience with water user associations-and vary in content from directly applicable research to more basic studies, on which applied work ultimately depends. Some research reports are narrowly focused, analytical and detailed empirical studies; others are wide-ranging and synthetic overviews of generic problems. Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collaborators, we welcome contributions from others. Each report is reviewed internally by IWMI's own staff and Fellows, and by external reviewers. The reports are published and distributed both in hard copy and electronically (www.iwmi.org) and where possible all data and analyses will be available as separate downloadable files. Reports may be copied freely and cited with due acknowledgment.
This report summarizes the numerous activities implemented and documents prepared by the national... more This report summarizes the numerous activities implemented and documents prepared by the national and local-level expert groups, and presents the valuable lessons learned. The report will provide an excellent reference for all stakeholders involved in the development of legal and policy frameworks to combat landscape degradation (LD), not only in the People's Republic of China (PRC), but also in other regions with similar LD and demographic problems, like central Asia and Africa.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Nov 1, 2003
For about 70 years now, Australia has used a variety of technical, institutional, legislative, an... more For about 70 years now, Australia has used a variety of technical, institutional, legislative, and strategic tools for soil conservation. During the first 50 of those years, the soil conservation effort remained relatively unchanged. In the past 20 years, the discipline has changed substantially. Soil conservation is a state responsibility in Australia, and by the mid-1900s, most states had introduced soil conservation laws and established soil conservation institutions. Some became world-renowned, the Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales, for example. Legislative responsibilities focused on the control and mitigation of water and wind erosion in agricultural and pastoral areas, sometimes from a catchment perspective. Close cooperation with farmers and pastoralists was a hallmark of those institutions. The federal government maintained a coordinating role with the states and the Australian Standing Committee on Soil Conservation, which was formed in the 1950s with representation from state and federal governments. Implementation remained a state responsibility. A turning point came in the late 1970s when the federal government coordinated a national evaluation of land degradation and soil conservation strategies and policies. The National Soil Conservation Program was established in 1983 to confront the country's serious land degradation problem. States were allocated …
Springer eBooks, 2012
This chapter discusses the international and national environmental law for rangelands and outlin... more This chapter discusses the international and national environmental law for rangelands and outlines frameworks for legislative reforms to achieve sustainable use of rangelands. International and national legal instruments and institutional systems play a significant role in rangeland conservation. At the international level, it discusses a number of multilateral agreements that could be better used to promote the sustainable use of rangeland. Two national level approaches to reform environmental law for rangeland are presented, for Mongolia and PRC respectively, and may offer useful guidelines for other countries in the Asian region to follow in environmental law reform for rangeland management.
International yearbook of soil law and policy, 2017
Mongolia has taken legislative and strategic steps to improve the management of its soil resource... more Mongolia has taken legislative and strategic steps to improve the management of its soil resources. The soils of Mongolia are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and anthropogenic impact. Today over half the population lives in urban areas but there is increasing pressure on the soil resources of both urban and rural areas. In 2012 Mongolia introduced the Law for Soil Protection and Prevention of Desertification. This Law along with a number of related laws provides the legal framework to protect Mongolia’s soil resources. It is argued that the introduction of a Pastureland Law is also required to achieve sustainable management of the vast pastoral land resource of Mongolia, which occupies 70 % of the country. Together, these laws provide part of the platform needed by Mongolia to help satisfy Goals 13 and 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in 2015.
This chapter discusses aspects of international and national environmental law for pastoral land ... more This chapter discusses aspects of international and national environmental law for pastoral land and outlines frameworks for legislative reforms to achieve sustainable use of pastoral lands. International and national legal instruments and institutional systems play a significant role in pastoral land conservation. At the international level, it discusses a number of multilateral agreements that could be better used to promote the sustainable use of pastoral land. Two national level approaches to reform environmental law for pastoral land are presented; for Mongolia and the People’s Republic of China respectively, and they may offer useful guidelines for other countries to follow in environmental law reform for pastoral land management.
This chapter discusses the environmental law and policy concerning Australian rangeland. Nearly 7... more This chapter discusses the environmental law and policy concerning Australian rangeland. Nearly 75 percent of Australia is rangeland. The majority of the land has been leased to users under various ‘pastoral’ Acts. Administrative responsibility lies with State and Territory governments. The approach taken by the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to the development of law and policy concerning rangeland has lacked sustainable land management objectives. Numerous government inquiries have not been able to achieve a uniform approach to the natural resources law and policy to combat land degradation, the effects of land clearing and habitat loss. An essential component for, and progress toward rangeland sustainability can be achieved with environmental policy and law that gives specific attention to the ecological characteristics of rangeland and their sustainable limits. This paper examines existing legislation and policy and proposes an environmental law alternative to achieve sustainable land use.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Nov 20, 2006
Climatic Change, Aug 1, 2004
This article discusses the international and national environmental law framework for the managem... more This article discusses the international and national environmental law framework for the management of soil carbon sequestration. Aspects of the legislative framework important to this process include its ability to recognise carbon sinks, expand existing sinks, and the procedures available to return and store carbon in soil reservoirs. International law provides global standards and guidelines and national legislative systems provide the substantive and procedural legal mechanisms to manage soil carbon. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol are the primary international legislative instruments but other international instruments and strategies have a significant synergistic role. Various approaches are presented for framing new legislation or to reform existing legislative frameworks to improve the procedures to manage soil carbon.
International yearbook of soil law and policy, 2024
Soil security, Mar 1, 2022
Nova Science Publishers eBooks, 2010
Research Report. International Water Management Institute, 2003
In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and manag... more In serving this mission, IWMI concentrates on the integration of policies, technologies and management systems to achieve workable solutions to real problems-practical, relevant results in the field of irrigation and water and land resources. The publications in this series cover a wide range of subjects-from computer modeling to experience with water user associations-and vary in content from directly applicable research to more basic studies, on which applied work ultimately depends. Some research reports are narrowly focused, analytical and detailed empirical studies; others are wide-ranging and synthetic overviews of generic problems. Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collaborators, we welcome contributions from others. Each report is reviewed internally by IWMI's own staff and Fellows, and by external reviewers. The reports are published and distributed both in hard copy and electronically (www.iwmi.org) and where possible all data and analyses will be available as separate downloadable files. Reports may be copied freely and cited with due acknowledgment.
This report summarizes the numerous activities implemented and documents prepared by the national... more This report summarizes the numerous activities implemented and documents prepared by the national and local-level expert groups, and presents the valuable lessons learned. The report will provide an excellent reference for all stakeholders involved in the development of legal and policy frameworks to combat landscape degradation (LD), not only in the People's Republic of China (PRC), but also in other regions with similar LD and demographic problems, like central Asia and Africa.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Nov 1, 2003
For about 70 years now, Australia has used a variety of technical, institutional, legislative, an... more For about 70 years now, Australia has used a variety of technical, institutional, legislative, and strategic tools for soil conservation. During the first 50 of those years, the soil conservation effort remained relatively unchanged. In the past 20 years, the discipline has changed substantially. Soil conservation is a state responsibility in Australia, and by the mid-1900s, most states had introduced soil conservation laws and established soil conservation institutions. Some became world-renowned, the Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales, for example. Legislative responsibilities focused on the control and mitigation of water and wind erosion in agricultural and pastoral areas, sometimes from a catchment perspective. Close cooperation with farmers and pastoralists was a hallmark of those institutions. The federal government maintained a coordinating role with the states and the Australian Standing Committee on Soil Conservation, which was formed in the 1950s with representation from state and federal governments. Implementation remained a state responsibility. A turning point came in the late 1970s when the federal government coordinated a national evaluation of land degradation and soil conservation strategies and policies. The National Soil Conservation Program was established in 1983 to confront the country's serious land degradation problem. States were allocated …
Springer eBooks, 2012
This chapter discusses the international and national environmental law for rangelands and outlin... more This chapter discusses the international and national environmental law for rangelands and outlines frameworks for legislative reforms to achieve sustainable use of rangelands. International and national legal instruments and institutional systems play a significant role in rangeland conservation. At the international level, it discusses a number of multilateral agreements that could be better used to promote the sustainable use of rangeland. Two national level approaches to reform environmental law for rangeland are presented, for Mongolia and PRC respectively, and may offer useful guidelines for other countries in the Asian region to follow in environmental law reform for rangeland management.
International yearbook of soil law and policy, 2017
Mongolia has taken legislative and strategic steps to improve the management of its soil resource... more Mongolia has taken legislative and strategic steps to improve the management of its soil resources. The soils of Mongolia are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and anthropogenic impact. Today over half the population lives in urban areas but there is increasing pressure on the soil resources of both urban and rural areas. In 2012 Mongolia introduced the Law for Soil Protection and Prevention of Desertification. This Law along with a number of related laws provides the legal framework to protect Mongolia’s soil resources. It is argued that the introduction of a Pastureland Law is also required to achieve sustainable management of the vast pastoral land resource of Mongolia, which occupies 70 % of the country. Together, these laws provide part of the platform needed by Mongolia to help satisfy Goals 13 and 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the countries at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in 2015.
This chapter discusses aspects of international and national environmental law for pastoral land ... more This chapter discusses aspects of international and national environmental law for pastoral land and outlines frameworks for legislative reforms to achieve sustainable use of pastoral lands. International and national legal instruments and institutional systems play a significant role in pastoral land conservation. At the international level, it discusses a number of multilateral agreements that could be better used to promote the sustainable use of pastoral land. Two national level approaches to reform environmental law for pastoral land are presented; for Mongolia and the People’s Republic of China respectively, and they may offer useful guidelines for other countries to follow in environmental law reform for pastoral land management.
This chapter discusses the environmental law and policy concerning Australian rangeland. Nearly 7... more This chapter discusses the environmental law and policy concerning Australian rangeland. Nearly 75 percent of Australia is rangeland. The majority of the land has been leased to users under various ‘pastoral’ Acts. Administrative responsibility lies with State and Territory governments. The approach taken by the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to the development of law and policy concerning rangeland has lacked sustainable land management objectives. Numerous government inquiries have not been able to achieve a uniform approach to the natural resources law and policy to combat land degradation, the effects of land clearing and habitat loss. An essential component for, and progress toward rangeland sustainability can be achieved with environmental policy and law that gives specific attention to the ecological characteristics of rangeland and their sustainable limits. This paper examines existing legislation and policy and proposes an environmental law alternative to achieve sustainable land use.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Nov 20, 2006
Climatic Change, Aug 1, 2004
This article discusses the international and national environmental law framework for the managem... more This article discusses the international and national environmental law framework for the management of soil carbon sequestration. Aspects of the legislative framework important to this process include its ability to recognise carbon sinks, expand existing sinks, and the procedures available to return and store carbon in soil reservoirs. International law provides global standards and guidelines and national legislative systems provide the substantive and procedural legal mechanisms to manage soil carbon. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol are the primary international legislative instruments but other international instruments and strategies have a significant synergistic role. Various approaches are presented for framing new legislation or to reform existing legislative frameworks to improve the procedures to manage soil carbon.