sustainable land management practices in nigeria

... institutions. In their study White & Fortune (2002) examined the current project management practice in public sector in UK by collecting data from 236 project managers in some public institutions. ... system or process of planning, designing, scheduling, managing and controlling interconnected project activities in order to achieve specific objectives or goal within a specific time, budget ... Journal of Business and Management Research Vol.1 No.8 [01-07] | November-2011 4 instrument of data collection with the aim of collecting information about project management practices in the public...

...  Carbondioxide(CO 2 )isabsorbedby land andvegetationthroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.The netemissionsarenegative(sequestration)andsubstantial,offsettingapproximately884MMTCO 2 E,or approximately13%oftotalemissions in 2006. 114 Thecarbonsequestrationandstorageprovidedby land canbepreservedthough sustainable land management practices, andcanbeenhancedby restorationof land, suchasreforestationofcontaminated land.   Theemissionsestimateforthe land basedcarbonsinkisgivenbytheInventory.Specifically,Chapter7, Land Use, Land UseChange,andForestry,providesanassessmentofthenetGHGfluxresultingfrom theusesandchanges in land typesandforests in theU.S.,includingnetemissionsfromforestland remainingforestland,croplandremainingcropland, land convertedtocropland,grasslandremaining grassland, land convertedtograssland,settlementsremainingsettlements,landfillyardtrimmings,and ...  Sustainable land use practices includethosethatpromotethe sustainable useanddevelopmentof land (includingmanaging land foragriculturalandforestrypurposes),andminimizinggreenfield development.Between1982and2003,theU.S.population increasedby25%. 68 Duringthesameperiod,theamountof developed land increasedby48%—almostdoublepopulation growth. 69 Astheamountofgreenfields(orpreviouslyundeveloped land) thatisdevelopedincreases,ourpopulationbecomesmore dispersedandpeopledrivelongerdistancesbetweenhome,work, andrecreationallocations.Duringthissameperiodoftime,U.S. ...  REDUCINGORAVOIDINGGHGEMISSIONSTHROUGH LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Land management describeshowwemanageanduse land toprovideopenspaceandhabitat,food, naturalresources,andplacesforpeopletolive,work,andrecreate.EPApromotesintegrated land management strategiesthatuse land asproductivelyandsustainablyaspossiblebypromotingsmart growth,preventingandminimizingtheoccurrenceofcontaminationandbycleaningup,reusing,and restoringcontaminated land forbeneficialreusebycommunities. 67   Asdescribed in Box7, land management hasthreekeycomponents: land protection, sustainable land use,and land revitalization.Similartothematerials management approachesthatcanbeused in the materialflow, land management approachescanbeusedtoreduceGHGemissionsbyimproving practices withinoracrosseachofthesecomponents. Land protection practices limithowmuch land is contaminatedeachyear.When land iscontaminated,itshouldbe cleaneduptolevelsprotectiveofhumanhealthandthe environment. Land Protection: prevent land from becoming contaminated. Sustainable Land Use: use of land in such a way that preserves its value for future uses. Preserving pristine land resources minimizes...

... year - applying of fertiliser - disc ploughing (area for intercropping) - harvesting - sowing (winter wheat) - applying manure for fruit trees - cutting of grass strip - pruning of fruit ... Intercropping of wheat in an existing orchard that was established during the Soviet period. The technology involves intercropping wheat in an existing apricot orchard, that was established during ... - digging of pits - planting seedlings in pits - sowing of esparcet and alfalfa (grass strips) to get intact grass cover - digging of irrigation channel - land leveling and filling up of...

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... education, qualifications in HR management, experi- ence and training in HR management, and plans for con- tinuing education in the realm of HR management, in addition to other information about the ... holding some qualifications in HRM and 72.2% reported currently pur- suing education or training related to HRM. In addition, 82.5% reported being interested in pursuing education or training ... whether continuing education at Lebanese hospitals is strategic and in line with training needs of staff. Many respondents revealed that hospitals are engaging in financial incentives in an effort...

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... Some going- on industrial projects have caused pollution of freshwater, intrusion of salinity, water logging of agricultural land, destruction of wetlands and loss of biodiversity in mangrove ... cultivable lands in the dry season. The shortage of freshwater leads to increasing salinity intrusion throughout the MD coastal provinces. (v) The floods: Discharge of the Mekong river during the ... the farmers to increase their income by increasing and diversifying their agricultural and fishery production. Since the past 20 years, the area of cultivable lands have been growing by an expansion...

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... management is accomplished through the application and integration of the project management processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing (Project Management ... practice, guideline and international standard in project management; 2. Advantages of using best practices in project management; 3. Best practices methodologies used today in project management; ... developing and following a standard way of doing things. In project management, best practice is a general term that includes: ã Guidelines; ã International standards. Both standards and guidelines...