Toward an Environmental Strategy for Asia, Parts 63-224World Bank Publications, 1993 M01 1 - 210 pages World Bank Discussion Paper No. 224. All of the World Bank's priorities for environmental aid to Asia are described in this comprehensive manual. Also featured is a framework to improve the region's environmental management and achieve sustainable |
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... salinity , and adverse impacts from agro- chemical use . Viable strategies for crop diversification on marginal lands that do not degrade land re- sources and could even rehabilitate them . ( The priority strategy does not generally in ...
... salinity , and adverse impacts from agro- chemical use . Viable strategies for crop diversification on marginal lands that do not degrade land re- sources and could even rehabilitate them . ( The priority strategy does not generally in ...
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... salinity are particular problems in China , In- dia and Pakistan . India has the highest amount of land affected by sa- linity ( estimates vary , but range from 10-20 million hectares ) , fol- lowed by China ( 7 mil- lion hectares ) and ...
... salinity are particular problems in China , In- dia and Pakistan . India has the highest amount of land affected by sa- linity ( estimates vary , but range from 10-20 million hectares ) , fol- lowed by China ( 7 mil- lion hectares ) and ...
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... salinity ) , and soil erosion . Nutrient status of the soil declines if the losses- outputs in crops and animal products , leaching , runoff , ero- sion , mineralization and volatization - exceed the gains from the weathering of parent ...
... salinity ) , and soil erosion . Nutrient status of the soil declines if the losses- outputs in crops and animal products , leaching , runoff , ero- sion , mineralization and volatization - exceed the gains from the weathering of parent ...
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... Salinity . Badly designed and managed irrigation systems and practices can lead to waterlogging and salinity - which are separate phenomena but are often linked in areas predis- posed to such problems . The consequences can be severe ...
... Salinity . Badly designed and managed irrigation systems and practices can lead to waterlogging and salinity - which are separate phenomena but are often linked in areas predis- posed to such problems . The consequences can be severe ...
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... salinity ( see box 6.6 ) . In China , 7 million hectares ( 15 percent of the irrigated crop- land ) is feared to be suffering from waterlogging and salinity . Increased waterlogging and salinity in soils leads to a reduction in output ...
... salinity ( see box 6.6 ) . In China , 7 million hectares ( 15 percent of the irrigated crop- land ) is feared to be suffering from waterlogging and salinity . Increased waterlogging and salinity in soils leads to a reduction in output ...
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