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Since 2000 six standardised biennial public surveys of the state of the New Zealand environment have been undertaken. A fresh water case study was included in the 2010 postal survey and in an electronic survey. Desirable futures for New Zealand's fresh water resources, sources of damage to...
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well as environmental issues involving Antarctica, both prior to their tourist visit to Antarctica and following it. This … knowledge of Antarctica. The comparative importance of Antarctic wildlife as a factor motivating respondents to undertake their … of respondents to several environmental issues involving Antarctica, (eg. the commercial use of its natural resources and …
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agreements and regulations affecting environmental management in Antarctica. Following an outline of the survey methodology and … was in convincing these tourists to undertake their trip to Antarctica, the importance to the tourists of seeing different … species of wildlife and the relative importance of wildlife compared with other attractions of the tour to Antarctica. Views …
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This article provides general background on the development of tourism in Antarctica and environmental concerns raised … by it. However, the major part of it reports on and interprets the results from a survey of tourists visiting Antarctica … knowledge of Antarctica before and after their visit, the relative importance to these visitors of seeing different species of …
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proposed policy options in the Upper Waikato catchment. In the first phase nitrogen emissions are determined for representative …
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Policymakers are concerned about nitrogen and phosphorus export to water bodies. Exports may be reduced by paying … evaluate the cost-effectiveness of practice and performance incentives for reducing nitrogen exports. Performance incentives …
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Agriculture is the main source of nitrogen loading (EEA, 2012) and is the sector with the largest remaining emission … reduction potential (Sutton et al., 2011). Furthermore, surpluses of nitrogen are forecast to grow in the next decade (FAO, 2008 …). The objective of this study is to evaluate the determinants of the use of nitrogen inputs in agriculture, and the effects …
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planned in a spatially cost-effective manner and if the consequent reductions of nitrogen and phosphorus, the two nutrients …
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nutrient applications deteriorate groundwater (nitrogen) and surface water quality (nitrogen and/or phosphorus). Due to … differences in environmental and economic characteristics, adjacent regions may have differing objectives for nitrogen and …. As the prevailing regulatory tool for livestock production is the Nutrient Management Plan based on nitrogen standard …
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