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water and resources
On the basis that all citizens of the state are entitled to benefit equally in the development of its resources, plans for the provision of essential services ( such as water ) will be based on need regardless of arbitrary political boundaries, within the framework of the state plan.
Inventory and evaluate wildlife habitat resources in cooperation with other Federal agencies and with the States in which National Forests and Grasslands are located, as a basis for orderly development of wildlife habitat improvement and coordination programs, including ( A ) big-game, gamebird, and small-game habitat surveys and investigations on the 186 million acres of National Forests and Grasslands, ( B ) fishery habitat surveys and investigations on the 81,000 miles of National Forest fishing streams and nearly 3 million acres of lakes and impoundments, and ( C ) participation in planning, inspection, and control phases of all habitat improvement, land and water use projects conducted on National Forest lands by States, other Federal agencies, and private groups to assure that projects will benefit wildlife and be in harmony with other resource values.
It is estimated that about 542,250 miles of forest development roads, and 80,000 miles of trails, constitute the system that will eventually be needed to obtain the maximum practicable yield and use of the wood, water, forage, and wildlife and recreation resources of the National Forests on a continuing basis.
For the year 2000 this means servicing ( A ) the protection requirements of a watershed producing at least 200 million acre-feet of water each year, ( B ) recreation and wildlife resources used each year by 635 million visitors, ( C ) a timber resource supporting an annual cut of 21 billion board feet, and ( D ) 60 million acres of rangelands.
Developed as a result of the multi-purpose resources control program of the government, vast, man-made bodies of water represent a kind of glorious fringe benefit, providing boating and fishing havens all over the country.
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* The city in the 1976 film Logan's Run is entirely self-contained for all resources, except power, which is said to be supplied by water moved by the tides.
Current environmental issues in Botswana are overgrazing, desertification and the existence of only limited fresh water resources.
There is limited natural fresh water resources ( except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola, most of the islands ' water supply comes from wells and rainwater catchments ). It has strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The two countries have agreed to cooperate in plant science, crops technology, vegetable and fruit preservation, biotechnology, post-harvest technology, livestock, organic agriculture, irrigation and water resources and Halal industry.
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Total renewable water resources:
Benefits include reduced transport costs, exchange of ideas, sharing of natural resources, large local markets, and later in their development, amenities such as running water and sewage disposal.
Total renewable water resources:
Total renewable water resources:
An important environmental issue is the lack of fresh water resources.
In addition, the islands have few natural fresh water resources.
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Limited agricultural production, the presence of some natural resources, and permanent settlements are found in the other six depressions, all of which have fresh water provided by the Nile or by local groundwater.
In 1903 Roosevelt toured the Yosemite Valley with John Muir, who had a very different view of conservation, and tried to minimize commercial use of water resources and forests.
As the public became more aware of environmental issues, concern about air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal, dwindling energy resources, radiation, pesticide poisoning ( particularly as described in Rachel Carson's influential Silent Spring, 1962 ), noise pollution, and other environmental problems engaged a broadening number of sympathizers.
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The Centres implement labor and industrial policy, provide employment and immigration services, and promote culture ; maintain highways, other transport networks and infrastructure ; and protect, monitor and manage the environment, land use and water resources.
Forests are central to all human life because they provide a diverse range of resources: they store carbon, aid in regulating the planetary climate, purify water and mitigate natural hazards such as floods.

water and Niger
The Niger is called Jeliba or Joliba " great river " in Manding ; Orimiri or Orimili " great water " in Igbo ; Egerew n-Igerewen " river of rivers " in Tuareg ; Isa Ber " big river " in Songhay ; Kwara in Hausa ; and Oya in Yoruba.
The northern part of the river, known as the Niger bend, is an important area because it is the closest major river and source of water to that part of the Sahara desert.
The water in the Niger River basin is partially regulated through dams.
In sub-Saharan Africa irrigation reached the Niger River region cultures and civilizations by the first or second millennium BCE and was based on wet season flooding and water harvesting.
The river stingrays, and a number of whiptail stingrays ( such as the Niger stingray ), are restricted to fresh water.
The Niger is generally described as Mali ’ s lifeblood, a source of food, drinking water, irrigation, and transportation.
" Lake Chad is economically important, providing water to more than 30 million people living in the four countries surrounding it ( Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria ) on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
The Chari River, fed by its tributary the Logone, provides over 90 % of Lake Chad's water, with a small amount coming from the Yobe River in Nigeria / Niger.
* Zin ( folklore ), water spirits in West African folklore that live in the Niger River
A man called Bradford Houppe, from the Ethical Affairs Committee at Royal Dutch Shell gave a four minute long apology to the people of the Niger Delta for ruining their land, water, and communities.
Bozo people have a monopoly on the transport system because of their knowledge of the Niger, its shallows and seasonal lakes, and are regarded as the masters of water.
Bozo people have a monopoly on the transport system because of their knowledge in the river by Niger, and are regarded as the masters of water.
Category: Bodies of water of Niger
The filling of Lake Faguibine with water from the Niger River is dependent on the both the height of the annual flood and the free flow of water along the complex route linking the lake to the river.
Precipitation in the water basins of the upper course of the Bani and Niger rivers makes for rising waterlevels downstream.
Wetlands International works in Mali to improve the livelihoods and water provision of communities in the Inner Niger Delta in a changing climate.
At the town of Mopti Palin tries to get ferry passage up the Niger River, but the low water level makes this impossible.
* Further related projects include: ( i ) diverting and / or damming the River Niger to help irrigation and hydro-electric power in Mali and Niger ; and ( ii ) diverting water from the Mediterranean Sea to form an inland sea in Tunisia's Chott Djerid salt pan, near Tozeur ;
* Niger Vallis, a valley on Mars that appears to have been carved by water

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