soil-conservation-people-religion-and-land.pdf - South West NRM
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6. Enabling Legislation to Assist Catchment coordination<br />
In somg:States serious delays in the implementation of catchment<br />
plans--=.*re caused by lack of cooperation of individual<br />
l<strong>and</strong>haL&rs in key positions. egis la ti on should be enacted<br />
which -06liges all l<strong>and</strong>holders in a proclaimed catchment to<br />
undertake the necessary coordinated works <strong>and</strong> management agreed<br />
to be necessary by the majority of l<strong>and</strong>holders cooperating in<br />
the project.<br />
7. Leasehold Covenants<br />
Legal provision should be made to include covenants in<br />
agricultural <strong>and</strong> pastoral leases, which prevent overexploitation<br />
of the productive capacity of the l<strong>and</strong>.<br />
8. L<strong>and</strong> Prices<br />
The paying of Class I1 l<strong>and</strong> prices for Class IV l<strong>and</strong> is a major<br />
cause of the expansion of unsound l<strong>and</strong> use in marginal cropping<br />
areas.<br />
Controls on l<strong>and</strong> values should be introduced through. the<br />
implementation of zoning <strong>and</strong> cropping guidelines to eliminate<br />
the detrimental effect of exploitative l<strong>and</strong> use systems which<br />
occur when l<strong>and</strong> prices are determined simply by dem<strong>and</strong> in the<br />
marketplace. Legislation is required to protect the potential<br />
of the l<strong>and</strong> against l<strong>and</strong> price trends reflecting short-term<br />
profit objectives .