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… burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover—are modifying the concentration of atmospheric … for even small local temperature increases (1-2°C); • Agricultural production in many African regions is projected … expected to lead to salinisation and desertifi cation of agricultural land; • In Southern Europe, higher temperatures …

… traditional peoples to the use of certain resources and land, to knowledge, technology, power, decision making, … times of acute climatic crises, people often shift their agricultural activities to more favourable areas. The Makushi … and agriculture putting not only themselves but also their agricultural production at risk. Persistent droughts may also …

… migration related to temperature change and loss of arable land, increased exposure to insect vectors of disease, and … The 21 POP s belong to three groups: • pesticides used in agricultural applications, for fungus control or for insect … are often related to their former applications in large agricultural areas (Li, 1999; von Waldow et al., 2010). …

… coal, oil and natural gas (“fossil fuels”), as well as agricultural activities and deforestation. CFCs and methane … mechanism, and the elaboration of rules on permissible land-use, land- use change and forestry (“LULUCF”). The Marrakesh …

…   Human activities such as agricultural expansion,  …   87 List of Conservation Actions:   • Land/water protection & management  • … 111   Land‐use  change  in  the  breeding  habitats  is  also  … - Agriculture: the intensification and expansion of agricultural land  - …

… wetlands to minimize the damage from disasters Defined as land areas that are flooded with water, either seasonally or …