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… - Review and compilation of best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation Review and compilation of best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation Note by … and review process on best practices in sustainable land management technologies, including adaptation, and …

… of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people are … to conserve the existing crop diversity, and to allow agricultural researchers, breeders and farmers access to it. … over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs …

… be to protect and restore ecosystems that provide critical land and water resources and services. Ongoing degradation of … in water and land-use planning, infrastructure design, and agricultural practices. • Change use: adaptation measures can … of these water demands with other uses, in particular agricultural use. Where waters are already over-allocated, …

… . . . 99 Figures Figure 1.1a Observed global mean combined land and ocean surface temperature anomalies (defined as a … mer human mortality • Relocation or diver- sification of agricultural activities North America  glaciers  snowpack  …  vulnerability of Indige- nous Aymara farmers  agricultural yields in some locations Polar Regions  …

… approach as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … This approach increases the available water supply for agricultural, domestic and industrial usage while also … for the environment. For example, a heavy dependency of agricultural fields on fertilizer could lead to severe …

… 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 …