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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 28 Chapter 3 Land degradation and desertification in Western PRC … productivity of natural resources and ecosystems, reduced agricultural output and lower stock productivity, loss of … Moreover, they have to provide better protection to the agricultural environment by preventing and controlling soil …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… Assessment (SEA), Appropriate Assessments (AA) and land use planning documents. Ecological networks, as one of … greater benefits for the environment, namely the Common Agricultural Policy and its second pillar Rural Development. … ASCI Area of Special Conservation Interest CAP Common Agricultural Policy CBD Convention on Biological Diversity …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… and top-down strategies 47 3.2.4 The role of NGOs 49 3.2.5 Land tenure factors 50 3.2.6 Choosing instruments 51 Key … Baekdu Daegan Mountain System (South Korea) CAP Common Agricultural Policy (EU) CASS Conservation of Atlantic Salmon … Population and Communities (Australia) EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ECHR European …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The International Union for … DIHR Danish Institute for Human Rights DLA Department of Land Affairs (South Africa) DNPWC Department of National … programming issues. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering from the Jordan University for …
A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa
… Peace and Security 9 Opportunities for Redistribution of Land and Resource Benefits 11 Donor Imperatives and the … extension and technology development for rural-based agricultural production systems. It is hoped that under such … com- munities could behave “rationally”, reconvert much agricultural land to wildlife habi- tat, and use the economic …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… pollution is diffuse runoff from cultivated or industrial land. Some of the most frequently used infrastructure … function as carbon sinks, increase pollination for nearby agricultural fields, improve air quality, regulate local … from non-point source pollution (e.g. from surrounding agricultural activities). Riparian vegetation cover prevents …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… Lee Ellen Carter How protection took the beauty from the land: conflicting values and meanings of Lake Mburo National … connected. It is apparent that biological diversity in agricultural systems was higher in earlier times and has been … considerably as traditional agriculture and types of agricultural technolo- gies have declined. From the outset of …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant … around the use of the Nkomati River focusing on existing agricultural needs in South Africa’s (SA) as opposed to … challenge is how to reconcile these initiatives with the agricultural aspirations of the region. In particular TBNRM …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant … around the use of the Nkomati River focusing on existing agricultural needs in South Africa’s (SA) as opposed to … challenge is how to reconcile these initiatives with the agricultural aspirations of the region. In particular TBNRM …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… decision-making and participation by local communities in land-use decisions. Participatory decision-making involves … early colonial period until the recent past, was that the agricultural practices of the human population had, through … from the CAMPFIRE programme averaged 17 percent of gross agricultural income, although after the severe drought of …