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… to respond to the problem of desertification and land degradation. A tenet of the UNCCD is that … ability of both governments and stakeholders to control agricultural and other risks by improving techniques and … After the gradual shift from hunter/gatherer clans to agricultural societies, water became an essential …

… Other uses 2. Impact of human activities Industrial and agricultural activivites Population Deforestation and mining … for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, artificial islands or installations for … invasive alien species and climate change. Industrial and agricultural activivites Industrial activity and modern …

… And that is before we consider the expansion of agricultural land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or … GGN Global Geoparks Network GIAHS Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (FAO) GLOCHAMORE Global Change …

… from The Christensen Fund, LTS International, The Sacred Land Film Project, UNESCO and WWF International. Published … of the latter are the globally important ingenious agricultural heritage systems, many of which are attributed … As elaborated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development,31 “Free, prior and informed consent …

… to Aboriginal people for some 50,000 years, during which land and culture have become inextricably intertwined. In recent years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen … annually (2005–2007 averages) in the Kakadu and Arnhem Land region of Australia’s Northern Territory. Most of these …

… Chapter 5: Implementing a wilderness and large land and seascapes approach under the Convention … (SCBD 2014), were sobering: although more of the planet’s land and sea is under conservation management than ever … It contains numerous religious sites, habitation sites and agricultural terraces, showing considerable investment from …

… often reflect specific techniques of sustainable land use, considering the characteristics and limits of the … inscribed as a natural WH site) Papua New Guinea Kuk Early Agricultural Site 2008 (iii)(iv) IIa None Philippines Rice … the Serra de Tramuntana 2011 (ii)(iv)(v) IIb None Sweden Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland 2000 (iv)(v) IIb …

… Nepal Chitwan National Park 29 Mali Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) 30 Costa Rica Cocos Island National Park … Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge systems Agricultural/ Forestry Ef�uents Social Cohesion/ Changes in … Sewage/ Urban Waste Water Commercial/ Industrial Areas Agricultural/ Forestry Ef�uents Water Pollution Mining/ …

… 25 Chitwan National Park Nepal 26 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Mali 27 Cocos Island National Park* Costa … SITES POLLUTION 42 Air-bornepollutants Solid waste 11 Agricultural and forestry ef�uents Household sewage … de Mai Nature Reserve (Seychelles) Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (Mali) - mixed site Djoudj National Bird …