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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and … for the local population. The studies conducted in cooperative projects (Friman and Högmander, 2001; Morozova et … years ago. Meanwhile, the “PGO”, a joint regional planning cooperative of Austrian, Slovak and Hungarian officials, has …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… are forcing many upland peoples to adopt unsustainable farming and land-use practices such as excessive livestock … forest reserves, village natural resource committees, and farming households. This alone will not be enough to overcome … their additional responsibilities and dependence on farming income, few women are given title to mountain …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… change into account; c) Adaptation of high-mountain farming systems decreases the pressure on natural ecosystems … Development Corporation, Sudbury and District Health Unit, Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Northern Ontario School … of vulnerability levels, socio- economic monitoring, and cooperative networks. Page 10: © Julie Griffin; Page 17: © …
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Global Land Outlook

… to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable … rental occupation of state-owned or privately owned land. Cooperative tenure: land is owned by a cooperative or group in which members are co-owners. …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… activities, policies and strategic materials that convey a cooperative and participatory commitment to take reasonable … of country autonomous organizations and NGOs, the role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) … to prevent and control LD 97 and participate in a cooperative system designed to ensure all aspects of soil …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… more than half the international water basins lack a cooperative management framework.8 In addition, many of the … would enable subsistence farmers to practice sustainable farming, to provide food, to ensure an income, and to enhance … supra note 6, p. 10. 140 IASRB, SALSEA: An International Cooperative Research Programme on Salmon at Sea, SAL(04)5,1 …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… of relevance to professionals and practioners active in farming, forestry, fisheries, protected areas, urban planning … Sahara where, as one moves south, first herding and then farming become possible. It offers an excellent example of … primary stakeholders are to make a commitment to long-term cooperative management. STEP B (cont’d)B S T E P B : E c o s …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a cooperative effort of the national and California state … economy penetrate areas formerly considered remote, as farming becomes ever more industrialized, and as urban and … for all Brazil’s national protected areas. In 2011, this cooperative effort evolved further, into the Carioca …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… • Watershed protection measures, including contour farming, planting trees on hillsides, planting fruit trees … affect major economic sectors and ecosystems, such as the farming, fishing, water resources, marine resources, local … watersheds in Mindanao; (2) Cooperatives such as MASS-SPEC Cooperative Development Center, the biggest regional …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

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