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… elcsecretariat@iucn.org www.iucn.org/law Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China Du Qun … 80 ENG_RZ.indd 1 06.02.2012 15:55:34 Uhr Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China EPLP 80 … EPLP 80 Intro.indd 2 13.01.2012 12:50:01 Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China IUCN …

… areas are more diffuse. The north-eastern Brazilian dryland area shows the effect of severe drought conditions … Aridity BIO-PHYSICAL 0 25 50 75 100 Va ria bl es land Dryland Non dryland % of Global area with >50% crop (15 million km2) …

… (GDI) contributes to strengthening the resilience of dryland ecosystems and livelihoods and to conserving drylands …

… productivity as well as support diversification of income. Dryland afforestation protects against soil erosion while the … of the ecosystem service and thus energy security. Dryland ecosystems may be able to provide opportunities for … by substituting the use of fossil fuels. The use of dryland afforestation offers firewood production and would …

… Ecosystem of Colombia Chapter 3 - Climate Change in Dryland and Wetland Ecosystems in the Sahel Region 33 Chapter … We can also dig up lungfish and water lily tubers there.“ Dryland and wetland (agro-)ecosystems are closely … Risk reduction, Sahel, Wetlands Climate Change in Dryland and Wetland Ecosystems in the Sahel Region l 33 l …

… also offer labour migration opportunities and markets to dryland inhabitants. People — and their use of landscapes and …

… a four-year project to sustainably restore and manage dryland/ rangeland ecosystems in the Zarqa River Basin as a … Solutions to address global societal challenges 61 rights, dryland degradation, legal and policy frameworks, and …

… resulting in desertification (Dregne, 1983; UNEP, 2005). Dryland biomes are one of the most fragile of ecosystems with … addresses land degradation and furthers the potential for dryland ecosystem restoration (Whisenant, 1999; Bainbridge, … Bainbridge, D. (2007). A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration. Island Press, Washington DC. Baker, S. …

… grazing on plant communities and plant biomass on a large dryland floodplain’. Journal of Arid Environments 75:815–826. … of livestock on riparian zone vegetation in an Australian dryland river’. Regulated Rivers: Research & Management … resource development and hydrological change in a large dryland river: the Barwon–Darling River, Australia’. Journal …