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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 …
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: © …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Danger in 2017, where it had been included in 2003 due to farming, illegal gold mining and poaching affecting its … (light green) in 2017. However, threats remain, including farming and artisanal gold mining taking place within the … situation in 2012 and in the latter the international cooperative efforts to stem the illegal trade in Siamese …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… and North Seas AWG-LCA Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (UNFCCC) BDMS Baekdu Daegan Mountain … are semi-natural lands that may be managed primarily for farming, timber, recreation or other human uses, but provide … and facilitate multiple partnerships Develop multiple cooperative task plans Implement multiple cooperative tasks …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… such as this winter flooding of rice paddies, no-till farming and reduced pesticide use are marketed to consumers … 2016. Key lessons learned Collaboration. Productive and cooperative relationships are necessary among relevant … Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. Cooperative Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. …