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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… a World Heritage Site (Marina Cracco). (Middle) Llamas, a traditional means of transport in the Andes (Ricardo … Huarautambo Corridor, contributing to the strengthening of traditional agriculture and its place in Andean culture Allen … plant widely grown and used in unani and ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years in India, Nepal and Pakistan …
Global Land Outlook
… areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, abandoning traditional knowledge, and permanently altering landscapes. … areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, abandoning traditional knowledge, and permanently altering landscapes. … physical and mental health and well-being. Much of modern medicine is derived from or replicated synthetically from …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… in productive systems, and urges the data retrieval on traditional practices. From a social perspective, it seeks to … the washing of clothes; plant (and animal?) products for traditional medicinal and magical purposes (Brouwer and … in the catchment area are grown for use as traditional medicine to treat common illness. For example Bau leaves are …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… ecosystems, together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. Generally … research, species reintroduction, and interaction with traditional populations living in and at the edges of … or education, or from professions such as law or medicine. Fluency in English or Japanese is common and is …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects … climate change effects, countries are likely to invest in traditional options such as infrastructure for coastal … biodiversity, improving fisheries, providing fuel wood, medicine and honey and can also be a source of ecotourism. …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… site-specific natural and cultural contexts that include traditional, local and scientific knowledge; 4. produce … peoples’ belief systems and has been reflected in traditional knowledge systems for centuries. However, it was … site-specific natural and cultural contexts that include traditional, local and scientific knowledge; 4. produce …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… key informants globally – both within and outside the traditional environmental community – and began scoping the … and services derived from biodiversity, protection of traditional knowledge, ensuring the fair and equitable … and only one hospital for the entire country, which has no medicine, so we have only plants and herbs.” Figure 5. Most …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… elements more holistically over time, rather than in the traditional species-by-species approach. The broader … people 0 Enhanced medicinal plant conservation 0 Local and traditional knowledge recognized and protected. 0 … resources, grounded in constitutions, customary law or traditional practice, as well as legislation. Among the …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… ecosystems, together with associated cultural values and traditional natural resource management systems. Generally … Africa: Poverty, carbon and restoration 80 6.5 Applying traditional ecological knowledge to forest restoration in … while providing local communities with a source of food, medicine, fuelwood and other ecosystem services during each …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… and rigid regulatory or funding policies that stipulate traditional grey approaches. Also, there is a need for agreed … purification either as an alternative or supplement to traditional water treatment infrastructure. GI can help to: ▶ … raw materials for fuelwood, construction, industry and medicine (Lewis 2005; UNEP-WCMC 2006). Mangroves also export …