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Global Land Outlook

… GLOBAL LAN D OUTLOOK First Edition GLOBAL LAND OUTLOOK First Edition ©UNCCD, 2017 Secretariat of the … Partners GLO Contributing Partners THE ECONOMICS OF LAND DEGRADATION The objective of the United Nations … to control run-off, agroforestry, water harvesting, gulley rehabilitation, and terracing.287 The concept of “sustainable …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… Actions for Coastal Protection: Mangrove Restoration and Rehabilitation in the Philippines. Conservation … for resources, etc Opportunity Costs Alternative land and resource uses foregone, loss of profits and … alternative investments, etc Opportunity Costs Alternative land and resource uses foregone, loss of profits and …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… 28 Chapter 3 Land degradation and desertification in Western PRC … 31 3.2 Definition of land degradation and desertification … in affected areas, on improved productivity of land, and rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of … social, economic, legislative and political factors. The rehabilitation of heavily degraded land is a slow process and …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… States to: ‘Establish and implement measures for the rehabilitation and restoration of the ecological integrity of … protected areas in southern Australia 88 6.9 Restoring the land and honouring the history of Lyell Island in Gwaii … degraded. Humanity directly affects 83 per cent of the land surface (Sanderson et al., 2002) and 100 per cent of the …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … is defined as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … the success of such restoration works. For example, reef rehabilitation through translocation of coral fragments is …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… Approach – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … reduction in species diversity. High heterogeneity in land use will be reduced if fire brings about more uniform … resources and agriculture, and for the protection and rehabilitation of areas, particularly in Africa, affected by …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… pollution is diffuse runoff from cultivated or industrial land. Some of the most frequently used infrastructure … sense of security and, when coupled with inappropriate land-use patterns - such as dense housing within deep … lower parts of the Tana Basin as part of a wider ecosystem rehabilitation scheme to promote improved water and ecosystem …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… List of Acronyms AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use CAS Climate Adaptation Services CBD Convention on … restoration approaches (Kumar et al.,2015), and addressing land tenure issues. Food security is addressed by the … been dominated by men. Drinking water systems rehabilitation and disaster preparedness. To rehabilitate, …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… 2. Rights to use, manage and benefit from land and environmental resources .................1 Ecosystem … Rights to manage land and use … or more sellers who undertake to carry out a particular land use on a continuous basis, which will generate the … 22/10/1999, guiding deposit- bonds for environmental rehabilitation after mineral exploitation 29. Decision No. …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… and top-down strategies 47 3.2.4 The role of NGOs 49 3.2.5 Land tenure factors 50 3.2.6 Choosing instruments 51 Key … protection of environmental flows 103 Key messages 104 3.2 Land Use Planning Legislation 105 Introduction 105 3.2.1 … and could therefore be targeted for restoration or rehabilitation works (Hilty and Chester 2010, p. 25). …
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