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… such as for flood protection, water flow regulation in dry spells, wind breaks and as shade, often provides such … change into account; c) Adaptation of high-mountain farming systems decreases the pressure on natural ecosystems … to the present situation. This would imply an increase in dry area of more than 4 million hectares for the period …

… Shrestha Canyon de Chelly National Monument, USA: Navajo farming traditions and agrobiodiversity by Jessica Brown, … fairly evenly distributed through the year, and without dry 34 summers. The orientation of the valleys favours … of the Park. Thus there are scattered farmhouses, dry stonewalls2 and other elements, many of which are now in …

… to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable … types of fishing permitted; farmers plant crops during the dry season; and livestock herders have rights post-harvest, … early towns and cities. The landscapes of the neo-tropical dry forests of South America, for instance, played a pivotal …

… land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and … taiga typical for Fennoscandia, which mainly consist of dry pine forests with a characteristic high fire frequency. … habitat types such as fallow grassland, shrubland, dry grassland, pioneer forest, wet meadows, water bodies and …

… its low hills and plains are characterised by long, dry summers with an average rainfall of 700 mm. A government … enhance livelihoods and provide a vital safety net during dry seasons and droughts. Villagers spent two to six hours …

… flood attenuation, and maintenance of water supplies in dry seasons and droughts. Demand-side: the goods and services … releases, thereby attenuating downstream flooding. In the dry season, they can act as storage reservoirs and gradually … the productivity of irrigated agriculture with rain-fed farming, which is carried out in areas where irrigation is …

… largest area, followed by semi evergreen, evergreen and dry deciduous. An analysis of the area under forests in the … coastal, evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and dry biodiversity. In the western part where the district … is also used for commercial salt production and shrimp farming. River Ken Brij Gopal and Dinesh Marothia, Center for …

… of country autonomous organizations and NGOs, the role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) … 81 “. . . the reduction or loss, in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, of the biological or economic … means: “Land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including …

… wetlands have disappeared, converted to rice paddies or dry-fields for non-rice crops (Kurechi, 2007). In view of … 2016). Flooding rice paddies that are usually left dry in the winter creates more habitat for migratory birds in … such as this winter flooding of rice paddies, no-till farming and reduced pesticide use are marketed to consumers …

… economy penetrate areas formerly considered remote, as farming becomes ever more industrialized, and as urban and … has 16,000 hectares of heathland, open woodland, wet and dry hard- leaved forest, warm temperate and subtropical … and marine. It has a typical Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Its landscape, heavily …