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Promoting and supporting community resource management and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development

… and conservation as a foundation for sustainable development RECALLING that already in 1975 IUCN Members, … environment, which has often been excluded from economic development strategies as well as conservation strategies and … all terrestrial species and ecosystem problems, for many rural areas of the world it could provide a solution to the …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… 17 Placing rural communities at the heart of PES schemes … BBOP Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme CDM Clean Development Mechanism CES Compensation for Ecosystem Services … Ecosystem Services Strategy Carried out Through an Urban-Rural Partnership to Preserve the Pristine Quality of Its …
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Global Land Outlook

… to land use, management, and planning for sustainable development and human security. Finally, this Outlook could … will continue to be a significant factor threatening rural livelihoods, triggering forced migration, and … infrastructure and economic development. The scale of rural transformation in recent decades has been …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… She coordinates various initiatives in the field of development oriented conservation, mainly for German … for the Environment (QLF), a bi-national NGO working in rural areas the northeastern United States and eastern … A survey of 75 US crop species, carried out by the Rural Advancement Fund International (RAFI), found that 97% …
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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… Republic of China Du Qun and Ian Hannam Editors Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro … reflect the views and policies of IUCN, nor the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the … 66 4.4.7 Rural management … and methods for implementation. For example, inappropriate rural land-use practices and inappropriate policies in the …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . . .77 8. Combining nature protection and local development in the southern part of the Green Belt of … and historical heritage that can help to draw attention to rural border areas and thus can enhance sustainable regional … Europe has witnessed an exodus of people from remote rural settings like many border regions to cities and urban …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… whatsoever on the part of IUCN or the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) concerning the legal status … land’, which linked the maintenance and acquisi- tion of rural lands to active work, meaning deforestation. As a … as well as indigenous groups, irrigators, and other ‘rural’ associations. In Bolivia, the water cooperatives have …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … for Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and 61 Livelihoods in Rural Madagascar Chapter 6 - Adapting to Climate Change 73 … the fish catch in the Region of Tahoua, one of the seven rural Regions of Niger, was estimated at 430 tons, with a …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. … for landslide stabilisation and erosion reduction along rural roadsides, or “eco-safe roads” Nepal Investigating the … Bank, 2017). Poverty in Burkina Faso has a distinctly ‘rural face’, and while 20.6% of urban dwellers fell below the …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … a viable contributor to social and economic development in rural areas. It has continued high research and management … California to form an interlinking system of urban, rural and river parks, open space, trails and wildlife …
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