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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… of land, fisheries and forests in the Context of national food seCurity Governance of Tenure Governance of Tenure … standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance … attempts to address tenure problems are affected by the quality of governance. Weak governance adversely affects …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… 2.2 Water quality regulation … - Erosion control … to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative impacts of … material or energy outputs from ecosystems. They include food, water and other resources. Regulating Services: …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… can be affected when ecosystems become degraded. Water quality can decline, carbon can be emitted into the … CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FLR … 97 11.1 Requirements for plants to be used for erosion control......................103 11.2 Mixed plantations vs …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… . . 68 Box 5–2 Impacts of variation in ‘stopover’ habitat quality for Rufous Hummingbirds along a migration corridor in … studies where comparison is made between fragments and ‘control’ areas of similar size and habitat within larger … different ways. Differences in home range area, body size, food resources and foraging patterns, nesting and shelter …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 88 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, … 26 4.8 Erosion control and watershed protection ............................ … taken at the national level, such as those relating to air quality and drinking water standards, have impacts on …
Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
… ON VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, … expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … 5.2.6 Errors in forest inventories and quality assurance …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, … of it. • The potential of restoration to improve habitat quality. Restoration, by ensuring that a greater diversity of … services (such as water supply, pollination, erosion control or carbon sequestration) and more resilient …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… is poverty? 5 Box 3. The value of wild resources 6 Box 4. Food security and diversity from Laotian forests 7 Box 5. … also contributed to local poverty by denying poor people control over and access to the natural resources that … (because people clearly see the benefit of having high-quality natural resources); • Local action may not lead to …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 6. Border control and Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … European Union Trade in Wildlife Information Exchange FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FATF … and enforcement systems, and does not comment on the quality or effectiveness of existing domestic and …
Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories
… indicators, it has become clear that perceptions of forest quality are extremely variable. Thus, as well as statistics … or which performs a protective function such as avalanche control, should be regarded as protected area. Others believe … known as an “orchard savannah”). For many years, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) maintained different …