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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… industrial and economic activity, as well as for the health of ecosystems. Grey infrastructure, including water … 5 Water funds are financial mechanisms, often operating as public- private partnerships, investing in activities that … buffer zones. Where riparian land is on private property, public investment may need to be made for land acquisition or …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… and irrigation. The basic law on land acquisition for public purposes is a federal one that dates back to 1894 and … sewer or storm water, solid or liquid waste, drainage, public toilets, express ways bridges, flyovers, public roads, … Local Government and Rural Development Department, Public Health Engineering Department and Housing and Physical …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… projects have sometimes contributed to the general public good only at the expense of vulnerable peoples’ … has contributed to human well-being by safeguarding global public goods and by maintaining ecosystems services at a … more to address poverty reduction and that poor ecosystem health will often undermine social and economic stability and …
Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… and The TRIPS Agreement, Sustainable Development and the Public Interest: A Discussion Paper by Simon Walker. The … are: � necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health; � relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural … exploitation of which is necessary to protect ordre public or morality, including to protect human, animal or …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… crisis in terms of shelter and associated problems such as health risks, poor environmental care, insecurity and weak … of suitable areas as an effective way of increasing public awareness and participation in protecting and managing … any law, zoning scheme or spatial plan, for the purpose of public recreation, conservation, the installation of public …
Assessing the international forest regime
… legal system is not conducive for creating the effective public-private partnerships that are essential for dealing … be expected to contribute to the better understanding of public-private partnerships for sustainable forest … communication, and increasing access to educational, health care and other resources. On the other hand, it can …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… 1,000 staff in 60 offi ces and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. … services to be better incorporated into private and public decision-making, and used to identify means of … below the poverty line. They provide for household energy, health, shelter, nutrition, tools and cash income generation. …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… is also conducting research for her doctorate concerning public engagement with forest science and policy. David Lamb … now familiarize ourselves with what they are. Meaningful public participation: reliable estimates indicate that there … of primary schools and the employment of local village health workers. In some villages there is anecdotal evidence …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… in the landscape and seascape will bring to a wider public the need to set protected areas in context, and make … be conserved by working with landholders to maximize the health of the woodland patches, many of which are greatly … (Mansergh and Scotts 1989). The tunnel has had a high public profile and is known colloquially as the ‘tunnel of …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… and forestry sectors, such as rural devel- opment and public awareness, are often neglected. Complicating the … divisions that separate law enforcement agencies from the public, the activists, the academics, and the policy makers. … species, which threatens biodiversity, endangers public health and under- mines economic well-being. It provides a …