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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… like assets and goods for consumption, but also involves vulnerability and powerlessness to make meaningful choices … dimensions of poverty: lack of assets, powerlessness and vulnerability. This book adopts the World Bank definition. … dimensions of poverty: lack of assets, powerlessness and vulnerability. These are outlined in Table 2. Table 2. …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… change. Population growth in at-risk areas increases vulnerability to natural disasters, and climate change is … and create new river- floodplain habitats. Because of the vulnerability to erosion mentioned above, these levees often … wetlands can store up to 285 Mm3 of floodwaters, reducing vulnerability to flooding in the central Yangtze region, …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… isolated habitats by these birds is low, it appears that vulnerability to extinction based on low population density … succession) can also have a strong influence on the vulnerability of species to local extinction. Consequently, … (such as risk of predation), and there is a greater vulnerability to sudden disturbance or catastrophe, such as …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… in certain districts (e.g. Rusizi), high erosion vulnerability, high rainfall, presence of key sectors that … clusters, steep slopes and high level of erosion vulnerability found in Lake Kivu shore sub-area make … interventions Legal status of land conservation Indicators Vulnerability to erosion, by soil type Resilience to fire …