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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… (abbreviated in the tables as Re/ afforestation), wetland conservation and construction, levee setbacks, flood … U rb an C oa st al Water supply regulation (incl. drought mitigation) Re/afforestation and forest conservation Dams and … may impact the ecosystems themselves. For example, a wetland receiving pollution loads that exceed its …
Assessing the international forest regime
… of fragmentation and population viability, to include mitigation options such as corridors and buffer zones; • … and “wise use” of 67 Selected International Instruments wetland areas5 within the territorial boundaries of party … to the Convention, a nation must designate at least one wetland site for management as a nature preserve, subject to …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… for watershed services 132 Biodiversity offsets and mitigation and conservation banking 133 Markets for … and cultivation, the expansion of rice cultivation into wetland and floodplain areas may affect the wild fishery. … the widely diverse aquatic resources available in these wetland areas — including fish, snails, molluscs, crabs, …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… water security and climate change adaptation and mitigation. The 2011 launch of the Bonn Challenge was a key … approaches to improving food security and climate change mitigation and adaptation, including climate-smart … crops 5. Forests for watershed management 6. Forests for wetland, lake and river protection 7. Silvopastoral New large …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… livelihoods in Mtanza-Msona village, Tanzania Woodland and wetland resources underpin local livelihoods in Mtanza-Msona … cash income generation. The local value of woodland and wetland resources is equivalent to just over $107 per capita … benefi ts of the scheme, in addition to climate change mitigation, include the enhancement of the local hydrology …
Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles
… costs, in particular if compared to most national Annex I mitigation activities but also when compared to CDM … Plan prescribes the application of the guidelines on wetland restoration adopted by Ramsar COP Resolution VIII.16, Principles and guidelines for wetland restoration. 31 Paragraph 15(a) of the Annex …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… area. Consequently, degradation or destruction of stopover wetland habitats, or excessive hunting at these points, can … Surface drainage patterns • Ground water accession • Flood mitigation and control • Sedimentation and holding capacity … between aquatic and terrestrial zones is also favoured by wetland birds, such as herons, egrets, and kingfishers, that …