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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… Guidelines on the responsible Governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the Context of national food … investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States … in developing countries provide a major share of agricultural investments that contribute significantly to …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… the benefits they derive from the management of their land. The term FLR is new, but most of its components are … 12 Site-level strategies for restoring forest functions on agricultural land … plantations in Nepal ............50 5.2 Restoration of agricultural land in Australia …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… 19 4.5 Land-use planning and land ownership … in transition is one of first necessity product supply (agricultural products, wood energy and water), erosion, sand … environment in cities. Healthy and environmentally sound agricultural activities and the provision of common land …
Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)
… CBD Aichi Target 15, the UNFCCC REDD+ goal, and the Rio+20 land degra- dation neutral goal. 4 5 Acknowledgements The … the landscape. In some places, trees may be added to agricultural lands in order to Introduction 16 17 enhance … of restoration opportunities are found on or adjacent to agricultural or pastoral land. In these situations, …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… ensure local confidence about continued access to land and encourage investment of labour and resources; from … people to invest time (labour) and resources (such as agricultural inputs and purchase of equipment) in improving … are related to poor infrastructure such as roads and that agricultural production has been successful; Lightfoot …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… The most common causes of forest fires are human-induced: land clearing (especially for shifting cultivation, other agricultural activities, and the maintenance of grasslands … land clearing, especially for shifting cultivation, other agricultural activities and maintenance of grasslands for …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… 15 4.3.2.2 NWFP Amendment of laws Ordinance 2001 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and … (Development Surcharge) Act 1973 521 6.1.2.5 Loans for Agricultural Purposes Act 1973 523 6.1.2.6 Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance 1971 525 6.1.2.7 West …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 9 Case Studies of Linkages in Land-use Planning and Conservation . . . . . . . . 177 … surface and an estimated 62,500ha of land is going out of agricultural production each year (Hobbs 1993a). Nature … in forest cover ranging from mainly forest to mainly agricultural land (Andrén 1992). Both the density of corvids …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… pollution is diffuse runoff from cultivated or industrial land. Some of the most frequently used infrastructure … function as carbon sinks, increase pollination for nearby agricultural fields, improve air quality, regulate local … from non-point source pollution (e.g. from surrounding agricultural activities). Riparian vegetation cover prevents …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… decision-making and participation by local communities in land-use decisions. Participatory decision-making involves … early colonial period until the recent past, was that the agricultural practices of the human population had, through … from the CAMPFIRE programme averaged 17 percent of gross agricultural income, although after the severe drought of …