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… government authorities alone to administer the law of the land is insufficient to secure the objectives, unless there … they operate. The resulting position is that ecological degradation continues unabated. In this situation citizens … factors of the surroundings of human beings including land, soil, water, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours, tastes …

… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help … and secure sustainable agricultural and energy production. Land truly is the glue that holds our societies together. Reversing the effects of land degradation and desertification through sustainable land …

… looking at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly addressed by the United … Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). However, global and regional … and consume (Goal 12) and our ability to reduce resource degradation, pollution and waste. Indeed, environmental …

… West Asia occupy only 1.34 per cent of West Asia’s total land area (Global Environment Outlook – GEO-4, 2007)5 but … has suffered a substantial loss of biodiversity and a degradation of habitats as a result of human activities. The … dominated by limited water resources, a scarcity of arable land, fragile ecosystems and episodic droughts. The …

… and institutional system to approve CDM AR projects 47 4. Land rights issues, title to carbon and the nature of CERs 49 … particular legal issues. These issues mainly centre around land tenure, land use rights and the subsequent ownership of … such as freshwater conservation, biodiversity and land degradation in order to better achieve the Millennium …

… COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE ACTION … COMMUNITIES RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION LIFE ON LAND PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS CLIMATE ACTION … forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss). The multilateral …

… to multiple pressures, including increasing pollution, degradation of watersheds and the depletion and unsustainable … trend in all the five main pressures on biodiversity (land degradation, climate change, pollution from nutrients, … the greatest risks to biodiversity stem from the change of land use, with the consequent reduction, fragmentation and …

… areas have been expanded in number and extent, both on land and in coastal waters. In Eastern and Southern Africa, 14.6 per cent of the region’s total land area is protected. This compares to 10.5 per cent of … during winter gives rise to extensive overgrazing and soil degradation in the forest. 10. In the West Indian Ocean …

… Korea) and Mongolia (Figure.1). This region has a combined land area of 11.79 million km2 and constitutes a large and … plateau, its highest peaks, and some of its deepest land depressions and most extreme deserts. Asia makes up 20% … logging, was maintained. It did however undergo serious degradation from over-harvesting of pine seeds, which have …