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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… line departments, especially Dr. Hidayat Ali, Director Agriculture; Mr. Ghulam Tahir, Conservator Forests; Mr. Nasir … low precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, means that agriculture in the area is dependent on irrigation systems fed by glacial or snow melts. Agriculture is further constrained by the scarcity of arable …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… Many of them have preserved traditional knowledge about agriculture, hunting, fishing, foraging and the use of … and greater reliance on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture. The review also reflects in several chapters on … and traditional peoples. For many of them subsistence agriculture as well as hunting and gathering remains the core …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… of the eight Neolithic ‘founder’ crops important in early agriculture, and four of the world’s five most important do- … members were from the Ministries of Tourism, Petroleum, Agriculture, Defence and Interior as well as from the … years ago and is very much part of their heritage. Orchard agriculture was typical of the Byzantine world and the …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… to Survival International BRAZIL – ONE OF WORLD’S LARGEST AGRICULTURE AND TIMBER EXPORTERS In 2013, the last time a … March 2014), Mapping big oil, mega mining & small-scale agriculture. Available from: … ping-big-oil-mega-mining- little-agriculture/ (accessed 20 April 2016) and UNCTAD Press …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… I appreciate the contribution that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is … Environmental and social management guidelines Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Free, Prior … Informed Consent has been jointly prepared by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Action …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… Plan (1995). Forestry Planning Unit (FPU), Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry, Colombo. 12 Baldwin, M. … which had become seasonal in last few decades. Livelihood, agriculture, water ensured villagers are not moving out in … drought-prone area) but has also increased soil fertility. Agriculture is now so beneficial that the village has almost …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… FORESTS IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2012 The … of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… for promoting advanced sustainable tech- niques in agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. The monastery was … Arizona”, North American fauna, US De- partment of Agriculture 3, pp. 1-136. Save the Peaks Coalition home page. … of tree stumps, mainly in basins for the benefit of agriculture, is another real danger against which the ‘Eaux …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… profile: Disabled Composite Default screen growth, mining, agriculture and forestry. Additional threats include overuse, … roadways, extension of power lines, or reclaimed land for agriculture. Such fragmentation leads to loss of species, and … from competing land uses, such as industrial agriculture and forestry, mining, logging, intensive tourism, …