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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… services can be affected when ecosystems become degraded. Water quality can decline, carbon can be emitted into the … is by far the most comprehensive and easy-to-understand treatment of FLR yet written. It complements other work being … Kenya, was excavated down to 1 m above the brackish water table. Casuarina equisetifolia was planted directly …
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Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)

… boosting livelihoods, economies, food and fuel production, water security and climate change adaptation and mitigation. … large amounts of carbon, protecting downstream water supplies and providing rich wildlife habitat. • … might only have limited percentage of its area under FLR treatment (e.g. 3% protective restoration, 5% new plantings, …
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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… at the linkages between the four themes and avoiding their treatment as stand-alone issues. This paper is one of a … the forest for local traditional uses and as a source of water. The seaward edge of the landscape is surrounded by a … the LLS landscapes. It is a major source of Beijing city’s water supply. It has a total area of 15,788 km2. …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… to Preserve the Pristine Quality of Its Drinking Water and Save Billions of Dollars and What Lessons It … which took place in the catchment area of New York City’s water supply (the Catskills). The PES deal resulted in an … the upper catchment area instead of investing in upgrading treatment plants. Although it relates to a ‘developed’ …
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Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.

… Heritage Convention a few years ago (Rossler, 1995), the treatment of landscapes as a separate issue in the Dobris … its people place upon the land for food, timber, minerals, water supplies, building land, tourism and recreation, … pollution and misuse of the resources of land, air and water. Sometimes these are fairly localised, but long range …
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