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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… Thus to sustainably increase future energy supplies, the quality and integrity of ecosystems need to be well-managed … 2007). The increased demand for biofuels also affects food security as land and water resources are diverted from … as well as gender inequality, means that they have limited control over, and access to environmental and energy …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… peer reviewed drafts of papers and thereby contributed to quality control. Thank you all. IIIIntegrating Economics into … and belongings leaving families unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs, clothing, and/or schooling needs of …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… to rural poverty, economic growth, environmental quality, human well-being as well as biodiversity … the most fundamental keys to the wealth of nature”. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … degraded natural forest. Doi Mae Salong has been under the control of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF) because it …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… both the conservation of the natural environment and the quality of life of the most impoverished populations. This … the institutional level. 2.4.3 Unequal social dynamics and control Respect for the existing institutional framework – … exports; cash crop therefore increased at the expense of food crop. 82 This practice was generalised, particularly in …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… paper (15 pages). It describes market failures, pollution control, and environmental valuation. It concludes by stating … will inevitably need to care about preserving this quality. Natural capital is presented as a limiting factor to … in which to mitigate impacts of an increased demand for food on the provision of ES. The authors address a very …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… on ecosystem services1 to provide the basics of life - food, water, shelter, clothing and clean air – and to … landscape-scale restoration. • Initiate programmes to control and/or eradicate invasive alien species that threaten … the emergence of new diseases, sudden changes in water quality, creation of “dead zones” along the coasts, the …
D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries
… on-stream dams impact flow volume, flow velocity, water quality, water temperatures and fisheries. Participants will … watersheds, freshwater fisheries serve as an important food source for local populations and/or support local … appropriate and effective measures to prevent, reduce and control significant adverse transboundary environmental …