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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… a World Heritage Site (Marina Cracco). (Middle) Llamas, a traditional means of transport in the Andes (Ricardo … Huarautambo Corridor, contributing to the strengthening of traditional agriculture and its place in Andean culture Allen … plant widely grown and used in unani and ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years in India, Nepal and Pakistan …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… provision of the necessities of life – food, water, medicine, clean air – to the aesthetic inspiration for our … Some 80% of people in developing countries rely on traditional medicines, mostly derived from plants, and more … concerns will require partnerships, both among traditional allies as well as new relationships across …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… energy source. Over 2.5 billion people still depend on traditional use of biomass for cooking and heating although … by 1.3% per annum with almost half of that coming from traditional biomass sources (see Figure 3). Energy efficiency … living on the equivalent of one dollar a day are women. Traditional responsibilities for collecting fuel and water …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… costs, disaster risk management must go beyond the traditional post disaster management. It must also focus on … vulnerable to disaster events due to the weakening of traditional communal ties and social safety nets as the … is required that includes, not only the economic cost of medicine but also other direct and indirect costs, such as …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… services are the provision of genetic resources for medicine and biotechnology, plant pollination, carbon … as the author argues PES should be favored over the traditional regulatory and tax-based approaches.” � Scherr, … the relationship between urban/modern consumers and rural/traditional land stewards. With such a spatially malleable …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… socially responsible conservation programmes (restoring traditional knowledge, reinforcing natural resource rights, … Responsible Conservation ___________ 27 3.1 Valuing “traditional … policies, decrease in the mortality rate due to western medicine, restriction of areas devolved to local communities, …
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