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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… and development, or between poverty and environmental degradation. These are S u m m a r y xv often contradictory. … decision-making and participation by local communities in land-use decisions. Participatory decision-making involves the willingness of outsiders to negotiate land-use objectives and ways to meet those objectives. The …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… of Lombok, Indonesia 14 Mountains: 24% of the Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species … areas – global priorities Mountains cover 24% of the land surface of our planet (see page 14). These very diverse … to the GRI corridor: the construction of roads, and the degradation of both natural and cultural resources. The …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… of nature; • they were elitist, failing to consider the land rights and sophisticated resource management of … inertia. 10. Social inequalities and environmental degradation tend to lead to mutual reinforcement. Wealth, as … such as the right to access and cultivate a parcel of land. The attribution of certain individual possession rights …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… World Conservation Congress (WCC) held in Bangkok, Thai- land, from the 17th to the 25th of November 2004, the IUCN … be the ultimate solution to stop future environ- mental degradation. At the same time, improving the implementation … Service advises FAO member countries – including forestry, land, water, fisheries, wildlife, food, biodiversity and …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… the global annual average is being experienced in many land regions and seasons, including two to three times higher in the Arctic. Warming is generally higher over land than over the ocean. (high confidence) {1.2.1, 1.2.2, … forests are particularly at risk of climate change-induced degradation and loss, with woody shrubs already encroaching …
Water as a human right?
… natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially representative samples … by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning the … court stated that “where environmental contamination and degradation pose a persistent threat to human life and …