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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… should be based on the recognition of the value of local population’s know-how; he advocated their integration into … creation and accumulation of wealth (questioning economic growth and industrial development), it was the return of the … determined thought patterns and behaviours (...).” Population also constitutes a key variable in human-nature …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… fewer people would be exposed to related risks, based on population in the year 2010 and assuming no adaptation … pending IPCC SR1.5 SPM-11 Total pages: 33 impacting the growth, development, calcification, survival, and thus … compared to 2°C, may reduce the proportion of the world population exposed to a climate-change induced increase in …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic growth and development have not done as much to reduce … subsistence for more than 85 percent of the region’s rural population, or 125,000 people. The biodiversity and high … fisheries and farmland areas used by nearly a third of the population, with a value of almost USD 250 per capita. …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… to the extent that these interfere with the resident population’s use of natural resources or if residents are not … raised the scientific question of the “limits to growth” at the first meeting held at the Accademia dei … The big devel- opment projects benefit most of the urban population and industries by providing elec- tricity and …
Water as a human right?
… paper. ix I. Introduction In the past century, the world’s population tripled while global demand for water has … current trends persist, by 2025 two-thirds of the world’s population will be living with serious water shortages or … next 50 years, with Africa and Asia seeing the greatest growth.82 As populations rise, water supplies will become …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… almost to both poles, are home to 12% of the global population. While many mountain people live in rural areas – … Watershed management: More than half of the world’s population depends directly on mountain watersheds for water … unsustainable use due to poverty, rapid rural population growth, poor or inappropriate management skills, and weak …