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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… for coordination and the management of water and soil resources. A key activity is to generate the information … sharing of resources. The challenge is to show local improvement and learn from this to find appropriate solutions … helping to combat erosion and provide nutrients to soil. Europe: the successful promotion of ‘Tome des Bauges’ …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… on some poverty indicators. Although there is some improvement in the percentage of people living on less than … and Gillusson 1985; Kikula 1986; Maro 1997). • Declining soil fertility: Over 90 percent of the people depend on … but the extent of arable land is decreasing due to soil erosion and loss of soil fertility, combined with poor …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… and remains unquestioned. The further development and improvement of environmental legislation is crucial for a … such as rising of water-tables, salinity, waterlogging, soil erosion, ozone depletion and climatic changes. The … quarries in Doon Valley on the grounds that it would cause soil erosion, deforestation and river silting. The Supreme …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… afforestation and reforestation, land restoration and soil carbon sequestration, BECCS, direct air carbon capture … CDR measures such as restoration of natural ecosystems and soil carbon sequestration could provide co-benefits such as improved biodiversity, soil quality, and local Approved SPM – copyedit pending IPCC …
Water as a human right?
… adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will … have the right to protection and preservation of the air, soil, water, sea-ice, flora and fauna, and the essential … mining operation contaminating the water supplies and the soil violated nearby residents’ constitutional right to …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… populations, and, if possible, that lead to an improvement in their living conditions. This is the essence … upon these resources. Neither does it seek to make the improvement of local populations’ living conditions the main … both better conservation of the natural environment and an improvement in the quality of life for the most impoverished …