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… into four categories: � Provisioning – goods such as food, water and fiber; � Regulating – biophysical processes … agribusiness depends on nature’s pollination, pest control and erosion regulation services; while tourism builds … of ecosystem service use; � New markets – such as water quality trading, certified sustainable products, wetland …

… growth), increasing consumption, indirect drivers (i.e. food, shelter, water and energy needs), and direct pressures … more slowly, and livestock depend on the productivity and quality of rangelands, some of which may be adversely … regulations, particularly for invasive species control b. No or inappropriate tools and management plans to …

… countries. It does this by locking together high quality applied research, practical policy advice, and … has experience of working with several corporates (e.g. food and nutrition; cement and mining, global energy … society curator, but, if they are so determined to retain control, why are they contemplating entering into …

… approaches exist: the traditional strategy of command and control, and the use of economic or market-based instruments. … (input) rather than on ensuring that specific water quality and quantity target outputs are met. When … for natural resources (such as timber, fresh water, food, fibre, fuel, etc.), • humans have extensively changed …

… 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Ordinance 2001 … and health hazards; (iv) adulteration of articles of food; and (v) breach of public watercourses, within the area … the ground of being unsafe for human consumption, or whose quality and suitability for human consumption has not been …

… and Governance ETS EU’s Emission Trading Scheme FAO UN Food and Agriculture Organization FI Financial Institution … often still regarded as a public good, governments, which control huge amounts of public bonds and public pensions, … Species Act47 1970s USA In order to control water quality and protect endangered species throughout the United …

… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific re- search, … global land- holdings over which a company has management control is increasing or decreasing. Once it is … on the balance sheet, habitat condition rep- resents the quality of each item. An additional fac- tor, uniqueness and …

… of NPI are realized in practice will depend on the quality of its implementation and the existence of enabling … to provide services such as water purification, pest control and climate regulation (Millennium Ecosystem … sector. For example, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has committed to a target of NNL of …

… impacting conservation objectives that are not under their control and ensure these do not reduce the area’s … Landowner motivations often include issues relating to quality of life. Corporations set up PPAs as part of … These can include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such as regulation of …