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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities … iii iv iii Summary Degradation of forests, rangelands and agricultural lands is a major barrier to achieving … institutional environments (WOCAT, 2007). The drive for agricultural intensification in some countries has fuelled …
25 May 2026 Literature

Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… East. Her work focuses on landscape stewardship, private land con- servation, and community involvement in protected … it has nonetheless recognised the importance of conserving agricultural genetic resources for at least 25 years, since … for protected areas, then in theory the world’s entire agricultural estate could be classified as a protected area, …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… and Institutions 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and … 227 18.1 Scope of Permit Systems 227 18.1.1 Exemptions for Agricultural and Forestry Activities 227 18.1.2 Exemptions … Processes 237 19.1 Nonpoint Source Pollution 237 19.1.1 Agricultural Sources 237 19.1.2 Lead Poisoning Resulting from …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… 15 4.3.2.2 NWFP Amendment of laws Ordinance 2001 130 5.1.1 Land Tenure 135 5.1.1.1 NWFP Gomal Zam Project (Control and … (Development Surcharge) Act 1973 521 6.1.2.5 Loans for Agricultural Purposes Act 1973 523 6.1.2.6 Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance 1971 525 6.1.2.7 West …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . . . .92 10. The development of cooperation and land use around Lake Neusiedl/Fert . . . . . . . . . . .101 … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 16. Agricultural ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and industrial) development, many habitats …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… and top-down strategies 47 3.2.4 The role of NGOs 49 3.2.5 Land tenure factors 50 3.2.6 Choosing instruments 51 Key … Baekdu Daegan Mountain System (South Korea) CAP Common Agricultural Policy (EU) CASS Conservation of Atlantic Salmon … Population and Communities (Australia) EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ECHR European …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … Furthermore, growing evidence demonstrates that agricultural fields that are protected by surrounding natural … coping with gradual change (such as in water supplies and agricultural productivity) through the maintenance of …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 9 Case Studies of Linkages in Land-use Planning and Conservation . . . . . . . . 177 … surface and an estimated 62,500ha of land is going out of agricultural production each year (Hobbs 1993a). Nature … in forest cover ranging from mainly forest to mainly agricultural land (Andrén 1992). Both the density of corvids …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… Needs Half vision. Its aim is to ensure that enough wild land and seascapes are protected and interconnected … institutional owners, individuals or trusts that own the land. While desirable, these are often short-term and … often identified and designated as ‘wilderness’ are on land, yet many places in the oceans and coastal waters …
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Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors

… 8 3.3.4 Conservation corridors need to be integrated into land use planning ......... 8 3.3.5 Connectivity conservation … fragmentation are the main threats to biodiversity. With agricultural expansion, infrastructure development, … the sympathetic management of all other areas, including agricultural and other resource production areas”. …
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