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Security considerations in the planning and management of transboundary conservation areas
… Security Considerations in the Planning and Management of … used on a large scale to supplement military rations or as food and shelter for refugees; critical and valuable … and associated habitat destruction due to the demands for food, fuel and shelter in order to survive. In certain …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… Some basic questions What is agrobiodiversity?1 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … animals, plants and micro-organisms that are important to food and agriculture, and which result from the interaction … can be closely linked to social stability and food security. For farmers across the world, agrobiodiversity is …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… Strengthen natural resource governance and tenure security ........................................8 Contribute … such as climate change, sustainable development and food security. IUCN works in partnership with the United … land for their livelihoods. As a consequence it undermines food, water and livelihood security, human health, and energy …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, … human livelihoods and providing essential goods such as food, fibre, medicines and construction materials. Addressing … of ecosystems is equally important for strengthening human security and resilience against disasters. Findings of the …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… and to address issues relating to disaster risk reduction, food security and water supply to both local and more distant … events; and provide other ecosystem services such as food and medicines, air quality regulation, water …
Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management
… by such factors as the health of the global economy, security fears due to terrorist activities and regional … can increase local economic impact. � Purchase local food and drink: When visitors, park staff and tourism employees consume locally grown food and drink, they provide important income to local …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, … and inclusive decision-making to improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health. … in Dongmuang village who beat a monkey that had stolen his food. That night he became very sick and bled, and finally …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… 112 3.2.5 Providing for active management 113 3.2.6 Security of plans 113 3.2.7 Integrating land use and … A Concept Paper xxiiIUCN-EPLP No. 85 EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations … nutrient recycling, sediment movement and predator-prey (food chain) relationships. Ecological processes are part of a …