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… Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation Nature Based Solutions to Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought 2nd Edition, November 2015 IUCN … Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for …

… some 5 million supporters. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a … 1. Transboundary Protected Area is defined as “an area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more borders between … initiatives also help maintain or restore traditional land use practices. From an economic standpoint, …

… initiatives 3 2.1 TBCAs do not equal “no man’s land” 7 2.2 Why “peripheral border posts” were not acceptable … of Transboundary Conservation Areas 1 “An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … Kashmir region. Such a solution would reduce further degradation of these magnificent mountain landscapes and save …

… relevance to this region, spanning 13,000 km of the land behind the former Iron Curtain, from the Barents Sea in … Areas Sandwith et al. (2001) define a TBPA as “an area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more borders between … of Prespa Park, prevent or reverse the causes of habitat degradation, explore appropriate management methods for the …

… 3 Box 1.1 Definitions Protected Area An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … 1994a). Transboundary Protected Area (TBPA) An area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more boundaries between … which can be 39 caused or aggravated by environmental degradation or unsustainable patterns of land and water use. …

… success or failure, humanity and the planet need as much land as possible that is unspoiled (or nearly un-spoiled), to … pollution are factors that have contributed to this degradation, which translates into losses in local … a source of conflict. He/she must maintain a position of neutrality in controversial situations. The ultimate goal of …

… spiritual value. Covering almost 12 percent of the world’s land surface, the global protected area system represents a … be a general term that can embrace a very wide range of land and water management types that incidentally have some … services such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; supporting services such as soil …

… Protected areas now cover over 10 per cent of the world’s land surface and are increasing rapidly in marine areas as … managed. Unfortunately, the commitment to setting aside land and water has yet to be always matched with similar … effective management seeks to be pro-active in preventing degradation before it becomes severe. Recognising the sources …

… spiritual value. Covering almost 12 percent of the world’s land surface, the global protected area system represents a … be a general term that can embrace a very wide range of land and water management types that incidentally have some … (although not as large as the mainly unplanned land degradation that has taken place over the same period). This …

… to bring some order into this rapidly developing use of land and water, IUCN The World Conservation Union developed a … to regulate activities 21 Interpreting or clarifying land tenure and governance 22 Use of the IUCN categories for … protected areas are under threat or are undergoing actual degradation, and thus a greater emphasis on the management …