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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… USD: ...... United States Dollar VCS: ...... Voluntary Carbon Standard WCS: ..... Wildlife Conservation Society … sustainable pastoralism maintains soil fertility and soil carbon, water regulation, pest and disease regulation, … controls on the length of time animals can be confined in stock crates of trucks which necessitates the need for a …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… A C R O N Y M S A N D A B B R E V I A T I O N S CO2 Carbon Dioxyde MEMR Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources … Grazing Management 8 Local Rangeland Governance for Soil, Carbon & Water Conservation 9 Local Rangeland Governance for … Fifty years ago, nomadic Bedouins raised their live- stock with no regard to political borders, venturing into …
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Global Land Outlook

… jeopardize the health and productivity of land: higher carbon emissions and temperatures, changing rainfall … abruptly gained access to what seemed to be an unlimited stock of natural capital, where land was seen as a free gift … require shifts away from resource-intensive production, carbon-intensive processing and transport, land-intensive …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… to maintain ecosystems, increase food production and store carbon. Climate change may be intensifying, but so are FAO’s … world’s forests store an estimated 296 billion tonnes of carbon in both above- and below- ground biomass. å Currently, … 12 å For inventories and measurement of emissions Taking stock of GHG emissions from the agricultural sectors allows …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… in agricultural impacts of disasters have evolved, taking stock of both new developments and persisting tendencies. The … such as providing non-wood forest products, storing carbon, ensuring water and biodiversity protection. Moreover, … by a large number of trees left lying on the ground. à Carbon storing: all the different types of disasters – from …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks  RTFG  … assist  both  state  and  non‐state  actors  to  take  stock  of  the  overall  current  regulatory  framework  and  … Requirements  for  reduced  impact harvesting  techniques, carbon  sequestration  …
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Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

… avoid areas of intact forest, Key Biodiversity Areas, High Carbon Stock forests, peatlands, World Heritage Sites and …
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The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries

… asset base and much more. In other words, the data ‘take stock’ of smallholder farmers across countries and identify … livestock production system allow significantly larger stock, as compared with Bangladesh, where farms are … L. Lipper (2008). Poverty, risk, and the supply of soil carbon sequestration. Environment and Development Economics …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… and the study will conclude with a brief summary to take stock of the situation. __________ 18/ Despax M., supra (note … of the need to limit the catches, to replenish the fish stock, to rationalize exploitation, etc. There are, however, … concessions. This should lead to a 80- 90% reduction in carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide discharge. …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… in the monocultured soils of the open areas, but wild stock that is genetically resistant to the worms can be found … from associations of local hunters, farmers and stock breeders Main agrobiodiversity features Agriculture … persisted over 2000 years in harsh mountainous conditions. Carbon dating of a post on the terraces of Ifugao shows that …
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