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Global Land Outlook

… publication – one that presents a clear and pragmatic approach to land use, management, and planning for … change, securing biodiversity and the delivery of critical ecosystem services is underappreciated. Land is of … food, water, and energy, and the need to protect other ecosystem services that regulate and support all life on …
30 May 2026 Literature

Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… LU: ......... Livestock Unit MA: ........ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MDG: ..... Millennium Development Goal … Non-Governmental Organization PES: ...... Payment for Ecosystem Services PUG: ...... Pasture User Group REDD: .... … In the livestock sector this requires a three pronged approach: reduced consumption of livestock products; greening …
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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… projects and activities and implementing the Hima approach to the range resources management. In spite of the … a first fruit of cooperation with the IUCN Commission for Ecosystem Management, notably the Drylands Group, represented … 4.2 FOSTERING ECOSYSTEM SERVICE BENEFITS FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE RANGE …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… serving as lead editor for The Protected Landscape Approach: Linking Nature, Culture and Community. Jessica … have recently been summarised in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA): “Genetic diversity has declined … the web of life. Conserving agrobiodiversity The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment referred to above provides many good …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… to climate change impacts. å Adopting a comprehensive approach to strengthening resilience and reducing poverty in … Efforts to restore the productivity and the supply of ecosystem goods and services from these degraded areas have … to increase productivity in crop production, building on ecosystem services and agricultural biodiversity. This …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… Research Institute LTA Long-Term Average MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment OCHA United Nations Office for the … In the Syrian Arab Republic, FAO has pioneered an adapted approach to assess agricultural damage and loss in the … effects on food security, natural resources and the ecosystem. chapter i disaster damage and loss – a hefty share …
30 May 2026 Literature

Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… justice,  gender equality, holistic and sustainable approach, consultation and participation, the rule of law,  … resources, and contributing to the restoration of ecosystem functions and services, and in  … the provision of desirable ecosystem  services will also  support  responsible  …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… to water (which covers basic human needs), appropriate ecosystem management has an important role in the provision … and coastal areas; ALSO CONVINCED of the vital role of ecosystem services in securing access to and maintaining the … particular, on work towards the adoption of a rights-based approach (RBA) as an underlying strategy for conservation …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… Therefore, broadly speaking, the urban forest is an ecosystem that not only includes vegetation1 but also soil, … Urban forestry is a relatively new, multidisciplinary approach in international forest research. It has been … the ecology of many plants and animals requires that the ecosystem in which they live be maintained beyond the …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… 39 A. Predominant trend of incentive law: a legislative approach moderately attentive to the environmental impact 39 … 46 B. Emerging trend of incentive law: a legislative approach increasingly attentive to the environmental impact … technically complex and ecologically harmful. The major ecosystem changes it can produce sometimes result in …
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