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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges
… for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges AWARE that sacred natural sites … for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… hungry. After declining for over a decade, in 2017 global hunger is on the rise again. According to this year’s … efforts to feed the whole planet. Building on decades of global experience and expertise, FAO is further integrating … and supporting one another. FAO’s new climate change strategy, released in July 2017, focuses on: enhancing the …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… from: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Drylands Initiative (GDI) World Initiative for … to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment. UNEP work encompasses: • Assessing … face in deploying herd mobility as a management strategy to make resource-efficient and sustainable use of …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… Office for West Asia ( IUCN ROWA) to update Jordan›s Strategy of Rangelands 2014 that is consistent with the three … Environmental Management Plan NAP National Action Plan GDI Global Dryland Initiative (IUCN) NDVI Normalized Difference … Domestic Product NGO Non-Governmental Organization GEF Global Environmental Fund PES Payment for Ecosystem Services …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… He has coordinated India’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan process, and helped draft the … at risk of extinction. 190 of some 7,600 breeds in the FAO global farm animal genetic resources database have become … of crop genetic diversity is significantly lower than the global average; and even where protected areas did overlap …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… Council in June 2011 and the ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in 2000; vi. … legally binding but that form part of the overall strategy of the government should also be reviewed. … existing regulatory system have been identified, a strategy to address them can be developed. As an initial …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… risk reduction and climate change. In 2017, the fifth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and COP23 brought … and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Global negotiations took place as the deadly trio of … for Refugees UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction UNOCHA United Nations …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… Environment. Reconciling the demands of agriculture with global conservation, Rome, 1976, 44 pages; FAO, Natural … Environment, Reconciling the demands of agriculture with global conservation, supra (note 4), p. 6. 6/ FAO, Natural … 132/ A more wide-ranging report on the economic incentive strategy for ensuring the water supply and the controlled …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… of humanity living in cities by the year 2050, the global village, which already accounts for over 50 percent of … 3. INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK There is no legally binding global agreement that deals specifically with urban and … urban greening fund and the national urban greening strategy of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. The …