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Global Land Outlook
… greatest challenges due to a mix of factors, including: high population growth, low per capita GDP, limited options … for agricultural expansion, increased water stress, and high biodiversity losses. The lack of economic and … survival: for example, protecting shorelines from rising seas, watersheds against flooding caused by heavy rain, and …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… – are defined by IUCN as areas “of land, with coasts and seas as appropriate, where the interaction of people and … ecological and/or cultural value, and often with high biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this … in a state very similar to the original, supporting high levels of biodiversity (West 1993). Artificial habitats …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… the levels of investment required are sometimes relatively high and their time-specific expenses (sowing, harvesting) … supra (note 40). - 18 - agricultural incomes are not high, so any tax relief granted is of limited consequence. … to establish woodlands, or to develop coppiced land into high forest land 104/ are exonerated from land, agricultural, …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… UNDG United Nations Development Group UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNISDR United Nations … stunting and under-five mortality rates and particularly high. Resilience has emerged as a viable framework for … negative consequences for rural livelihoods due to the high costs of rebuilding destroyed buildings and …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… the private sector. On the other hand, to ensure high‐ … some time before the government benefits if there are high infrastructure costs involved at … publicizing and monitoring the implementation of high levels of ethical behavior to help … entrepreneurship, particularly in rural areas with high unemployment. "Local content" provisions …
FAO's work on Climate Change
… Asia. According to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, climate disasters displace … of many fish in the tropics by 40–60 percent, and in high latitudes by 30–70 percent. å While emissions from … sector for their livelihoods. While the sector provides high-value food and other economic and social functions, it …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… means that there are few markets, and commodity prices are high due to transportation costs. For example, in Nepal the … in difficult-to-access regions can be up to three times as high compared to those in Terai, a region bordering India and … well as vegetables, legumes and fruit (Figure 2.2). This high altitude farming system stretches from Northern Peru, …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… 3 Selection of Sub-watersheds in the Jordan Badia with high potential for rangeland development 4 Hima Revival and … and effective. The workshop was characterized by a high degree of interactive work in two sub-groups, supported … valuation (Jabarin, 2014), a GIS mapping for selecting high potential rangeland watersheds for investment (Al Bakri …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… patenting of medical procedures. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 13:181, 203. 25 See 35 USC § … this approach would have significantly reduced the current high level of tariff dispersion; it would not however have … (E) 47. The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues, 1991 (E F) 48. Les périmètres irrigués en …