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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… where fodder grow naturally, that are not suitable for traditional farming due to lack of rain, low fertility, rough … per dunum of dry matter, respectively. This means that the traditional pastoral systems are at risk and about 250,000 of … of land use in the rangelands, such as the Hima system (a traditional conservation system used by Bedouins to organize …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… biological diversity. Safeguarding the integrity of this traditional interaction is vital to the protection, … intended to conserve: • Important crop wild relatives6; • Traditional and threatened landraces, particularly those … and wetlands, as a source of critical nutrition and medicine, and as a culturally important resource. For …
Conservation measures for vultures, including banning the use of veterinary diclofenac
… and elephant poaching; trade in vulture body parts for traditional medicine; and mortality caused by birds colliding with energy … declines related to trade in vulture body parts for traditional medicine, and poisoning related to elephant …
Global Land Outlook
… areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, abandoning traditional knowledge, and permanently altering landscapes. … areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, abandoning traditional knowledge, and permanently altering landscapes. … physical and mental health and well-being. Much of modern medicine is derived from or replicated synthetically from …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… Inappropriate development policies have often weakened traditional land tenure and natural resource governance … their full potential pastoral systems must evolve their traditional adaptive strategies in order to manage both … options 1918. Forum on Emerging Infections, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC, National Academy Press. Herrera, …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… of quantitative restriction and export subsidies – the two traditional weapons used by governments to protect domestic … applied to a range of measures including not just the traditional NTBs, such as quotas and quantitative … or milk in any recipe, as allergy, asthma and insomnia medicine, and as an anti-ageing potion. Annique Theron, a …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… limited. Of the displaced population, 80 percent rely on traditional biomass fuels, particularly fuelwood and charcoal … in Kenya, 2006-2007. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83: 58–64. (also available at … Rhoades, R. 1985. Traditional potato production and farmers’ selection of …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… reduce disaster risks. 7. Respect cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, and support diversity and … peoples or traditional communities may also have traditional conflict management mechanisms governing …