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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… Africa (AF) Tao WANG, Director of the Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification and Research Professor at the Cold … BREEDS- CHOLISTANI BREED OF CATTLE AS MODEL FROM CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN FAROOQ, UMER … THROUGH TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE DESERT REGIONS. PIESIK, SANDRA ; ZAID, ABDELOUAHHAB ; …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… abandonment of vast pastures of the dry-steppe and semi-desert zones coupled with a rapid decline in the Saiga … sustainability of production. For example, in India’s Thar Desert a social enterprise was established in 2010 to … begun to negatively impact upon biodiversity in the Thar Desert. Closely supported by a local NGO called Lokhit Pashu …
GEO yearbook 2003
… rights and promotion of democratic governance in Kenya.” DESERT LOCUST INVASION A locust invasion across much of … in more than 10 countries with food insecurity (Figure 1). Desert locusts periodically invade Northern Africa and the … ideal weather conditions for the locusts to multiply. The desert locust has been described as a pest of unusually …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… well as in the area between the highlands and the eastern desert; and the Badia, the desert areas in the east and south of the country, occupying … An inclusive definition joins together much of the desert, the steppe region and the highlands, thus identifying …
Sustainable tourism management in the transboundary areas of the Dinaric Arc region: Manual for planning, development and monitoring of tourism in the protected areas of the Dinaric Arc
… to managing the social and environmental impacts in the desert recreation sector. UNEP (2007). Tourism and mountains: …
Energy law and sustainable development
… also growing in significance, and are being used in many desert areas that otherwise would not be economic to reach … shrink, with grasslands and deserts increasing in extent. Desert and other areas of sparse vegetation may expand at the … only, not production), with special addenda devoted to desert, rainforest, wetland, mountainous and marine …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is situated in the Sonora Desert and has an annual rainfall of 4.2 inches (110 mm). It … For example, the district encourages “xeriscaping” (i.e. desert landscaping) to replace commercial and residential …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… is to “protect agricultural land resources from drought, desert encroachment, soil erosion, and floods”. Other … is committed to the development of the countryside and the desert, working to raise the standard of living of the farmers and the people of the desert. Relevant innovative instruments Social equity and …