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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… and biodiversity). This strategy involves halt range- land›s degradation by minimizing its underlying causes … 2.3 LAND USE IN THE JORDAN … requirements or their productivity. The change in land tenure also discouraged pastoralists and Bedouins to maintain … their land resources whether that was through traditional tenure (the dirah), state land or private ownership. A common …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… recognition of sustainable pastoralism as a viable land management option for the world’s rangelands. vi vii … natural capital across a quarter of the world’s land area, although in many developing countries this … development policies have often weakened traditional land tenure and natural resource governance systems and restricted …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… include: the restoration of degraded lands; reduced land abandonment; increased income-base for farmers and … a concern for food security. Competition over the use of land and water resources for bioenergy production and for … and the concomitant challenges for food security, land tenure, land management and land use planning, water …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… of Lombok, Indonesia 14 Mountains: 24% of the Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species … areas – global priorities Mountains cover 24% of the land surface of our planet (see page 14). These very diverse … banana, and mangos, along with corn, soy, and sesame. Land tenure among farmers can be divided into two main groups: …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… for example, is directly linked to its infrastructure, land-tenure, healthcare and capacity to manage natural resources … has led to rapid environmental degradation, pushing land and water resources past natural boundaries and setting …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… (for ex- ample, Weitz and Nilsson, 2014, for climate, land, energy and water). As far as we are aware, a similar … reduce ma- rine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient … institutions such as customary taboos and marine tenure, and high levels of local engagement in management. …
3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … Mexico http://3sc.unccd.int “Combating desertification/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … factor is always the limited size of cropland. The land tenure dynamics in these areas have led to the formation of …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… that recognizes the interlinkages—for example, between land and water, agriculture and water, technology and water, … voluntary measures, market and information-based tools, land-use management and cost recovery of water services, … indigenous communities, and promote, as appropriate, land tenure arrangements that recognize and protect indigenous and …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… by employing strategies for integrated management of land, water and living resources for environmental … feed production; (c) ensure that agricultural and pasture land is primarily used for food and feed production; (d) take … including aquaculture and animal husbandry . Land tenure policies should facilitate soil conservation measures, …
GEO yearbook 2003
… found significant increases in the rate of melting of land and sea ice from the Arctic to Mount Everest to the … per cent of Earth’s total net primary production (NPP) on land (Imhoff and others 2004). NPP is the amount of plant … energy sector, including policies on climate change. Land tenure and agriculture Time use studies challenged the …