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… THE LAND IN NUMBERS LIVELIHOODS AT A TIPPING POINT FOREWORD … • For an estimated world population of 9 billion in 2050, agricultural production must increase by about 70% globally and 100% in developing countries. 20 • If agricultural land productivity remains at its current levels, …

… GLOBAL LAN D OUTLOOK First Edition GLOBAL LAND OUTLOOK First Edition ©UNCCD, 2017 Secretariat of the … conflict. Over 1.3 billion people are trapped on degrading agricultural land: farmers on marginal land, especially in … in the developing countries, are trapped on degrading agricultural land, exposed to climate stress, and therefore …

… Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities … iii iv iii Summary Degradation of forests, rangelands and agricultural lands is a major barrier to achieving … institutional environments (WOCAT, 2007). The drive for agricultural intensification in some countries has fuelled …

… 28 Chapter 3 Land degradation and desertification in Western PRC … productivity of natural resources and ecosystems, reduced agricultural output and lower stock productivity, loss of … Moreover, they have to provide better protection to the agricultural environment by preventing and controlling soil …

… Environmental tools 10 4.1 Impact Assessment tools 10 4.2 Agricultural tools 12 4.3 Water Resource tools 13 4.4 … bioenergy agenda (governments, businesses, communities, land owners, and individuals) the tools to achieve more … The challenges of sustainable management of the natural or agricultural resource remain essentially unchanged. What is …

… 2. Protection and security for occupiers and owners 84 3. Land management 86 4. Land and soil agreements 88 5. Markets … for each type of soil degradation process, for example: ■ Agricultural activities: the improper management of … of primary or secondary forest to convert the forest into agricultural land, palm oil plantations, large-scale …

… can be regarded as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … habitats which were managed through traditional agricultural practices. Forest habitats are also coming under … hunting and wildlife trafficking, land invasion and agricultural expansion – including illegal coca cultivation. …

… 5.4 Protecting wildlife from harmful processes and land uses 5.5 Wildlife health 5.6 Human-wildlife conflicts 55 … for example, of wild pastures or forests into agricultural lands – with the accompanying detriment to … ministries (Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador), agricultural ministries (Chile and Peru) or, in some cases, …

… and Conservation of the European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FOM Forestry Assessment, Management … across other high priority issues such as climate change, land degradation, hazardous chemicals and wastes and ozone … the harvesting of species to levels compatible with agricultural use or human safety. At the same time, CBNRM, in …

… tropical forests? Much of it is likely to be lost as the agricultural frontier advances, but a significant proportion … the remaining 90%? Much of it is likely to be lost as the agricultural frontier advances. A significant proportion, … CBD in 2000, states that the objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal …