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Global Land Outlook

… the health and productivity of land: higher carbon emissions and temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, soil … at the local level as well as increased greenhouse gas emissions, reduced biodiversity, and changes in rainfall on … agribusiness sector model, with increasing influence on trading systems and research.45 Although city dwellers have …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Implementing Sustainable Bioenergy Production. A Compilation of Tools and Approaches

… planned bioenergy development can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from a range of sources, increase rural incomes, … impacts on: • Food prices/security • Increased GHG emissions • Loss of biodiversity • Land rights and other … croplands for biofuels increases greenhouse gases through emissions from land use changes. Science 319, 5867, pp. 1238 …
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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… costs can include dust storms, floods and greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon stored in soil is higher than the combined … Roughly one-quarter of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture, forest and other land … change. Sustainable Land Management practices reduce emissions and the risks associated with climate events and …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… Protected Area RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands REDD Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation RNR Renewable … regime. International Affairs 82:901-920. Roe, D. 2008. Trading Nature. A Report, with Case Studies, on the … of land area covered by forest, a reduction in CO2 emissions and the consumption of ozone depleting substances, …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… is estimated to contribute some 5 percent of global emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the main gases that … if it is to grow in a sustainable manner, by reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming … wildlife. It is also important to consider the ethics of trading mineral and fossil souvenirs (see Box 15). See …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… in-country (e.g. 25% to 50% holding of parent); (c) trading partners/suppliers (no shares held by the foreign … freshwater or wetland habitat health, lowered pollution emissions and healthier freshwater species; generally … shadow carbon price for quantifying avoided emissions, but added that water pricing was not so simple. …
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification

… on the environment, highest market value and/or heaviest trading in the global market. These species are: salmon, … of fair and ethical trade. Fair trade, referring to trading partnerships based on dialogue, transparency and … (e.g. materials, energy and water) and outputs (e.g. emissions, effluents and waste). In addition, they cover …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

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Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China

… and in practice, for example credit certification and trading systems, together with preferential policy … and uses of land resources; limiting and licensing emissions of pollutants; applying controls within a specified … pollution fees, • natural resource taxes and emissions trading and assist in the use of such tools; 219 …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… closures. Fires also increase forest-based greenhouse gas emissions. Additional measures that can be taken to combat … activities of their staff to prevent them from hunting or trading in wildlife products. Pragmatism has led WWF and the …
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