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… face of the increased demand for land-intensive crops and livestock. Land degradation contributes to climate change and … to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable … trees in a community- managed forest provide fodder for livestock; fruits and vegetables are collected by women; …

… systems (such as crop production, nomadic and sedentary livestock raising, and provision of infrastructure). The … of country autonomous organizations and NGOs, the role of farming organs (farmers’ associations, economic-aid units) … land capacity conservation, forest management and good livestock husbandry. Thus, LD had become severe and …

… systems like ranching, captive rearing and wildlife farming. The latter involve the manipulation of habitat to … diseases to emerge that pose a health risk to humans, livestock and surviving wild animal populations. Healthy … Large predators and other big game are deadly dangers for livestock and humans; but at the same time wildlife can be a …

… hectare of soil can hold 3,750 tons of water. 12 • Livestock production accounts for over 8% of global … credits generated by applying sustainable land management farming techniques. So far they have achieved a reduction of … each year and enough fodder to support many more livestock. To date, it has improved the food security of …

… and shifting from mobile pastoralism to sedentary livestock ranching (Mortimore et al., 2009; United Nations, … all play a major role in the shift to less sustainable farming systems and currently there is insufficient policy … as for example when dry season grazing areas for livestock are converted to crop cultivation, incorporated in …

… harm so as to guarantee the safety of human beings and livestock and ensure agricultural and forestry production … portraying a species status. In Chile, the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) categorizes species according to … capture or convey or keep in captivity for the purposes of farming, breeding, or selling" without the permission of the …

… timber extraction. ■ Overgrazing: overgrazing by livestock leads to loss of vegetation cover, but also causes soil compaction by livestock trampling. Overgrazing predisposes soil to water … for soil conservation; and adaptive capacities of farming systems and land users”. 140 Factors listed by Hurni …

… Christopher Tribe. 1 Executive Summary Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, … aquaculture (inland and marine, and capture based or not). Farming implies some sort of intervention in the rearing … as well as promoting and protecting the agricultural, livestock, forestry, fishing and food production factors. The …

… icu l tura l approaches such as ecoagriculture and organic farming that improve the overall productivity and … conservation tillage, improved fallow systems, livestock diversification, integrated waste and soil nutrient …

… at the local level as a way of supporting extensive farming practices. Since 1995, the development of the Pan- … 13-01-2004 23:15 Pagina 29 layered-cropping farming and combi- nations of timber trees and shade coffee … are being supported by education courses for local livestock herders and awareness-raising programmes that are …