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Global Land Outlook
… practices. Our ability to manage trade-offs at a landscape scale will ultimately decide the future of land … in the right place at the right scale: a multifunctional landscape approach advocates for more rational land use … and manage the land. Our ability to manage trade-offs at a landscape scale will ultimately decide the future of land …
Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services
… through the process of precipitation draining through the landscape, into tributaries and into the main river channel. … people and nature The various components that make up the landscape within a watershed – for example forests, grass- … through the process of precipitation draining through the landscape, into tributaries and into the main river channel. …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… to address the full extent of the legal and governance landscape affecting the conservation of freshwater … and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical … lake, navi- gation, fishing, the regulation of the lake, landscape preservation and hydropower. Institutional …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… requires different skills and technologies to wider, more landscape based soil water storage that may benefit livestock … access to and management of pastures across the landscape. Development of water infrastructure is based on … planning of water development that is compatible with landscape-scale rangeland management. There have been efforts …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… and deforestation has reduced the capacity of the landscape to retain water. The resultant increase in the … Deforestation reducing the water retention capacity of the landscape • Reforestation with native tree species enabling … and communications, adoption of an integrated approach to landscape management, and reaching out to higher level …
Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
… locations, which have different environmental qualities or landscape values. For example, in the case below the value of … contribute to a fund for the conservation of a beautiful landscape or rare species, or the extent to which they would … the Youngsan River in Korea. It focused primarily on the landscape, recreational, amenity and existence values. The …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical … and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical … such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural sites, biological diversity and its …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… ecological, social and political forces have changed the landscape of water management in the early twenty-first … use and consumption. Moreover, human alteration of the landscape and natural water flows has routed water away from … of many species taking advantage of the feed, water and landscape. World water withdrawals for irrigation have …