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… where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by shallow water. The Ramsar Convention takes … fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and …

… Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, … challenges. Farming is intrinsically linked to access to land, water and other input factors, such as labour, … regard as their rights, they often mention issues such as land rights, access to water, seed and other related factors, …

… many countries – making up about 35 percent of the global land area – will experience novel climates they have not been … where maize is a major staple food crop at present, the land may not be suitable anymore for its cultivation by 2050. …

… production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local … rice) a year because she has been able to access more land. She leases land from the local school, and due to the soil quality of …

… 300 meters. The weather is diverse due to differences in land elevation. Location of Huehuetenango, Guatemala In the …

… over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs … plant breeding. be expected from an expansion in arable land.12 Crop genetic resources contain the essential building … latitudes will be most se- verely affected by a decline in land suitable for cultivation, especially sub-Saharan Africa …

… issue of generic human rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health … diverse farming systems have been shaped by physical land limitations, the combination of varied topographies and …

… seeks to bring together agriculture, forestry, fishery, land use and nature con- servation in new ways. The UN … conventions, atmo- sphere conventions, land conventions, marine pollution conventions, and chemi- �� … of couNtry coalitioNs iN the NeGotiatiNG process? �� (d) Land Conventions The Africa Group and GRULAC have also played …

… the Benefit-sharing Fund in Nicaragua. Two farmers owning land that falls within a protected area entered into … populations of the wild maize relative teocintle on their land, in exchange for targeted training activities and basic …

… protected areas cover about 12.9% of the Earth’s land surface n Marine protected areas cover 6.3% of …