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… live in fragile areas where they compete for water and land. In marine waters, nearly three-quarters of all … protected archaeological or natural sites. • Regulation of agricultural activities may involve issues of the quality and … broad land use categories such as residential, industrial, agricultural, forest, or nature conservation. Designated …

… 9. Soil, land use, land degradation and desertification … practices in order to achieve food security and rational agricultural production within the Basin [in accordance with … of existing initiatives to enhance sustainable agricultural production and food security” Johannesburg Plan …

… decision-making and participation by local communities in land-use decisions. Participatory decision-making involves … early colonial period until the recent past, was that the agricultural practices of the human population had, through … from the CAMPFIRE programme averaged 17 percent of gross agricultural income, although after the severe drought of …

… DEADLY ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS … where communities are being encroached on by ranches and agricultural plantations or gangs of illegal loggers. The … way to thousands of illegal logging camps2 whilst the agricultural frontier is pushing further into previously …

… be to protect and restore ecosystems that provide critical land and water resources and services. Ongoing degradation of … in water and land-use planning, infrastructure design, and agricultural practices. • Change use: adaptation measures can … of these water demands with other uses, in particular agricultural use. Where waters are already over-allocated, …

… change, the hydrological cycle and water resources, agricultural crops and public health (UNEP and C4, 2002; … reaching the surface, precipitation efficiency, and agricultural productivity were observed during the brownish … scenarios under various socio-economic development and land use scenarios in the medium- and long-term. 2. Assess …

… development in West Asia, in particular by supporting agricultural ecosystems (animals and plants). B. Status of … ranging from 50 to 1,600 kg/ha (Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, 2005);4 examples include Periploca … West Asia occupy only 1.34 per cent of West Asia’s total land area (Global Environment Outlook – GEO-4, 2007)5 but …

… between: • wetlands, people and human institutions; • land and water use within and beyond national boundaries; • … to the Convention). Handbook 3: Laws and institutions 31 agricultural, construction, transport, water management, … on undeveloped property or fallow land which is not in agricultural production: such provisions are not specific to …

… 3.3. HABITAT ALTERATION, POLLUTION AND LAND USE .......30 3.4. LACk OF AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION … tion prior to the discovery of oil in the 1960’s. The agricultural tradi- tion is deeply rooted in Libya’s history … developed to increase the irri- gated areas and enhance agricultural development (Table 3). How- ever, the speed of …

… only 20% specifically recognize customary law that governs land and natural resources. Some countries that do not … genetic resources that contain biological diversity and agricultural biodiversity; their medicine and traditional … of genetic resources contained in biological diversity and agricultural biodiversity is likewise forbidden. Art 343: The …