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… fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (Montreal, Canada) and car- ries out … and commodity trade. In 1977, Mooney co-founded RAFI (Rural Advancement Fund International, renamed ETC Group in … growth and persistent poverty, particularly in the rural areas among the small-scale food producers. …

… cost-effective next step for national and international development agendas. It is a clear goal for the UNCCD and an … impacts the more than 1.2 billion of the world’s rural poor who depend directly upon the land for their food … Adaptation In practical terms, for most of the world’s rural population, real and effective climate change …

… crucial to household nutritional strategies. In addition, rural communities, and the urban markets with which they … In Burkina Faso, and throughout the West African Sahel, rural women carefully collect the fruit, leaves and roots of … and relatively wealthy households Source: Biodiversity in development (IUCN/DFID, No date) 1999 1997 1997 1997 0–10 15 …

… knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. … ecosystem.21 19  The under-valuation of women’s work in rural areas in particular is common. For example, collection … and network. One such partner program is Northern Rural Development (NRD), which runs the “Women on Air” …

… tion, food security, water security, human and economic development. In an increasingly unpredictable global … For example, in Africa, 60% of the population live in rural areas and depend on small-scale groundwater supplies … economics may change. Furthermore, water security in many rural areas will continue to be limited by access rather than …

… for the sake of our common environment and sustainable development. This report is dedicated to the heroic … their exclusion. The affected rights-holders often live in rural, isolated areas, with little access to government … that could support them. The very specific nature of rural communities can also aggravate their vulnerability, as …

… sub- sequently to "map", mysterious cases of poisoning in rural areas: fevers, chest and abdominal pains, vomiting, … like Senegal, where agriculture tends to be manual. In rural areas, the treated seeds were handled directly, … countries protect human health and the environment as the development and marketing of chemicals accelerates over the …

… in the face of global change. The partnership includes the development of a global platform for the acquisition, … such claims are not helpful as a basis for understanding rural land conservation policies that feature a complex mix … of 1988, in order to meet their social functions, all rural properties must properly utilize the available natural …

… 1.1 Development of the NbS concept … quality and resilience, provide new opportunities for rural livelihoods, while securing adequate water and energy … resources are especially important for those living in rural areas, many of whom rely on these resources for their …

… financial support provided by The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (HIVOS) to the project: “Gender … (rice, wheat, maize): providing up to 90 percent of the rural poor’s food intake and producing between 60 and 80 … known as the feminisation of poverty.15 Nearly 80% of rural women in Asia, 60% in Africa and 40% in Latin America, …