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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests
… destroyed or degraded large areas of tropical forests. Infrastructure development has intensified throughout the … tropical production forest and the development of forest infrastructure at a landscape scale Forest managers should: • … and by changing moisture regimes. The construction of new infrastructure – particularly roads – can greatly increase …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… the lack of planning or the absence of adequate infrastructure to dispose of waste inevitably leads to … and procurement processes in creating the water-supply infrastructure. This also highlights the disregard for health … corruption to influence the design of the water-supply infrastructure to ensure easier access to water or to benefit …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… or capital, free technical assistance, contributions to infrastructure work, credit supply, tax concessions, etc. … regard to natural woodlands. (...) the lack of adequate infrastructure and technical staff to ensure regular … State. The latter is responsible for the erosion control infrastructure in addition to any __________ 140/ FAO, supra …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… objectives in part by reducing the need for major new infrastructure by better using the existing water resources. … to augment the value of the water, of farmland and other infrastructure which uses it, as well as reduced incentives … transfer of responsibility for the operation of irrigation infrastructure from the state to farmer-operated water user …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 3: Wetlands sustain lives. How can we take care of them?
… in the country’s history. in 2016, a new nature- and infrastructure-based plan was presented, showing how the area … • identifying specific sites along the coast for building infrastructure that works with nature • capacity building for …
Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)
… countries that lack appropriate waste management infrastructure, but also for the world’s oceans as a whole … to accelerate the development of: a. waste collection infrastructure and plugging of post-collection leakage; b. …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… hopes to have avoided investing an extra $ 4-6 billion on infrastructure to maintain the quality of urban water … defi ciencies in market knowledge, technical capacity and infrastructure limits their potential success. To this end, … impacts of the development activities, technologies, infrastructure and investments that result from them. 12 IUCN …
The Role of legal instruments to support Green low-emission and climate-resilient development - A guidebook on assessing, selecting and implementing legal instruments
… that other development priorities (e.g. health, education, infrastructure, social services) are protected or advanced. … a government’s policies on requiring climate-resilient infrastructure will be materially facilitated if pre-existing legal instruments require infrastructure risk assessments—thus allowing climate change …
Managing Natural World Heritage
… five years). • Inputs (budget, staffing, facilitates, infrastructure, etc.): An outline of costs and sources … management costs – in other words funding the salaries, infrastructure, equipment and maintenance required to … economic opportunities. • The interpretive programme and infrastructure should be designed and constructed in a way …