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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… in Northern Region Droughts and floods Sustainable land management Involvement of communities in identifying … in Fatick Region Droughts and salinisation Sustainable land management Participatory and iterative approaches ensure … defined as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promote conservation …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 17. How land tenure impacts the use of management data to delineate … area’ as used throughout this guide refers to “An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and … theless provides a relatively accurate estimate of the land area covered by protected areas globally, at 11.5% …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… with a poor or bad EWI cover almost half of the planet’s land and inland water surface. Those with a medium EWI cover a further 43%. Only 8.6% of land area is covered by countries with a fair EWI. Combining … the productivity of about 16% of the globe’s agricultural land. Combining the updated maps with existing expert …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… of micro- and macro-policy issues in- fluencing water and land use, and represents one of the major global challenges … on the resource. These may include: ■■ The impact of land use / land management which has a direct impact on both groundwater …
Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National
… and ex situ, including through ecosystem management and land use policies, as well as for the fair and equitable … agreement also contains specific provisions in relation to land-use planning. While the emphasis is on natural … give particular attention to the national allocation of land usage. They shall endeavour to take the necessary …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia, fuelling conflict over land, water and livestock. This deep-rooted conflict is as … of incentives for landowners to keep wildlife on their land and procedures for compensation claims following … KWS, KWCA, NGOs, Conservancies 5 Carry out a national land-use survey with the emphasis on examining the trends in …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… scenarios under various socio-economic development and land use scenarios in the medium- and long-term. 2. Assess … the burning of fossil fuel or biomass, as well as from land use changes and industrial processes. CO2 has the … of the combustion of fossil fuels, cement production and land use. Other dominant sources are deforestation and land …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… against during agriculture will increase yield and prevent land soil erosion, water scarcity and overall land degradation hence sustainability of agriculture. Left: … All provisions needed to guarantee that the fauna, flora, land and water are used rationally, avoiding the depredation …
Crossing Borders for Nature. European examples of transboundary conservation
… relevance to this region, spanning 13,000 km of the land behind the former Iron Curtain, from the Barents Sea in … Areas Sandwith et al. (2001) define a TBPA as “an area of land and/or sea that straddles one or more borders between … type of transboundary conservation initiative as “areas of land and/or sea that straddle one or more borders between …