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Biodiversity for Business: A guide to using knowledge products delivered through IUCN

… Conversely, companies are major players in the wider land- scape and as such are responsible for their impact on … hierarchy• (avoidance, minimization, restoration and rehabilitation, and offsets), especially the avoidance phase … have legal designation for any particular kind of land use (e.g. they are not necessarily Protected Areas). D …
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IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… (after completing the avoidance, minimization and rehabilitation steps of the mitigation hierarchy) cannot be … This includes biodiversity conservation priorities, sound land use (and seascape) decision-making and sensitivity maps. … and above all through landscape-level, integrated land-use planning. 10.2 Additionality A biodiversity offset …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… of nature; • they were elitist, failing to consider the land rights and sophisticated resource management of … communities: recovery of so-called traditional know-how, rehabilitation of the rights of local actors over natural … such as the right to access and cultivate a parcel of land. The attribution of certain individual possession rights …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… 2. Protection and security for occupiers and owners 84 3. Land management 86 4. Land and soil agreements 88 5. Markets and farmer … of its objectives the need “to improve the conser- vation, rehabilitation and sustainable use of soils”. In 2002, the …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… te rs /R od i S ai d Heavily reliant on weather, climate, land, and water for its ability to thrive, agriculture is … and Aquaculture, Forestry, and Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water. In addition, FAO country offices provided … assets is calculated using the replacement or repair/rehabilitation cost, and is accounted for under damage. The …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… Climate change will bring further extreme weather events, land degradation and desertification, water scarcity, rising … addressing climate change, the health of the oceans, land degradation, social inclusion, education, and gender … tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. However, the rehabilitation of agricultural and degraded soils can remove …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… inclusive urbanization; Promote the protection and rehabilitation of historic urban areas; Promote sustainable … Mediterranean coastal zones: A vital interface between land and sea It is estimated that approximately one third of … forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 6. Ensure …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… that recognizes the interlinkages—for example, between land and water, agriculture and water, technology and water, … voluntary measures, market and information-based tools, land-use management and cost recovery of water services, … and composition and quantities of substances in them; 6. Rehabilitation of water resources; 7. Forecasts on floods, …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… Richards P., Ecological Change and the Politics of African Land Use, African Studies Review, June 1983, pp. 1-59. - 3 - … not be understood in the limited sense of produce from the land, but should also encompass fishery and forestry … incentives that promote the conservation, improvement and rehabilitation of these resources, and therefore of water …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… to prioritize impact avoidance and mitigation, as well as rehabilitation, above biodiversity offsets. • Voluntary, … a number of ways, including for example gaining access to land and resources in significant biodiversity areas, … Some of these advantages are outlined next. Access to land and resources Companies committing to an NPI approach …
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