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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… and sustainable use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 … to the Parties, including energy, mineral resources, food, agricultural and animal resources, forestry, water resources … in some detail and include the implementation of improved agricultural practices and agrarian reforms, particularly on …
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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

… Wildlife Protection and Trafficking Assessment in Kenya ix agricultural, residential, or industrial use. Kenya’s … South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia, fuelling conflict over land, water and livestock. This deep-rooted conflict is as … ranges: habitat fragmentation due to land subdivision, agricultural expansion, high-density human settlement, …
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Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe

… in area. It contains large acreages of open conservation land that provide habitat for numerous state and … to the ant M. sabuleti, which was disappearing due to agricultural changes) and how to rectify this (Thomas, Simcox … and farm ponds, which have been developed through agricultural use and can assist biodiversity if properly …
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Legal aspects in the implementation of CDM Forestry Principles

… and institutional system to approve CDM AR projects 47 4. Land rights issues, title to carbon and the nature of CERs 49 … of AR activities Agroforestry refers to systems of mixing agricultural or horticultural crops and/or livestock with … perennials. Integrating trees on farms into the wider agricultural landscape can improve the balance between food …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… reduction of the impact of chemicals and prevention of land degradation, while generating sustainable livelihoods. … such as ecotourism and tourism companies, water companies, agricultural companies or those who wish to extract resources … the customary leaders could not counteract the urban and agricultural expansion of the newcomers, which eventually …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… lowlands, Indonesian Papua Gill Shepherd 29. Explaining land use, highlands, Indonesian Papua Gill Shepherd 30. Jetty … and season, but also by longer-term trends which include agricultural expansion and land-use intensification. 1 2 T h … In highland areas, clans had, in addition to their agricultural lands, a seven- 1 4 T h e E c o s y s t e m A p …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals

… but is not actively sought after. Also killed as an agricultural pest. It occurs ^n several reserves and national … beginning of the century. Trees are felled for timber, and land cleared for agriculture (Asibey, 1978). Access roads … threats in the 1970s. Trees were felled and coffee and agricultural crops planted; overgrazing was also a problem …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… to bring some order into this rapidly developing use of land and water, IUCN The World Conservation Union developed a … to them (e.g. strict exclusion zones and other zones where agricultural use, fishing or tourism may be permitted). In … reasons this is done in two parts: with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) …
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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… In Vietnam, for example, the customary community head or land guardian controls rights to access and use of resources … Informal processes in the case include: ƒ Pre-1980s, agricultural and fishing communities had set up their own … design of the causeway, there was no consultation with the agricultural and fishing communities, which had set up their …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… spiritual value. Covering almost 12 percent of the world’s land surface, the global protected area system represents a … Temporary measures, such as short-term grant-funded agricultural set-asides, rotations in commercial forest … land-use patterns, e.g., as evidenced in ● sustainable agricultural and forestry systems and human settle- ments …
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