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… highlights opportunities to firmly embed conservation in land use planning and development. Continu- ously increasing … spatial distribution of biodiversity information on the land and in the sea. Such knowledge is used to underpin … species threat mecha- nisms such as predation, habitat degradation, hybridisation, disease transmission etc. are …

… numbers of tourists in these areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise … that is before we consider the expansion of agricultural land, exploratory drilling and extraction of oil and gas, or … internationally agreed targets are for 17% of terrestrial land and 10% of marine areas to be protected. However, while …

… resources, including access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, credit, inheritance and … in redressing environmental imbalance: insecure land and tenure rights; obstructed access to natural resource … more severe storms and flooding, species depletion, soil degradation, deforestation, and other negative environmental …

… 8 3.3.4 Conservation corridors need to be integrated into land use planning ......... 8 3.3.5 Connectivity conservation … to support strengthened environmental linkages in the land and seascape. Whilst a myriad of different terminologies … viable and that ecosystems and people are able to adapt to land transformation and climate change. We call this …

… a lack of access to production inputs, support services, land, facilities and decision-making processes over the … national contexts of countries affected by ecosystem degradation, food insecurity and hunger; ALARMED by the … manage carefully the expansion of industrial agricultural land in such a way as to avoid compromising the integrity of …

… ntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and  … marginalize  smallholders  or  lead  to  environmental  degradation  and water  scarcity,  thereby  reversing  … t of foreign direct investment (FDI) involving transfers of land. Yet domestic investors,  …

… 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 … damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. While hazards may be natural, anthropogenic or …

… parks. We celebrate one of the greatest collective land-use commitments in the history of humankind – a … realm. We voice concern that while 11.5% of the world’s land area now enjoys protection, less than 1% of the world’s … concern that protected areas are often islands in a sea of degradation, ignoring natural life lines drawn through river …

… success or failure, humanity and the planet need as much land as possible that is unspoiled (or nearly un-spoiled), to … but have not benefited from conservation efforts like the land surface of the planet. Overfishing, the use of … pollution are factors that have contributed to this degradation, which translates into losses in local …

… Antarctica, for example is considered terra nullius or land that is not the sovereign territory of any country, like … • climate change • international waters • ozone • land degradation • persistent organic pollutants Capacity …