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Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems
… a growing population that is increasingly concentrated in urban and metropolitan centres; CONSCIOUS of the growing … are subjected, especially in the Mediterranean where urban expansion and the development of new infrastructures … Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted 3 November 2001 at the 31st session of …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… greater use of green infrastructure, and more sustainable agriculture and forestry. The Western Balkan countries are by … in their movement due to insurmountable barriers such as urban areas, major roads and other infrastructure, cleared … been used to describe natural, connected habitats within urban areas. Recently, it has been launched as a new concept …
Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases
… Modified net national product is estimated for the agriculture and forestry sectors in Zimbabwe by valuing the … UK Ecosystem or sector focus: Industry, Infrastructure, Urban settlements Topics: Private sector, Economic … UK Ecosystem or sector focus: Industry, Infrastructure, Urban settlements Topics: Private sector, Economic …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… Unrest/ Military Exercises Solid Waste Household Sewage/ Urban Waste Water Erosion and Siltation/ Deposition Mining/ Quarrying Crops Housing/ Urban Areas Roads/ Railroads Livestock Farming / Grazing … Wood Harvesting Water Pollution Shipping Lanes Housing/ Urban Areas Fire/ Fire Suppression Renewable Energy Tourism/ …
Collaboration for resilience: How collaboration among business, government and NGOs could be the key to living with turbulence and change in the 21st century
… in an agenda for building resilience (Case 1). Case 1 – Urban Resilience, New York City (The City of New York, 2013) … resource sectors (especially energy, mining, forestry and agriculture) for example has undermined social ‘licence to … and contribute to adaptive capacity (Case 5). Case 5 – Urban Drought Resilience, Gold Coast, Australia (Davis and …
Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas
… to describe a wide range of environments—from an overgrown urban park to a truly wild landscape—depending on the … religion or spirituality (see Section 4.9). To an urban resident, a wilderness area may be a place for … law but the Kayapo are located in the midst of active agriculture frontiers in the highest-deforestation regions of …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… needed for ozone formation remain high (high confidence). Urban heat islands often amplify the impacts of heatwaves in … spreading and sharing, community-based adaptation) and urban areas (e.g., green infrastructure, sustainable land use … measures can reduce nitrous oxide and methane from agriculture, methane from the waste sector, some sources of …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… EU: ......... European Union FAO: ....... Food and Agriculture Organization GCA: ...... Game Controlled Area … pastoralists to restructure their livelihoods around urban centres and settlements. In some regions these trends … in the demand for livestock food products as rising urban human populations in developing countries adopt dietary …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… from land- and marine-based activities, includ- ing from urban areas that have limited wastewater infrastructure and … growth and employment X Economic activities (e .g . agriculture, transport, tourism, minerals extraction, … industry . Local National* SDG 11 Cities X Pollution from urban activities (solid and liquid) causes pollution in …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… of contents 10. Other Sectors 109 10.1. Emissions from Agriculture Sector 109 10.1.1. Overview (man-made activities) … hourly, or for a shorter period. For example, current urban chemical transport modeling requires hourly temporal … (eq. 3.7) where, j,r = Vehicle class j and road type r (urban, rural) Emi,j,r = Emission of pollutant i in gram (g), …