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… harvesting, supplementary irrigation, traditional farming techniques to protect watersheds, changing hunting … and indigenous communities mostly depend on subsistence farming and derive a substantial part of their diet from wild … of pollutants including sediments, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon, pathogens, pesticides, salt and thermal …

… for a fuel source would logically lead to more planting or farming of the species. For established populations, only …

… paper evaluates the importance of watershed services to farming communities in Southeast Asia. A case study in …

… is limited to cattle and sheep breeding, and small-scale farming utilizing traditional land-use patterns. … pistes of a total length 130 km. Other industries such as farming and traditional crafts are of marginal interest. … and sectors such as local authorities, tourism services, farming, NGOs and the local communities influencing the …

… in the following chapters, both of these scenarios – the organic situation as practiced on the ground and the … may cater for multiple resource uses (e.g. pastoralism, farming, fishing) and users (farmers, residents and … and 3) the strengthening of local institutions and the organic evolution of customary land law in accordance with …

… BOX 5 7 maintain soil structures, trap water and restore organic material, rendering soil more favorable to … these community councils have led to diversification of farming systems, including terracing of degraded slopes and … farmers have readopted and adapted traditional farming techniques which have substantially improved their …

… at the local level as a way of supporting extensive farming practices. Since 1995, the development of the Pan- … Rica, which is now producing 20 per cent of the world’s organic cocoa. At the same time, smallholders are being … of non-timber forest products and the cultivation of organic cocoa (Mesoamerica), developing sustainable forestry …

… required, as is clarification of the claimed ranching or farming operations in Argentina DISTRIBUTION Rather … are laid in a mound nest, constructed by the female from organic debris. Nests are usually within 30 m of water, but … December and April. Eggs are laid in a mound nest of organic material, constructed by the female. Average nest …

… on fragile areas, forests and endangered species * Make farming systems more stable, robust, and sustainable * … when commercial varieties are introduced into traditional farming systems. While FAO (1996) states that some indicators …

… n Agr icu l tura l approaches such as ecoagriculture and organic farming that improve the overall productivity and … heat, power, transport) that is derived from non-fossil organic matter (biomass). It generally encompasses a wide …