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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… presented in the report viivii List of Acronyms AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use CAS Climate … (IPCC, 2014). When the land sector as a whole, including agriculture, forestry and other land uses (AFOLU), is … in the past 100 years due to the growth in intensive agriculture practices, driven by food security and …
Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia
… of California, Berkley), Usha Kiran Chopra (Indian Agriculture research Institute, India), Lisa Emberson … Research Institute, Thailand), A. K. Singh (Indian Agriculture Research Institute, India), Jeffrey R. Vincent … Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), prepared by the Agriculture Impact Study Group coordinated by the Indian …
Value : Counting ecosystems as water infrastructure
… and around Pallisa’s wetlands are used for sub- sistence agriculture, mainly rice growing, and for grazing. Wetlands … Arabian Sea. Land in the area has become unsuitable for agriculture, and potable water sources have become very … compared to the immediate short-term benefits of irrigated agriculture (Case 2). Investment appraisals, project …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… ecosystems as second only to humans and ahead of water for agriculture, power generation and industrial uses. viii tHe … extraordinary resource. It serves multiple sectors, from agriculture to sanitation, industry to households, and, of … habitat modification. Most land-based activities, such as agriculture and human settlements, generate pollution, land …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… rather than specific economic sectors such as tourism or agriculture. The Strategy is also expected to lead to … activities (i.e. fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, agriculture, and primary industries), secondary industries … security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use …
An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
… Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Government of Canada for the support in … CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture CH Clearing-House CHM Clearing-House Mechanism … European Court of Justice EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GEF Global Environment Facility GTLE …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… and Prevention of Speculation in Land) Act 1950 505 6.1.2 Agriculture 510 6.1.2.1 NWFP Agriculture Development Authority (Dissolution) Ordinance … instruments governing land use and tenure are related to agriculture and irrigation. The basic law on land acquisition …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… enormous human and economic devastation in these areas. Agriculture, tourism, fishing, ports and transport, as well … 6). A further 15% or 9,380 hectares of ‘Production dryland agriculture and plantations’ were also exposed to the very … 3,006.9 3,699.3 480.3 7,421.2 1.5 Production from dryland agriculture and plantations 0 666.6 18,194.0 44,518.8 9,385.2 …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… Many of them have preserved traditional knowledge about agriculture, hunting, fishing, foraging and the use of … and greater reliance on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture. The review also reflects in several chapters on … and traditional peoples. For many of them subsistence agriculture as well as hunting and gathering remains the core …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 85 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2004 … of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the … Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (“ITPGR”) . …