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Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… Simard (IUCN). � Executive Summary Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, molluscs, … transmission between wild and cultured populations via intensive culture, which can destroy raising conditions. … conditions, or because of inappropriate sanitary measures. Intensive aquaculture practices pose a higher risk of stress …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… by using smarter and more productive, integrated farming systems. Shifting to sustainable management and use … appropriate typologies to characterize the diversity of farming types, thereby enabling adequate targeting of … and produce their own maps. Regional training events and intensive technical follow-up support have been part of this …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… depends on water for processing coffee beans. In addition, intensive animal farming and a relatively dense population associated with … Higher resilience (after intervention) Diversity • Intensive production of cash crops meant for the national …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… over Europe have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and industrial) development, many … changing its face On the Austrian side of the border, intensive agriculture on small plots of private farm land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… Management Sugarcane Production Fiji sugarcane farming is based on rain-fed agriculture, with cane … and its causes). Consequently, with even short periods of intensive rain, excessive soil erosion and even landslides … in the region. Such an approach, however, is very resource intensive. Similar difficulties are faced when determining …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… 0 9,106.1 126,920.4 131,660.9 48,064.5 315,752.2 63.2 Intensive uses 0 234.7 3,006.9 3,699.3 480.3 7,421.2 1.5 … modified pastures 0 147.6 51.3 52.4 35.2 244.7 0.05 Intensive animal production 0 7,342.3 692.0 7,805.1 1,040.8 … K.K., Panwar, A.S. and Singh, J.L. (2003). Sustainable Farming Systems for Hill Agriculture. In: Bhatt, B.P., …
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Change : Adaptation of water resources management to climate change

… of economic activities, from fishing and subsistence farming to intensive rice cultivation. At the Regional Dialogue on … approaches have dominated the debate – a capital- intensive “high-tech” intervention and a “living-with-floods” …
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Forests and protected areas : Guidance on the use of the IUCN protected area management categories

… forests and woodlands 30 Small woodlands for use in the farming system 31 Woodland managed for sport shooting etc 31 … the different management regimes for forests – from intensive production to complete protection – and protected … from being left completely alone to being subject to intensive intervention such as coppicing, or clearfelling and …
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Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation

… tracts of forest between two mountain ranges. Among intensive farmland in the Netherlands, landscape ecologists … aside as nature reserves, to tiny remnants surrounded by intensive land use. Together they provide the habitats upon … has been replaced by farmland used mainly for dairy farming and beef cattle production. In 1942, most forest …
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The ecosystem approach: Five steps to implementation

… of relevance to professionals and practioners active in farming, forestry, fisheries, protected areas, urban planning … Sahara where, as one moves south, first herding and then farming become possible. It offers an excellent example of … there. He also banned fuelwood collection and proposed intensive tree-planting at the base of the slope instead. Two …
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