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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… . . . . . . . . . . 83 II. High Nature Value (HNV) Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … environment for allocating functions at the landscape scale. The concept is the translation of ecological knowledge … isolated islands of varying size, though often too small, in the midst of intensive agriculture, built …
Global Land Outlook
… worrying trends. Yet it is evident in countries big and small, rich and poor, that the health and condition of our … from wider infrastructure and economic development. The scale of rural transformation in recent decades has been … to climate change and other natural resource pressures. 3. Farming for multiple benefits: optimizing the most desirable …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… 000 for reefs and US$200 000-900 000 for mangroves. ❏ The small total area of coral reefs and mangroves belies their … changes due to global warming. ❏ Short-term, small-scale rehabilitation progr- ammes should not take precedence … 643. de Graaf, G.J. and Xuan, T.T. 1998. Extensive shrimp farming, mangrove clearance and marine fisheries in the …
Desertification: the invisible frontline
… crisis that is destabilizing communities on a global scale. as the effects of climate change undermine … and mitigate the effects of drought. otherwise, many small-scale farmers and poor, land- dependent communities … DeclInIng opTIons, global consequences FooD (In)securITy - FarmIng ourselves InTo exTIncTIon in 2008, food insecurity …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger‐scale private investments ISSN 2413‐807X … SSFG Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small‐Scale Fisheries in the Context of … er different business models, such as plantations, contract farming, outgrower schemes or joint ventures, can …
Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers
… local governments, organizations of farmers and small-scale producers, of fishers, and of forest users, by … tenure regimes can also support highly intensified farming systems, such as those in parts of Ghana. The …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… results. This paper argues that, in advance of full-scale tenure reform involving legislated changes to tenure … option. Large areas of forest cannot be sub-divided into small individual plots because the transaction costs of … with attempts to reforest an area that had been used for farming. The farmers involved protested and the RTAF, to its …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… Water is primarily used for domestic purposes and small-scale irrigation in Guatemala, while in Mexico, 54% of … for processing coffee beans. In addition, intensive animal farming and a relatively dense population associated with …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… effect are feared on indigenous and local communities and small-holder farmers. In addition, evidence favouring the use … refers to products of agriculture biomass, by-products at farming level and industrial processing of raw material … this sector as the production of biogas on a commercial scale is not competitive as compared with compressed natural …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… in practice are related to tourism and catering on a small scale in PAs. Detailed list of activities in PAs, for which … — defining the intensity of impact of cage based fish farming on benthic biocenosis and to develop measures aimed …