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Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty

… International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture MAT mutually agreed terms PIC prior … agreed terms), and draft sanctions without external aid. The problems for most countries arise because the basic … to recognize the particularities of genetic resources for food and agriculture. This is expected, given that the …
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Pay : Establishing payments for watershed services

… services Services focused on directly supplying food and non-food products from water flows • Freshwater supply • Crop and … the deal by providing a small amount of financial aid and a strong legal framework to ensure the enforceability …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… difficulties in meeting their basic needs for energy, food, and clean water. * Legal Officer, IUCN Environmental … • A 1985 economic recession spurred a demand for food crops in the country, with increased deforestation as a … may include direct international to sub-national payments. Aid (ODA) Compliance (offset) Markets Voluntary Markets …
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Guidelines for species conservation planning - version 1.0

… use changes affecting habitats and ecosystems, hunting for food or for cultural reasons; or larger factors such as … dispersal process and pattern. Diet and nutrition As food supply is a common determinant of animal population … often possess valuable traditional knowledge that can aid planning (IUCN-SSC/CEESP SULi, 2016); as it is not in the …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… in which to mitigate impacts of an increased demand for food on the provision of ES. The authors address a very … D6DCB.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=1880984 This is a recent paper on the poverty dimension … Resource centers on urban agriculture and food security Species Banking.com www.speciesbanking.com …
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The Use of Marine Organisms in Traditional and Allopathic Medicine

… found anywhere along the gradient of medicine to tonic to food. Auspicious or luxury foods can often have medicinal … and shark fin, but are consumed predominantly as food items (Clarke, 2002) and as such, will not be covered … FAO, 1997) and there is also a growing scrutiny of the non-food use of the marine environment, such as the collection …
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Global Land Outlook

… 78 PART TWO: THE OUTLOOK 104 6 Scenarios of Change 106 7 Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 … (PBL). Alfred Duda contributed in part to Chapter 8. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) contributed in part … Between 1980 and 2000, only 3.23 % of environmental aid was aimed at addressing land degradation. 5. Research and …
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Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… decision- makers who require an information resource to aid understanding in this subject area. To reach this broad … and physiographic characteristics were mapped to aid in the identification of Freshwater Resource Areas. The … from ecosystems, including provisioning services (such as food and water), regulating services (such as flood control …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… of species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, air and water, most essen- tial in stabilizing climate, … their ecosystems – it is also about people, the need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a … and global inventories of sacred natural sites will aid our understanding of them. Likewise, the rate of loss is …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… Diversity CMPA Collaboratively Managed Protected Area FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FPIC … International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ICCAs Indigenous and Community Conserved … to enhance and promote biodiversity at the local level and aid in maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, the …
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