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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… contribute to undermining human rights (Large-scale shrimp farming threatens subsistence of coastal communities) Adapted … dunes. The Gran Chaco includes the largest expanses of dry tropical forest in the Neotropics, a biome that is facing … area in Bolivia, and contains the largest area of dry tropical forest under protection in the world. When …
The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention
… efforts to reduce risks from hazardous pesticides to farming families and communities. 27 The Severely hazardouS … but also for the agrochemical industry, the food and farming sectors and beyond. Experience has shown that it is … later. Farmers need to understand which conditions and farming practices tend to encourage pests and what they can …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… have been used to improve speed and fuel economy, reduce dry-docking expenses, and prevent the translocation or … Figure 1.7—Concentrations of TBT in sediments (ng·l-1 dry weight) after the enactment of the ban on organotin-based … commercial harbour (maximum 18,722, average 4,487ng·l-1 dry weight), and Almería commercial harbour (2,135ng·l-1 dry …
Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development
… involved in defining transitional zones between wet and dry or making banal statements that if you need rubber boots … as ducks, flamingos and herons. The third dealt with farming for waterfowl and the prevention of crop damage. The … changes in the evolution of wetlands, from open water to dry land, occurring in a time-span of centuries. Sometimes it …
Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc
… is mainly engaged in tourism, forestry and low intensity farming. On both sides of the border, there are great … act as springs in the wet season or sinkholes during the dry season. Livanjsko Polje is one of the rare fields in the … habitats, mostly submediterranean and epimediterranean dry grasslands on shallow carbonate soils. Of these, 19 …
Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.
… occur where there is a marked difference between wet and dry seasons; as water levels drop, the water flow may stop … starts flowing again. Such remnant pools may be important dry season refuges for aquatic life. Lakes, ponds Open water …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… may cater for multiple resource uses (e.g. pastoralism, farming, fishing) and users (farmers, residents and … riverside plots (during and after the rains) Family plots, dry-season Limits of common grazing areas Sacred Forest … the wet season and their exclusive ranches during the dry season and in times of drought. Others "grazed out" their …