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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… integrated development of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and prevention of …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… threats of land degradation, including desertification, deforestation and climate change, impact on habitat and food … to bats of current forestry practices, including deforestation, afforestation, reforestation, management, …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… it is thought that widespread mining and extensive deforestation in Mindanao were the cause of flash floods, … flooding; (3) fishing: Heavy siltation caused by upstream deforestation affects the productivity (catch) of the fisher …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… ■ Biophysical: land use and land management, including deforestation and tillage methods; ■ Socio-economic: human … is one of the world’s major environmental concerns. Deforestation of primary or secondary forest to convert the … is generally related to land use changes, including deforestation, agricultural intensification and urban …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… development (roads and skiing facilities) and deforestation. Also since 1993 a transboundary organization, … proportion of the high plains there has been significant deforestation. These areas were or still are used as summer … transported by trucks. In the past there was considerable deforestation to create more grazing pastures for sheep. As a …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… biodiversity in the region faces several threats including deforestation, alien invasive species, mining, natural … practices resulting in severe land degradation and deforestation. Both countries are already experiencing … and threatened by a variety of factors including logging, deforestation, pollution, fire, shifting agriculture, etc. …