Search results
445 Results
Sorted by relevance
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… the global annual average is being experienced in many land regions and seasons, including two to three times higher … indigenous peoples, and local communities dependent on agricultural or coastal livelihoods (high confidence). … Land area of bioenergy crops in 2050 (million hectare) Agricultural CH4 emissions in 2030 (% rel to 2010) in 2050 (% …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… of this type can usually be addressed through conventional land-use and environmental management regulations or … of native plant communities. In certain countries, modern agricultural production relies increasingly on crops that … need to include items such as: • reduction in the value of agricultural land; • increased operating costs and loss of …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… and species, freshwater and forests, and freshwater and land uses and soils. This is why relevant instruments on … of the river’s regime, on its navigation conditions, the agricultural and industrial exploitation of the river, the … and sub-tributaries, their conditions of navigability, agricultural and industrial exploitation, the sanitary …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… These include, among others, differences in relation to land and resource rights, possibilities for advancement at … gain access to valuable resources such as land, credit and agricultural inputs, technology, extension, train- ing and … uniformity Although women’s knowledge and contribution to agricultural production is substantial, it is, in general, …
Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance
… and include: a) direct threats, including drainage and land conversion, excavation, burning, over- grazing, agricultural abandonment, visitor pressure, non-sustainable … channels and rice fields), and 4 (seasonally flooded agricultural land, including intensively managed or grazed …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… to access TK or any other intended activity on their land, such as the establishment of a REDD project or a … and forest degradation that the community faces (agricultural expansion, legal/illegal logging, fire, etc). … have a medium position in the caste-system - on a par with agricultural communities - and are not resource poor. As …
Landscape conservation law. Present trends and perspectives in international and comparative law.
… nature conservation, pollution control and abatement, and land use. Certainly until recently it has not been the … Europe. Now, through the eastwards extension of the Common Agricultural Policy, this is threatening to have a similar … to the very difficult discussions on changes in European agricultural policy that are taking place now; • public …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… City of Zagreb. Croatia covers 56,594 square kilometers of land and 31.067 km² of interior sea waters and territorial … are aligned with IUCN categories36 as shown in table 1. 36 Agricultural and Biological Sciences » “Protected Area … and shellfish farmers (aquaculture in special reserves). — Agricultural producers who operate in MPAs include mainly …
Assessing the international forest regime
… of UNCED ... 19 1.1 Progress through National Forest and Land-Use Programmes ........................... 19 1.2 … have been on marine and coastal biological diversity and agricultural biological diversity. The medium-term programme … the ecosystem focus of the COP (see below) was due to be agricultural biological diversity, with the consideration of …
State of Biodiversity in Africa
… areas have been expanded in number and extent, both on land and in coastal waters. In Eastern and Southern Africa, … also found in these wetlands. Expanding urban, industrial, agricultural and tourism development is now creating hazards … an important source of water and nutrients necessary for agricultural production, food security and habitat for a …