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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 ARTICLE 34: FOOD AND FEED PRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Soft Law ETS European Treaty Series EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GAOR … with negative consequences for the environment, as well as food and nutrition security; Recognizing that poverty …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… French strategies for international cooperation on health, food security, human development, environment and climate. … it provides co-benefits such as clean water and food for communities, risk reduction options and benefits, … impacts, EbA provides co-benefits such as clean water and food for communities, risk reduction options and benefits, …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… is poverty? 5 Box 3. The value of wild resources 6 Box 4. Food security and diversity from Laotian forests 7 Box 5. … There have been improvements in some areas, such as global food security, but these improvements do not amount to … significantly dependent “on wildlife for livelihood and food security, particularly through bushmeat and tourism.” …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… such as in drylands, proposed solutions to water- energy-food nexus challenges have often been driven by a paradigm of … which is key in adaptation strategies. Water-energy-food systems are by nature complex and dynamic systems, and … Stakeholders in the Goascorán are more worried about food production and the effects of drought due to high …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… plant protein, thus contributing extensively to meeting food requirements in the region. Arid ecosystems also offer … population. Wheat alone accounts for one third of global food production (International Centre for Agricultural … species of plants only 200 species are domesticated food sources and only 15–20 species are of major economic …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… 212 Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act … Protection of Natural Resources Table 1: Specific Right to Food and Water Table 2: Duties of Citizens in Conserving the … economic policies. vii. Specific Rights to Water and Food Additionally, some constitutions provide for specific …
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 … to recognize the particularities of genetic resources for food and agriculture. This is expected, given that the … etc.).52 The exchange and appropriation practices of food/agriculture resources differ, however, in terms of their …
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… and the Global Mechanism will, in particular, work on: Food Security Globally we face increasing demand for food and a growing productivity yield gap. In economic terms, … rural poor who depend directly upon the land for their food and income. Sustainable intensification of food …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… to include the use of water for drinking, washing, food preparation, sanitation, and subsistence farming, among … be either a domestic use, if the fish were used to provide food for the household, or an industrial use, if the fish … They are often relied upon by local populations for food and even shelter, as well. In sum, holistic management …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… Group of the IUCN DEFRA UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DFID UK Department for International … for Hunting and Conservation of the European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization FOM Forestry Assessment, … part of the available land has been used to produce food and commodities for significant periods of time and …