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… in both individually and collectively owned private land; CONSIDERING that protected area systems should include … private and mixed); RECOGNISING the importance of private land areas under voluntary long-term conservation and their … of the natural diversity and heritage contained in private land as a form of motivation and recognition of individual …

… 32 The Indonesians call their homeland Tanah Air Kita (Our Land and Water). It is made up of 18,108 islands (based on … of Madura and Bali, accounts for around 7% of Indonesia’s land area, but is populated by 59.5% of the total population. By contrast, Papua represents 22% of the total land mass, yet has only 1% of the total population. The …

… and sustainable use of renewable resources 8 2.1 Land, soil and water 8 2.2 Species and genetic diversity 9 … management of natural resources such as soil and land, air and water, and biological resources. It also … for non-living natural resources, espe- cially water, land and soil, adds to the biodiversity conservation …

… Southeast Asia is particularly confronted with forest and land fires. The worst fires accompanied by smoke haze broke … in causing and exacerbating the effects of forest and land fires. The El Niño weather phenomenon interferes with … patterns and thus causes severe droughts, which make land and forests more susceptible to fires. In addition, …

… In Vietnam, for example, the customary community head or land guardian controls rights to access and use of resources … that govern the use of forests, wildlife, water, pasture land, and other natural resources. Discuss participants’ … be governed by other types of laws. These may include: ƒ Land law ƒ Agriculture law ƒ Protected areas law ƒ …

… advice provided by Jacob J. Burke, Senior Officer in the Land and Water Development Division of FAO, on points of … purposes of this Convention: (a) "desertification" means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub- humid areas … activities which are part of the integrated development of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas for …

… of this type can usually be addressed through conventional land-use and environmental management regulations or … contributing directly to such degradation in- clude land clearance, intensive exploitation and pol- lution. Many … other components of biological diversity. Mismanagement of land or other resources may often be the proxi- mate cause …

… to value ecosystems when choices are made about allocating land, resources and investment funds can incur far-reaching … techniques, habitat clearance and conversion, and land-based and marine sources of pollution have all taken … unsustainable) investments, resource options and land uses. If it is assumed that ecosystems have no value, …

… conducted with due respect for the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the peoples or communities …

… vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for … is defined as a “strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation … year with a loss of US$ 4.3– 20.2 trillion per year due to land use change (Costanza et al., 2014). In efforts to …