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Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… Ecosystem Based Approaches … the output of collaboration between the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, World Commission on Environmental Law, … are converted to crop cultivation, incorporated in urban expansion, or removed for conservation (McGahey et al., …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … with the fact that people who spend much of their lives in urban areas and artificial environments feel a need to … but the customary leaders could not counteract the urban and agricultural expansion of the newcomers, which …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… to increase, but much of that increase will take place in urban areas. Virtually all the population growth expected from now to 2030 will be concentrated in urban areas, as the world’s urban population rises from 2.9 billion in 2000 to 5 billion …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… Research Institute LTA Long-Term Average MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment OCHA United Nations Office for the … entities, with smallholder farmers and the poor in both urban and rural areas disproportionately affected. … practices; and changes to land-use, such as urban development or encroachment into fire-prone landscapes. …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… local food products at Mercure 31 Protecting an ecosystem service: natural water supply 32 … is increasing worldwide, particularly in rapidly expanding urban societies. Increased consumption of body care products … example, consider creating a wildlife garden, or in small urban spaces provide suitable nesting places for birds and …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the Gordon and Betty Moore … Residential and commercial development Housing and urban areas Commercial and industrial areas Tourism and … species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and military effluents …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… transactions, particularly the growing land markets in urban and peri-urban areas throughout Africa, nor relevant to the complex … to custom. Significantly, because of Botswana's semi-arid ecosystem, among other factors, its average population …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … of the alien black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) outside urban areas in South Korea is closely linked to human … Series A 147, Vantaa, Finland. Gilman, S.E., M.C. Urban, J. Tewksbury, G.W. Gilchrist, and R.D. Holt (2010). ‘A …