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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… exclusive ranches during the dry season and in times of drought. Others "grazed out" their commercial ranches and … communities has used as a safety net in dry seasons and drought; now, with the poorer community members' cattle … pressures, lack of promised service delivery, and a severe drought in the mid-1970s that led to widespread starvation. …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… future) on the flyways of European swans. • Problems of drought caused by a change in water schemes related to dam … snipe hunting bags in Europe. • In summer 2010, a strong drought was observed in European Russia which could …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… water, compelling them to exist in a perpetual state of drought. Some of this imbalance may be traced to changing … and spatial rainfall variability, resulting in endemic drought and occasional floods; rapidly growing and urbanizing … stresses, including, amongst others, water scarcity, drought, watershed degradation, and aquatic ecosystem …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… were impor tant as a last refuge for grazing in case of drought, a reserve for medical and ritual plants and for … commer cial purposes, with no regard to sustainability. Drought during the last decade arrived on top of all these …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, … Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and or Deserti- fication, Particularly in Africa, … Desertification in those Coun- tries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa …
Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action
… water; regulating services, such as regulation of floods, drought, land degradation, and disease; supporting services, … a crucial grazing reserve for the mobile herds in time of drought, a source of plants for rituals, a delight for their …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, drought and similar factors that affect the distribution of … with my suppliers • Plant local indigenous species and/or drought-resistant species wherever possible in landscaped and …