Search results
548 Results
Sorted by relevance
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… mountain gardens and provided manual labour in return for food and a share of the harvests. The Gebaliya continue to … still aim to use gardens as a significant source of food, irrigating them from hand-dug wells where water levels … order to conserve the Sinai Baton Blue butterfly and its food plant. They did this as the result of a research project …
POPs and PIC Chemicals
… persistent, has a high potential for bioaccumulation and food-web biomagnifications, as well as for long-range … highly toxic to aquatic organisms and birds. It can affect food chain due to its bioaccumulation and persistence. HCBD … for the production of non–stick kitchen ware, food processing equipment. PFOA-related compounds, including …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… the most fundamental keys to the wealth of nature”. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … have a clear understanding that the cocoa trees and food crops they plant on their land belong to them, subject … for sustainable development. Washington, DC, International Food Policy Research Institute. Davis, Mike (2006). Planet of …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… has led to a high dependence on wetland resource for food and income. 2.3 Identifying Needs and Niches for … at the low agricultural season, times of drought and food shortage or at the collapse of other markets and … support farm production, buffer seasonal shortages in food and cash, and make livelihoods more sustainable and …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… ‘chambo’ by locals, forms an extremely important source of food. Of these, Oreochromis karongae, an Endangered species, … intervention these species, some of which are important food sources, may be lost forever. Fish are clearly important to people, both as a source of food and income. But other freshwater species such as …
Oceans Full of Plastic
… of the items are swallowed because they are mistaken for food. To a hungry turtle, a plastic bag and a jellyfish look … in size). This is a way for toxins to enter the marine food web, and because we are situated at the top of the food web, we then eat those pollutants, too. Join the …
Institutional Arrangements
… to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Book: Book - Unit 6 - Insititutional … joint workshops. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was the forum where the Treaty was … the two bodies in the area of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. The two bodies adopted a Joint …
Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration
… CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FLR … the fertility is low and the land is less attractive for food production) and where the functional benefits will be … kind will be difficult if there is a shortage of land for food production. In these circumstances it may be difficult …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… and Governance ETS EU’s Emission Trading Scheme FAO UN Food and Agriculture Organization FI Financial Institution … impacts through their supply chains, such as the food retail sector. 2. Companies depending on ecosystem … & media Other services Chemicals & synthetics Food & beverages Construction & building materials Transport …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative impacts of … material or energy outputs from ecosystems. They include food, water and other resources. Regulating Services: … water biota, the combined factors can impact on riparian food webs (Covich et al. 1999). A recent study in Denmark …