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Incorporating urban dimensions of conservation into the work of IUCN

… is essential to people’s physical and mental health, development, and well- being, that natural areas in and … water, energy, food and flood protection, provided by rural ecosystems; FURTHER NOTING that urban natural areas can … nature; ALSO RECOGNISING the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDG 11 to make human settlements, …
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Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… World Heritage Convention WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development 3 Preface In the spirit of its Preamble, the … same time for its gentle slopes with varied cultures in a rural area of south-western France. It is also known for its …  the Call of Granada (1975) of the Council of Europe on Rural architecture and its landscape;  Recommendation 881 …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… Agustín Harte Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina Ahmad A. Khan The Basel Convention … not reach 30 per cent of households and are even lower in rural areas. Recyclables are sorted at landfills and sold on … management services. The gap in coverage between urban and rural areas is wide – 47 per cent for urban and 2 per cent …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or … FAO. Investment Center: Why invest in Agriculture and Rural Development? Available at: … such measures into their agricultural policies and rural develop- ment programmes.1 Conservation under the …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems

… is facing great challenges in the quest for sustainable development, including the fight against climate change, … in the Mediterranean where urban expansion and the development of new infrastructures pose a significant threat … by extension, for the balance between urban, periurban and rural areas; RECOGNIZING that the changes in periurban areas, …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… are posed by the large number of visitors and by several development projects planned for the region. The local … lands, ii) to promote the effective protec- tion of the rural landscape around the Monastery and iii) to develop a … revolution of 1917, which was followed by the Greek rural reforma- tion in the 1920s, the monasteries began …
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Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

… of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or … peoples, artisanal fisherfolk, and people residing in rural areas)? - Does the legislation strengthen … allowing for an adequate standard of living for rural and urban wage earners and their families. Regulation …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… Declaration establishing the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals and of halving by 2015 the proportion of … access to basic sanitation (World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002); ALSO AWARE of international … groups of society, in particular women, especially in rural areas, as reflected in the Convention on the …
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Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… within international law of con- servation and sustainable development – to provide neutral expert analysis of the text … weeds and pests; single most important component of most rural people’s lives as well as playing an important role in … shall, as appropriate, integrate into its agriculture and rural development policies and programmes, activities …
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Wetland ecosystem services Factsheet 7 - Wetland products

… and valued bypeople all over the world, whether in local, rural communities or in far-off cities in foreign countries. …
19 Jun 2026 Document