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Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… central regions and lateritic in the South. In general, soil fertility is very poor and the soil is extremely vulnerable to wind and other forms of … been dominated by concern about declining forest cover, soil erosion and local climate changes. Human activity, …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… land degradation, and disease; supporting services such as soil formation and nutrient cycling; and cultural services … catchments and transmitted through water (e.g., pollution, soil erosion and eutrophication). While all protected areas … biodiversity: for instance recovering productivity after soil erosion, providing resources for human well-being – …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… collective land title has been conferred and of rights to soil and forest resources in the San Juan Territory have … | Appendix use and sale of surplus. The use of soil and timber resources is a recognised statutory right. The San Juan Communities maintain the soil and forest biodiversity through their traditional …
Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks
… areas only reinforce the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise pollution, the pressures of expanding … in elevation above sea level, changes in topography and soil types, patch systems and naturally regenerating patches; … preservation of hydrological cycles, nitrogen fixation, soil carbon sequestration, erosion control, plant …