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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
… will succeed. Solutions for achieving sustainable farming and food systems include sustainable productivity … increasing (Target 12). Genetic diversity of domesticated livestock is eroding, with more than one fifth of breeds at … of the wild relatives of domesticated crops and livestock in management plans for protected areas, conducting …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… where using indigenous knowledge of specific crop and livestock varieties, maintaining genetic diversity of crops and livestock, and conserving diverse agricultural landscapes … K.K., Panwar, A.S. and Singh, J.L. (2003). Sustainable Farming Systems for Hill Agriculture. In: Bhatt, B.P., …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… pastoral nomadic way of life: pastoral, in that they kept livestock, and nomadic, in that they moved with their animals … them to regenerate and flower before being besieged by livestock. With dakhl, a system chiefly used by the Muzeina … inhabited by local Sherpa people that practiced farming and herding. As the interna- tionally accepted …
Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador
… International. The economy is based on agriculture, livestock, and logging, with some industry. Logging, mainly … to severe degradation. Meanwhile demand for meat and other livestock products rises as urbanization and standards of … resource use and management, including agriculture, farming, and mining. 19 See Articles 1 and 2, Chapter II of …
The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… each species (such as the varieties of crops and breeds of livestock); (2) the diversity of species (namely the 1.75 … land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and … Vojvodina, hundreds of homes were flooded and dozens of livestock drowned in a village on Thursday, 21st April, 2005. …
Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report
… hostile. Box 25: Skiyo village in Pakistan manages livestock perdition. Box 26: Whose control is local control? … way for large-scale development of export-oriented prawn farming, or to be filled for use as construction land. … Marco Polo sheep. Primary research indicated that livestock grazing is not detrimental for the protected …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… in 2003 and April 2004 caused extensive damage to crops, livestock, houses, roads and bridges. Thousands of people … some possessions, protect themselves, families and livestock), but would not prevent the flood from taking … Management Sugarcane Production Fiji sugarcane farming is based on rain-fed agriculture, with cane …
Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… are considered crucial by farmers who therefore engage in farming practices in which the use of PGRFA, or … systems; conserving, developing and maintaining plant (and livestock) diversity and empowering farmers. MASIPAG programs … of rice and corn, indigenous vegetables, poultry and livestock breeds. CIMME ensures that collected species and …
The Futures of Privately Protected Areas
… of animals in ways that may be similar to a conventional livestock farm (Cousins et al., 2008). The latter examples … strictly protected categories, to maintain traditional farming practices. This action has been documented in … which over 70 per cent of Kenya’s wildlife co-exists with livestock. These are savannah and bush habitats in which …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… of Cornwall and Devon, and to two Cotswolds sites, using livestock from the burgeoning colonies in the Poldens. Key to … the historical integrity of the park by allowing cattle farming in Abrams Creek headwaters resulting in sediment … There is one 600 ha area in the Reserve, protected from livestock by a fence, near the village of Katané with a high …