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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… into effective actions. IUCN frequently advises major development institutions on forest issues, to ensure that … transboundary effects 87 Box 13. Understanding poverty in rural Lao PDR 88 Box 14. Tenure, natural resources and … extreme poverty, but it can play a role. Particularly in rural areas where poor communities are dependent on natural …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… how best to recognize and protect the land rights of the rural poor. Protecting and enforcing the land rights of rural Africans may be best done by passing laws that elevate … lawmaking and implementation by Rachael S. Knight for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office TABLE OF CONTENTS …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… 17 Placing rural communities at the heart of PES schemes … BBOP Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme CDM Clean Development Mechanism CES Compensation for Ecosystem Services … Ecosystem Services Strategy Carried out Through an Urban-Rural Partnership to Preserve the Pristine Quality of Its …
Global Land Outlook
… to land use, management, and planning for sustainable development and human security. Finally, this Outlook could … will continue to be a significant factor threatening rural livelihoods, triggering forced migration, and … infrastructure and economic development. The scale of rural transformation in recent decades has been …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… Guidelines by Elisa Morgera Maria Teresa Cirelli for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office 6151 0 9 TABLE OF … Research Centre, Australia), Murray Dudfield (National Rural Fire Authority, New Zealand) and Jorge Agudo Gonzales … and suppression of fire in forest and other vegetation in rural areas. It encompasses prevention, preparedness, early …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … Reflections on the appropriate relationship between rural development and an international protocols to regulate … with a broad spectrum of conservation practised by rural communities, and the persons that would be best …
Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … real and meaningful improvements in the livelihoods of the rural poor, enhance biodiversity conservation, and ensure the … also increasing the incomes and livelihood security of the rural poor. The context: forest livelihoods and landscapes …
The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources
… Ingrassia Daniele Manzella Elzbieta Martyniuk for the Development Law Service FAO Legal Office 33 9 CONTENTS LIST … Prior Informed Consent SARD Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development SACU Southern Africa Customs Union SBSTTA … that operate for sustainable agricultural and rural development. The Global Strategy aims to assist …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… are, therefore, vitally important for agricultural development and for the conservation of the requisite natural … development and social welfare. 3/ __________ 1/ Le monde rural gardien de la nature, Colloque international, Paris, … production, which is mainly (though not exclusively) a rural activity, the centre of attention will obviously be the …