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… the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. The definition is … on vegetation history and climate, with restoration in arid areas being more challenging. What are protected areas? … drylands in the Middle East Global drylands—as arid and semi-arid lands are often called—support a third of the …

… the chairs of two of IUCN’s Commissions: the Commission on Ecosystem Management and the World Commission on Protected … supply – most notably providing 80-100% of freshwater in arid and semi-arid regions of the tropics and sub-tropics, but also a …

… ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics IITA International Institute of Tropical … of a wider range of varieties and crops to ensure better ecosystem service provision. A good example would be the use …

… Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment and the UN convention on climate change … Expert Group AMA Adaptive Management Approach ASAL Arid and Semi-Arid Lands AWF African Wildlife Foundation BfN German …

… 1.3.3 NbS as an umbrella concept for ecosystem-related approaches .. 1.4 NbS initiatives at IUCN … GI as: “a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features designed … Colorado General background Water resources in the semi-arid southwestern US are under increasing pressure from …

… World Parks Congress, together with the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, and with the full agreement of the IUCN … growth, loss of tropical forests and desertification of arid lands, often seem outside the scope of individual or … a large part of the landscape will remain in a natural or semi-natural form; • the species or communities of concern …

… and degradation of valuable habitats (such as natural and semi-natural forests, grasslands, wetlands and peatlands, and other carbon sinks), the loss of essential ecosystem services and increases in greenhouse gas emissions … from family farmers in the North, Northeast and semi-arid areas. Additionally, it is clear that diversification of …

… and poverty 81 Multiple scales and multiple levels 81 The ecosystem approach 82 The landscape concept 84 Application to … into six districts and 833 villages. The predominantly semi-arid region has nearly two million people. The high …

… heritage. Unlike other values, such as agrobiodiversity or ecosystem services, which are relevant to many protected … too: they represent patches of rich vegetation amidst an arid rocky landscape, containing relatively ungrazed wild … equitable sustainable use of natural resources in arid and semi-arid regions. As everywhere in the world, Box: Customary …

… part of our world by performing a variety of important ecosystem services and functions. Their beauty, diversity and … about, for example, through: - conversion of natural and semi-natural habitats for agri- culture and/or forestry; - … pigs etc.) is a serious problem, especially in semi-arid regions, and can lead to the removal of much natural …