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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”

… Expert Group AMA Adaptive Management Approach ASAL Arid and Semi-Arid Lands AWF African Wildlife Foundation BfN German Federal … DFID East Cameroon: establishment of a Community Hunting Zone that realistically reflects its existing hunting …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… city of El Paso for example, which lies in one of the most arid regions of the United States, has for many years used … and develop appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the … system, which predominates in the western, more arid region the United States, water allocations in times of …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… on Coolibah – Black Box Woodland, an ecosystem on a semi-arid floodplain in eastern Australia (Keith et al., 2009). In … ecosystem engineers (Green et al., 2011). Invasion of arid Australian shrublands and grasslands by Buffel Grass … Rowling, R.W. (2000). ‘Effects of livestock on riparian zone vegetation in an Australian dryland river’. Regulated …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… uses of land. In a growing number of countries with arid climates the main constraint to agricultural growth is … the increasing scarcity of agricultural land in the arid Near East is caused by serious water shortage and the … for land use in areas within the impoundment's zone of influence.145 Another issue is how to bring …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… exceed the carrying capacity of the water system, coastal zone or wetland concerned. 26. For purposes of subsequent … Particularly in Africa (CCD). Applicable to arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid countries of the world, this …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… and Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal by Jeremy Spoon and Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa The … too: they represent patches of rich vegetation amidst an arid rocky landscape, containing relatively ungrazed wild … Protectorate. The St Katherine Protectorate lies in the arid North Afri- can belt characterised by a …
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Protected Areas in East Asia: Evaluating and strengthening implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the East Asian Regional Action Plan

… highest plant biodiversity of any in the cool temperate zone, the area provides important habitat for numerous … conservation of wetland and marine ecosystems, as well as arid ecosystems. Conservation in key countries, such as … forest with the result that some areas, such as arid ecosystems, are much less effectively protected. …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… of these nations are different. Botswana is predominantly arid; the rural areas are largely inhabited by rural … more varied terrain, including semi-tropical, savannah and arid regions as well as coastal areas. Mozambique's average … guidance on the use and development of each land use zone within a tribal area"), 40 years of implementation has …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… This herding antelope roams the dry steppes and semi-arid deserts of Central Asia and the Russian Federation. It … in a 15 per cent reduction in traffic inside the charging zone, and a 30 per cent reduction in traffic delays (TFL … The lake itself lies in the Maracaibo basin, which is semi-arid in the north, but averages over 1 200 mm of annual …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… degraded land is the derived savannahs in the high-forest zone of West Africa that are dominated by Imperata … when the site conditions have improved. In some arid areas, seedlings are planted along contour lines to … grazing. Silvopasture is a dominant land-use system in the arid zones which are generally livestock-raising areas. The …
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