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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… recognition of sustainable pastoralism as a viable land management option for the world’s rangelands. vi vii … natural capital across a quarter of the world’s land area, although in many developing countries this … development policies have often weakened traditional land tenure and natural resource governance systems and …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 9 Case Studies of Linkages in Land-use Planning and Conservation . . . . . . . . 177 … they are insufficient in scale and number – either on the land or in the sea – to significantly address this gap in … complemented by other kinds of protected areas or managed land/seascapes in which people live, biodiversity flourishes, …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… lines for IUCN Cate gory V Protected Areas: Protected Land- scapes/Seascapes. No. 9. Adrian Phil lips, 2002, xv + … 28 3.2 A “typical” Euro pean protected area? A co-managed land scape 29 4.1 Possible criteria to distin guish among … 53 5.3 Italian tradi tional insti tu tions support healthy land scapes and wealthy commu ni ties 54 5.4 The Tagbanwa …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… include: the restoration of degraded lands; reduced land abandonment; increased income-base for farmers and … a concern for food security. Competition over the use of land and water resources for bioenergy production and for … including the environment, forestry, water management, land and trade to name a few. Legislators and policy-makers …
Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values
… East. Her work focuses on landscape stewardship, private land con- servation, and community involvement in protected … V Task Force of WCPA. He has written and lectured on land- scape and now serves on the boards of several major … and Seascapes – are defined by IUCN as areas “of land, with coasts and seas as appropriate, where the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… and Institutions 62 5.2.3 Poorly-adapted Legal Regimes for Land Tenure and Resource Use 64 5.2.4 Jurisdictional and … 180 13 Integrating Wetland Conservation and Wise Use into Land-use Planning 183 Box 2. Wetlands and Regional Planning … Mechanisms to Promote Wetland Stewardship on Private Land 253 20.2.1 Management Agreements 253 20.2.2 Conservation …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… 19 4.5 Land-use planning and land ownership ................................. 21 4.6 Urban … including legislation on forestry, the environment, land-use planning, watershed protection and erosion control. … the preamble or the objectives' provisions Long-term land-use planning and stakeholder participation are key …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… DIHR Danish Institute for Human Rights DLA Department of Land Affairs (South Africa) DNPWC Department of National … interest in social processes that shape patterns of land use. Before joining WCS he was the Monitoring and … ecologist whose research has focused on indigenous people, land use and conservation, including co-managed protected …
The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, we can simultaneously help … and secure sustainable agricultural and energy production. Land truly is the glue that holds our societies together. Reversing the effects of land degradation and desertification through sustainable land …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… rights and governance for dryland water resources and land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Establish … of dealing with aridity and variability. This includes land management practices, such as cultivating … is 5 times greater than actual mean precipitation (AI=0.2) land is classified as Arid and these areas include annual …