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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas
… into account customary resource practices and traditional land tenure systems. While the process of developing this document … Introduction IUCN describes a protected area as An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and …
Community - based incentives for nature conservation
… 3.1 Livelihood and market incentives for sustainable land use in natural woodland areas of Kibwezi, … of natural resources for their day-to-day survival. A good land base, fertile soils, regular water supply and protection … to consider issues of local resource management, use and tenure. Agricultural and land use policies are an important …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 28 Chapter 3 Land degradation and desertification in Western PRC … 31 3.2 Definition of land degradation and desertification … procedures for private sector involvement, including land tenure; land-use rights; gender rights and market access; … Scenic Spots Administrative Measures for Grassland Tenure Contracting Forestry Implementation Measures for …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… traditional peoples to the use of certain resources and land, to knowledge, technology, power, decision making, … and which secure their entitlements to self determination, land, natural resources, information, education, health … cope with future climate change than others. Land tenure and access rights Traditional or ancestral land that …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… Approach – a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … reduction in species diversity. High heterogeneity in land use will be reduced if fire brings about more uniform … for firewood, dyes and medicines. The unique form of land tenure in the area has important implications for both …
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 …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… of Lombok, Indonesia 14 Mountains: 24% of the Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species … areas – global priorities Mountains cover 24% of the land surface of our planet (see page 14). These very diverse … banana, and mangos, along with corn, soy, and sesame. Land tenure among farmers can be divided into two main groups: …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… List of Acronyms AFOLU Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use CAS Climate Adaptation Services CBD Convention on … restoration approaches (Kumar et al.,2015), and addressing land tenure issues. Food security is addressed by the Sustainable …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… Maria Carnevale, State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources; Andy Collins, NOAA Office of … Blue Ventures; Randall W. Kennedy, Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural xvii XVIII Large-Scale Marine Protected … wider social and economic issues (poverty, human rights, tenure, food security, human welfare, gender equity, etc.). • …
Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 17. How land tenure impacts the use of management data to delineate KBAs … area’ as used throughout this guide refers to “An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and …