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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… key sectors throughout the regions. These sectors include: agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, fisheries and … ............................................... 95 3.1 Agriculture … 212 Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act … 2: Soil and water management measures against during agriculture will increase yield and prevent land soil …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… EU: ......... European Union FAO: ....... Food and Agriculture Organization GCA: ...... Game Controlled Area … to deal with climate uncertainty than other forms of agriculture, lacking the rigid seasonality of crop production … boundaries77. The growth of green investment markets in agriculture, energy, infrastructure and environmental …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 99 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009 … use of fire for clearing forest and woodland for agriculture or arson, but also through maintenance of … indirectly related to forest fires, such as legislation on agriculture, environmental protection, and disaster …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… approximately the same land area as is at present under agriculture, as the remainder is too dry, too wet, too cold, … affects one-third of the world’s soils that are used for agriculture, particu- larly the soils that are physically and chemically unsuitable for agriculture, grazing, and other purposes. The dominant …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… • Alexia Baldascini, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, … • Thomas Hofer, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, … • Douglas McGuire, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, …
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Desertification: the invisible frontline

… communities like those of Bangalala, who depend on rainfed agriculture that contribute to global food security. the … its related climate challenges? • 52% of the land under agriculture is moderately or severely degraded • 12 million … Lake chad region, whose economic means depend mostly on agriculture and fishery, are under threat as the lake …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… that depend on climate-vulnerable sectors such as agriculture, tourism and fisheries (IPCC, 2007). … actions should be implemented in different sectors such as agriculture, water resource management, development, and … plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the protection and rehabilitation of …
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Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks

… PES is being introduced in more and more sectors (agriculture, water supply, carbon sequestration, biodiversity … in forestry legislation as well as legislation related to agriculture. Introducing specific PES provisions through … as a potential means of developing PES projects for family agriculture, when in fact CDM is ill suited to small-scale …
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Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks

… from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands. Published … Resources Himalaya (page 38); The Green Wood: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands (map page … matrix for the exploitation of natural resources – agriculture, forestry, fishing, human settlement, recreation …
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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality

… . . . . . . .161 36. Percentage of all people employed in agriculture in relation to the total population in 2003 in … its face On the Austrian side of the border, intensive agriculture on small plots of private farm land pushed back … to follow the socialist rules of large-scale industrial agriculture so private farming was reduced to a minimum. …
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