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Markets and Incentives in Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Using Economic and Financial Tools to Sustain Forest Livelihoods and Landscapes
… comes from the search for greater income, employment and production, forest landscape degradation almost inevitably … for the poorest households in the village. The value of plant-based medicines is almost 15 times as high as purchased … provide to societies. Examples of such services include plant pollination, erosion control, carbon sequestration, …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… Re/afforestation and forest conservation Water treatment plant Riparian buffers Reconnecting rivers to floodplains … Re/afforestation and forest conservation Water treatment plant Riparian buffers Reconnecting rivers to floodplains … Habitat or Supporting Services: services needed for the production of all other services. They differ from …
Guide explicatif du Traité International sur les Ressources Phytogénétiques pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture
… Engels, J. et Frison, E. 1994. A multilateral system for plant genetic resources: imperatives, achievements et … modernes. Il faudra encore augmenter considérable- ment la production alimentaire pour pouvoir nourrir une population … Conservation, Utilization and Sharing of Benefits of Plant Genetic Resources, in Intellectual Property Rights III …
GEO yearbook 2003
… Harrison Graphics and layout: Bounford.com Coordination of Production: United Nations Office for Project Services … and hazardous chemicals, and to share the benefits of plant genetic resources for food security and sustainable … the 2010 target, and adopts the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. CBD COP 7 also serves as the First …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… concept – where “ecosystem” means “a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their … and medicinal products) and human social, economic and production systems”.13 It explains that IEM recognizes that … and of ecosystems”. “Ecosystem” means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their …
Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)
… air requirements as design parameters for an incineration plant. But the mixing aspects of an incinerator and waste … the furnace, fly ash and liquids from the gas cleaning plant. Liquids should be treated to remove hazardous … co-incineration in view of meeting both industrial production and environmental protection requirements. These …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… for Environment and Development IPA: ........ Important Plant Area IUCN: ..... International Union for Conservation … to play in management of natural capital and sustainable production but the aspirations of the Green Economy offer a … are broken allowing seeds and water to penetrate the soil, plant matter is rapidly decomposed and manure is put back …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The deliberate retention of the best of the agri- cultural production for future use as seed for sowing, or animals for … to specific aspects of its imple- mentation. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (adopted 1951, amended … The IPPC is an international treaty for co- operation in plant protection, which aims to “to secure common and …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… The deliberate retention of the best of the agri- cultural production for future use as seed for sowing, or animals for … to specific aspects of its imple- mentation. International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) (adopted 1951, amended … The IPPC is an international treaty for co- operation in plant protection, which aims to “to secure common and …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… the concept of ’biocultural diversity’ is the one gain- Plant diversity and language distribution. From Stepp et al. … of Athos or Modalvia, the sa- cred dances of Angkor or the production of traditional crafts by the Kichwa Utawalu. A … have been recognised as one of the important centres of plant diversity for this region of the Middle East (IUCN …