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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of Development Studies - IUED, Geneva, Switzerland. Copyright: © … in forest areas, etc.), and a deeper understanding of the rural communities’ activities highlighted the ecological … social structures; fines and imprisonment; and increased rural conflict and famine.” 5 The sustainable use of a …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate … a viable contributor to social and economic development in rural areas. It has continued high research and management … California to form an interlinking system of urban, rural and river parks, open space, trails and wildlife …
Note 5: Evaluating the risk to Ramsar Sites from climate change induced sea level rise
… University. 2012. Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates. Palisades, NY: NASA … (SEDAC). http:// www.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/lecz-urban-rural- population-land-area-estimates/ 2) Strauss, B., … http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates/ …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… commonly claimed that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest … that leverage real and meaningful change in the lives of rural poor, enhance long- term and equitable conservation of … achieving two of the major challenges facing sustainable development at the time of its design in 2006: How to find …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and … or bankrupt; the imperatives of daily life for the rural poor overwhelm any likely risks associated with … building in various natural resource contexts, aimed at rural resource managers and their advocates, judges, lawyers …
National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar
… ecosystems including items from a perspective of national development, climate change, forestry, and biodiversity, as … and their overall depletion particularly threaten poor, rural Malagasy who rely on natural resources and mangrove … of other key areas, including health, education, and rural infrastructure (MoE 1990). PNAE structured policy …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… ■■ BMZ – Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ■■ GWP – Global Water Partnership ■■ IGRAC – … often the only source of water for all uses for dispersed rural communities in semi-arid regions ■■ The accelerated … and (mainly) high-quality water supply for urban and rural populations and for irrigation (Module 9: Groundwater …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges through supporting scientific … Sudeep Jana is a postgraduate in social work (Urban and Rural Community Development) and works with Forest Action … with studies in tropical forestry, soil science and rural development economics. Peter has worked in natural …
Plant protection legislation
… geographical distribution, variety of enactments, economic development and the existence of systematic legal texts. An … in CAPE VERDE his equivalent is the Minister of Rural Development; in GERMANY, the Minister of Food, … injurious organisms or other means. Thus, the Minister of Rural Development of CAPE VERDE publishes from time to time a …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… 1. Integrate ecosystem management for human wellbeing into development planning and implementation 26 2. Decentralise … their opportunity for income-generating activities. • Poor rural women often depend heavily on natural resources, but … (815 million) live in the developing world, primarily in rural areas. The hunger problem is most serious in …