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Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters

… and men to have equal rights in access to and ownership of land. In order to reach gender equality, in most settings … to be referred to as men, women now make up around 43% of agricultural workers in developing countries (Njie &Ndiaye, … addition, with international migration a feminisation of agricultural labour has occurred. As men migrate - either on …
25 May 2026 Literature

Connectivity Conservation: International Experience in Planning, Establishment and Management of Biodiversity Corridors

… 8 3.3.4 Conservation corridors need to be integrated into land use planning ......... 8 3.3.5 Connectivity conservation … fragmentation are the main threats to biodiversity. With agricultural expansion, infrastructure development, … the sympathetic management of all other areas, including agricultural and other resource production areas”. …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… Lee Ellen Carter How protection took the beauty from the land: conflicting values and meanings of Lake Mburo National … connected. It is apparent that biological diversity in agricultural systems was higher in earlier times and has been … considerably as traditional agriculture and types of agricultural technolo- gies have declined. From the outset of …
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation

… in Northern Region Droughts and floods Sustainable land management Involvement of communities in identifying … which will help protect communities, infrastructure and agricultural lands from tropical storms and erosion hazards. … of steep slopes French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) Case study 5 : Quantifying and …
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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… 17 3.3.1 Land Law (2003) … and inheritance patterns; civil law, including land ownership and access, social or community obligations … (Article 2) The law requires anyone who undertakes any agricultural activity to protect the social and natural … provides for additional measures including suspension of agricultural activities (Article 83). The Law on Agriculture …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… government authorities alone to administer the law of the land is insufficient to secure the objectives, unless there … years ago. Not only did they harvest rainwater to sustain agricultural fields, but also protected vital watershed … for the declaration of State reservations. Ministry of Agricultural Development District Secretaries Mines and …
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Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant … around the use of the Nkomati River focusing on existing agricultural needs in South Africa’s (SA) as opposed to … challenge is how to reconcile these initiatives with the agricultural aspirations of the region. In particular TBNRM …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… conflicts between traditional law and general law, land tenure, land use and planning may place significant … around the use of the Nkomati River focusing on existing agricultural needs in South Africa’s (SA) as opposed to … challenge is how to reconcile these initiatives with the agricultural aspirations of the region. In particular TBNRM …
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Atmospheric brown clouds Regional Assesment report with focus on Asia

… Agriculture Impact Study Group coordinated by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI, India) and the Center … to climate change and reducing resilience in the agricultural sector. The negative impacts of climate change … large north-south asymmetries in the forcing and large land-sea contrasts. Since these are the driving forces for …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… Approach - a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at … economic damage; - pollution, from chemical waste and agricultural inputs, has severely degraded many ecosystem … restore organic material, rendering soil more favorable to agricultural practices. Fire is a natural part of many …
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