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… on Ecosystem Management. Reviewers: Peter Laban, Lead Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group, IUCN Commission on … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Unique features of dryland ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . .31 Lessons on integrated management of dryland ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

… elcsecretariat@iucn.org www.iucn.org/law Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China Du Qun … 80 ENG_RZ.indd 1 06.02.2012 15:55:34 Uhr Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China EPLP 80 … EPLP 80 Intro.indd 2 13.01.2012 12:50:01 Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People’s Republic of China IUCN …

… will very much depend on the sustainable management of dryland resources while promoting the adaptive capacity of … international standards (ILO Convention No.169 Article 1). Dryland ecosystems are characterized by the limited … as the total volume that determines many features of dryland ecosystems, as well as the livelihood strategies of …

… (GDI) contributes to strengthening the resilience of dryland ecosystems and livelihoods and to conserving drylands … efficiency and sustainable production in highly variable dryland environments; and (iii) the conditions that enable … indicators at the national level reveal that for dryland countries— where the majority of pastoralists …

… areas are more diffuse. The north-eastern Brazilian dryland area shows the effect of severe drought conditions … Aridity BIO-PHYSICAL 0 25 50 75 100 Va ria bl es land Dryland Non dryland % of Global area with >50% crop (15 million km2) …

… (GDI) contributes to strengthening the resilience of dryland ecosystems and livelihoods and to conserving drylands …

… and non-government organizations. The Argentine Dryland Research Institute (IADIZA) (http://wiki.mendoza- … OF RANGELAND ECOSYSTEMS TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DRYLAND AREAS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION … 84 APPLYING NEXUS THINKING IN DRYLAND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN MALAWI: CONSEQUENCES FOR …

… human activities.” The Convention is also concerned with dryland areas, which are susceptible to desertification. Dryland areas are conventionally defined in terms of water …

… Management Plan NAP National Action Plan GDI Global Dryland Initiative (IUCN) NDVI Normalized Difference … for Ecotourism Development FIGURES 1 Land uses by dryland category 2 Map of the initially selected … rangeland eco- systems”, was prepared by the IUCN Global Dryland Initiative and the Dryland Ecosystems Thematic Group …