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A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… 20 4.4 Agricultural Biodiversity 21 4.5 Dry and Sub-humid Biodiversity 22 5.0 Intersections with CBD Crosscutting … agricultural biodiversity roster of experts. 4.5 Dry and Sub-humid Biodiversity Migratory species are especially …
Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report
… force behind the problem? The problem itself is then sub-divided into three stages: the pressure, deriving from … centre for afforestation experiments and nurseries in the zone of Shtura-Beqa 1995; Hungary, Decree No 24 of 1995 of … means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… treaties, the legal instruments within each chapter and sub-chapter have been arranged in chronological order. … means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub- humid areas resulting from various factors, including … which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil; … 5. …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… 14 4. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AT NATIONAL AND SUB-NATIONAL LEVELS .................... 15 4.1 Introduction … urban forests would include natural woodlands within the zone of influence of urbanization, traditionally belonging to … of desertification on arid and semi-arid and dry sub- humid zones. Article 1 defines "land degradation" and refers …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… land degradation (LD) problems. The arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid (dryland) zones of Western PRC cover approximately 40 … a nature reserve for the primitive forests and riparian zone. Instead, the new programme considered the protection of …
Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management
… and fetching potable water from shallow well connected to sub-surface in Qur qura area of Garba Tula, Kenya © Yasin … the rught scale? • What do we do differently compared with humid lands? • How do we manage dryland ecosystems most … low water-stress tropical region that extends as a zone with climatic characteristics of a dry tropical forest, …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… the application of Nature Based Solutions (at national and sub national levels). The principle targets of the Joint Work … a worldwide phenomenon that may be even more prevalent in humid and sub-humid areas (Bai et al., 2008). To address the issue of …
Global Land Outlook
… From a regional perspective, these scenarios predict that sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, and North … nature belongs to God.31 Rivers and lakes need a buffer zone, and tree planting and kindness to animals are … The northernmost part of Queensland falling in the humid tropical zone is also apparently affected by declining …