NRM drylands
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- What approaches can help rehabilitate degraded land?
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
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Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 bil...
How can the "bushmeat crisis" be resolved?
- ( R. Nasi;D. Brown;D. Wilkie / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as “bushmeat”, “wildmeat” and/or “gamemeat”). It argues that this is an issue of con...
- Dealing with desertification, finding the right policies
- ( Zafar Adeel;Janos Bogardi;Christoper Braeuel / United Nations University International Network on Water, Environment and Health , 2007)
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What are the policy challenges posed by desertification? This paper highlights a range of new and innovative options available to policymakers to achieve sustainable land management, combat deserti...
- Trade regimes change required for sustainable land management
- ( M. Chamay;J. Hepburn;M. Gueye Kamal;M. Sugathan;E. Canigiani / Global Mechanism , 2007)
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Drylands have potential for economic activity now markets are emerging for natural products such as aloe or gum Arabic. However it is difficult to take advantage of these opportunities because ther...
- Livelihood diversification in Ethiopian pastoral communities
- ( K. Gemtessa;E. Bezabih;W. Tiki / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007)
- This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies...
- Environmental impact of livestock sector must addressed urgently
- ( H. Steinfeld; P. Gerber; T. Wassenaar; V. Castel; M. Rosales; C. de Haan / Livestock, Environment and Development, Virtual Research and Development Centre , 2006)
- The global livestock sector is socially and politically very significant, creating livelihoods for one billion of the world’s poor and accounting for 40% of agricultural gross demestic product (GDP). ...
- How can climate change adaptation strategies be integrated with concerns over biological diversity?
- ( Convention on Biological Diversity , 2006)
- This report highlights the major biological factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience under the projected impacts of global climate change. It assesses the potential consequences for biodiversit...
- Desertification: next steps for the UN convention
- ( C. Toulmin / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2006)
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This short briefing argues that the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) does not have the right set of tools to address the challenges faced by dryland peoples around the world.
The report...
- Breakthough workshop for combating desertification in Sudan
- ( A.A. Belal; F.S. Hussein / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2006)
- This paper presents the proceedings of a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held in December 2005. The report presents the workshop programme, objectives and methodology. Four...
- Exploring the challenges of sustainable livelihoods in desert environments
- ( United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2006)
- This report presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world’s deserts: their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural resources. The report provides a b...
