This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America. In order for FLR to be transferred into mainstream practice that is adopted鈥
Drylands cover 41 percent of the earth聮s terrestrial surface. The urgency of and international response to climate change have given a new place to drylands in terms both of their vulnerability to predicted climate change impacts and their potential contribution to climate change mitigation.鈥
A new global standard in assessing environmental risk, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Ecosystems, has been trialled on 20 ecosystems spanning six continents and three oceans.
From Australia to Patagonia, from coral reefs to rainforests and deserts, the new 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Ecosystems will assess the status of ecosystems worldwide, to identify their risks and the potential impact on both ecosystems and human wellbeing.
Drylands occupy approximately 40% of Earth's land area and are home to more than two billion people.
This report is the result of the co-operation of seventeen partners from four continents鈥攁ll of them engaged in activities to improve the livelihoods of mobile livestock keepers. The organizing question of this collaboration was, how do mobile livestock keepers鈥攊.e.
In July 2011 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 hosted the secretariat of the UNCCD at 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 headquarters in Gland to agree on a comprehensive plan of action for greater collaboration and synergy between both organizations.
鈼 Rangelands development and extension services should build on pastoral indigenous rangelands knowledge 鈼 Pastoral rangeland management capacity can be strengthened through support to customary institutions 鈼 Local and global monitoring of rangelands degradation should use local knowledge to鈥
This scoping study was carried out to identify entry points for building the resilience of livestock systems to climate change and variability.聽
Livestock production is increasing throughout Africa, driven by human population growth, improving living standards and urbanization. Seventy percent of the rural poor own livestock and over 200 million people rely on livestock for income.