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Community Participation in Decentralized Management of Natural Resources in the Southern Region of Mali

Journal Articles & Books
Mars, 2016
Mali
Afrique occidentale

Decentralized governance of natural resources is considered one of the key strategies for promoting sustainable
management of natural resources at local level. Effective decentralized natural resource management requires
strong local natural resource institutions. Therefore, strengthening local institutions governing the management
of natural resources is one of the core principles of decentralization reforms in Francophone West Africa
countries. This study assessed the existing local institutions (rules, norms and or local conventions) governing

Protecting our planet, securing our future: Linkages among global environmental issues and human needs

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 1998
Global

Drawing on a wide variety of international scientific and technical assessments and policy reports, this comprehensive study depicts the linkages - both physical and biochemical - between important environmental issues.
It also discusses how interlinked, global environmental issues can be confronted in an integrated manner and how such issues influence our ability to meet basic human needs. See also trends, causes, social and economic consequences, technologies, policies and measures to mitigate desertification and land degradation.

Global Land Outlook: Northeast Asia Thematic Report: Partnerships to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality

Journal Articles & Books
Novembre, 2019
Chine
République populaire démocratique de Corée
Japon
Mongolie
République de Corée
Fédération de Russie

Deforestation, land degradation, and unsustainable land management threaten our lives and are responsible, both directly and indirectly, for many economic, social and environmental issues. In particular, countries in Northeast Asia face the growing threats of desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD). In China, it is estimated that “more than 40 per cent of Chinese arable land is degraded” (China Daily 2014). “The annual cost of land degradation in Mongolia is estimated at 2.1 billion United States dollars (USD)” (UNCCD, 2018).

Land tenure journal.Land tenure in support of land degradation neutrality

Journal Articles & Books
Août, 2019
Global

Positioning land tenure within LDN: framework, implementation model and monitoring. In order to position tenure rights within the LDN approach, this article first proposes how land tenure, viewed as sets of tools, can be specifically integrated into the LDN framework (Figure 1), implementation model (Figure 2), and monitoring approach (Figure 3). These three figures build upon the schematics established by UNCCD for LDN (UNCCD, 2016a; 2014; 2013b) and used subsequently in examinations regarding how LDN intersects with the variety of topics noted above.

Collection of Submissions on Innovative Financial Mechanisms

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2011
Global

In terms of innovative mechanisms, economic and financial mechanisms that rely on regulationand markets to provide incentives for environmental stewardship are also relevant. These mechanisms include different types of regulations and direct or indirect payments schemes, for example tradable development rights, trading of emission reduction and payment for environmental services.
Investment based mechanisms, like microfinance, are other types of mechanism that can provide financing for UNCCD and SLM practises.

Food Security Funds. Finance Info Kit.

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2011
Global

In terms of innovative mechanisms, economic and financial mechanisms that rely on regulationand markets to provide incentives for environmental stewardship are also relevant. These mechanisms include different types of regulations and direct or indirect payments schemes, for example tradable development rights, trading of emission reduction and payment for environmental services.
Investment based mechanisms, like microfinance, are other types of mechanism that can provide financing for UNCCD and SLM practises.

The economics of desertification, land degradation and drought toward an integrated global assessment

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2011
Global

Since the publication of the Report of the Brundtland Commission (Our Common Future) in 1987, and the consequent Earth Summit on sustainable development, global attention on natural resource scarcity and degradation has been increasing, because of climate change and rising food and energy prices. This awareness, in turn, has led to growing interest in land investments by the private and public sectors. Despite this interest, however, land degradation has not been comprehensively addressed at the global level or in developing countries.

Nature-Based Solutions for agricultural water management and food security

Journal Articles & Books
Novembre, 2018
Égypte
Soudan
Kenya
Tanzania
Afrique australe
Afrique du Sud
Nigéria
Mexique
Brésil
Colombie
Équateur
Pérou
États-Unis d'Amérique
Japon
Philippines
Iran
Népal

Agriculture influences and shapes the world’s ecosystems, but not always in a positive way. More than 2.5 billion people are globally involved as stewards of land and water ecosystems that constitute the natural resource base for feeding the current and future world population. Yet, conventional agronomic interventions based on ‘hard’ agricultural engineering compromise various eco-services that are required for sustainable agricultural development.

End of Desertification? Disputing Environmental Change in the Drylands

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2016
Argentine
Burkina Faso
République centrafricaine
Chine
Cameroun
Algérie
Érythrée
Éthiopie
Mali
Mauritanie
Niger
Nigéria
Soudan
Sénégal
Soudan du Sud
Tchad
Asie central

It took scientists more than three decades to transform a perceived desertification crisis in the Sahel into a non-event. Looking beyond the Sahel, the chapters in this book provide case studies from around the world that examine the use and relevance of the desertification concept.

Highlands and Drylands : Mountains, a source of resilience in arid regions

Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 2011
Afrique du Sud
Afrique australe
Amérique septentrionale
Asie central
Asie occidentale

Dryland mountains are among the least-known environments in the world, and certainly one of the most overlooked by decision- and policy-makers. Dryland mountains have an outstanding strategic value. They act as water towers for surrounding dry lowland areas, as shown by the examples of the Rocky Mountains of North America, the Central Andes, the mountains of the Mediterranean Basin, the Sahara and Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia