Author : C. Max Finlayson
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Wetland conservation
ISBN :
Author : Miralles-Wilhelm, F.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,86 MB
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9251339074
In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the area of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that improve ecosystem functions of environments and landscapes affected by agricultural practices and land degradation, while enhancing livelihoods and other social and cultural functions. This has opened up a portfolio of NbS options that offer a pragmatic way forward for simultaneously addressing conservation, climate and socioeconomic objectives while maintaining healthy and productive agricultural systems. NbS can mimic natural processes and build on land restoration and operational water-land management concepts that aim to simultaneously improve vegetation and water availability and quality, and raise agricultural productivity. NbS can involve conserving or rehabilitating natural ecosystems and/or the enhancement or the creation of natural processes in modified or artificial ecosystems. In agricultural landscapes, NbS can be applied for soil health, soil moisture, carbon mitigation (through soil and forestry), downstream water quality protections, biodiversity benefits as well as agricultural production and supply chains to achieve net-zero environmental impacts while achieving food and water security, and meet climate goals.
Author : S. M. Haslam
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2003-08-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0203634187
Wetlands are an important, and sadly diminishing, habitat in many parts of the world. They contribute significantly to the planet's biodiversity, housing thousands of species of plants and animals. Increasingly, human management is required to sustain, and even create these fragile ecosystems, while global changes in climate are also taking their t
Author :
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9782831703862
Fishponds represent a rich natural and cultural heritage of tremendous importance and are of great economic value to the regions in which they are found. This is particularly true of the fishponds found in Central and Eastern Europe, some of which were established 5 and 600 years ago. However, the social, cultural, economic and political upheaval that has characterised the recent history of the region has brought in its wake serious implications for their survival. This report, the results of a project entitled "Environmental/economic appraisal of commercial fish pond operations in four Central European countries" draws on the experiences of four participating countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to assess the natural and economic values of their fishponds and proposes a series of recommendations for their future conservation.
Author : Andrew F. Bennett
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,98 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Corridors
ISBN : 2831707447
The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy. Examples are given of corridors both as pathways and as habitats in their own right. Includes detailed reviews of principles relevant to the design and management of corridors, their place in regional approaches to conservation planning, and recommendations for research and management.
Author : John A. Stanturf
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2020-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128131942
Soils and Landscape Restoration provides a multidisciplinary synthesis on the sustainable management and restoration of soils in various landscapes. The book presents applicable knowledge of above- and below-ground interactions and biome specific realizations along with in-depth investigations of particular soil degradation pathways. It focuses on severely degraded soils (e.g., eroded, salinized, mined) as well as the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and forests. The book addresses the need to bring together current perspectives on land degradation and restoration in soil science and restoration ecology to better incorporate soil-based information when restoration plans are formulated. - Incudes a chapter on climate change and novel ecosystems, thus collating the perspective of soil scientists and ecologists on this consequential and controversial topic - Connects science to international policy and practice - Includes summaries at the end of each chapter to elucidate principles and key points
Author : Patrick O'Sullivan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 37,36 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1405141107
Continuing concern about water supply and quality, ecosystem sustainability and restoration demands that the modern approach to the management of lakes and reservoirs should be based on a sound understanding of the application of the scientific and ecological principles that underlie freshwater processes. The Lakes Handbook provides an up-to-date overview of the application of ecologically sound approaches, methods and tools using experience gained around the world for an understanding of lakes and their management. Volume one of the Handbook addresses the physical and biological aspects of lakes pertinent to lake management, emphasising those aspects particularly relevant to large, still bodies of water. Volume two then considers lake management, with particular emphasis on sustainability, restoration and rehabilitation. This handbook will be invaluable to ecologists, environmental scientists, physical geographers and hydrologists involved in limnological research, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students looking for authoritative reviews of the key areas of limnological study.
Author : Gerhard Aubrecht
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN :
Author : Association of State Wetland Managers
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Wetland conservation
ISBN :
Author : National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (United States. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service)
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
