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Book (stand-alone)Towards a GIS-based analysis of mountain environments and populations 2003This report presents the results of work in progress. It applies GIS techniques and newly available geo-referenced data to understand conditions underlying poverty and hunger in the world, with special reference to mountain environments and populations. Following the system developed by the United Nations Environment Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in 2000 for classifying mountain areas, hilly as well as high mountain areas are covered by the analysis. New data about global population density from the LandScan 2000 map has made it possible to estimate population figures for each mountain area class, as well as for other parameters about agricultural land use, farming systems, environmental constraints and yields per person that contribute to the estimation of the number of vulnerable rural mountain people. The report notes that, although vulnerable people represent a far greater proportion of the total population in high mountain areas, their absolute numbe rs are far greater at lower elevations. In all, around 245 million rural mountain people in developing and transition countries are estimated to be vulnerable to food insecurity. Of these, 87 percent live below 2 500 m where population pressure and increasing demand for grazing land are creating serious sustainability problems for mountain environments and the livelihood systems of the inhabitants. This report concludes with a brief summary of five areas of opportunity for developing more sustai nable livelihood options for mountain people, namely, water, agriculture, conservation and tourism, forests and rangelands, and mountain industry and services.
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DocumentWild Resources in Zimbabwe: the Challenges - the Opportunities 2002
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No results found.The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 focused global attention on threats to the conservation of biological diversity and the environment. Changes in the geographical distribution and numbers of plant and animal species have had dramatic impacts on landscapes and the livelihoods of billions of people. Genetic resources and natural capital are at risk worldwide. The participants at the Earth Summit called for establishing the right conditions for “sustainable development” and equit able sharing of benefits in order to achieve the conservation of biodiversity. Subsequent progress in protecting these resources has been slight, with serious economic and social consequences. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 will be an opportunity to renew global commitment to protecting flora and fauna. Achieving goals of long-term management of biodiversity and natural resources inevitably has political and ethical dimensions. Greater understanding of s pecies biology, the operation of ecosystems, and the requisites for landscape viability have now been complemented by appreciation of the economic, social and cultural processes fundamental to making and implementing policy. Nevertheless, the will to make hard choices among a wide range of options remains a great challenge for public and private leadership, planners and all citizens. Southern Africa, as elsewhere, is in a process of reassessing priorities and policies to achieve a balance i n improving local livelihoods and maintaining natural capital for the future. Local, community- based initiatives that mobilise support from government and civil society have become central to new approaches to sustainable use of renewable natural resources. However, providing support for decisions at the local level still calls for the best information possible and the tools to assess impact. -
Book (stand-alone)Le Futur de Nos Terres: Faire Face au Defi
Directives pour la Planification Integrée de l'Aménagement des Ressources en Terres
2001En collaboration avec le PNUE, la FAO a élaboré un cadre de planification amélioré pour le développement et la gestion des ressources en terres qui aborde les problèmes identifiés au cours de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'environnement et le développement, tenue à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) en 1992. Ce document est le dernier d'une série de trois publications introduisant ces nouveaux concepts et proposant une approche intégrée de la planification pour la gestion durable des ressources en terres; la base de cette approche est un partenariat interactif entre gouvernements et populations. L'approche est centrée sur le concept des "intéressés" et de leurs objectifs, et sur le rôle du gouvernement qui doit créer les conditions au sein desquelles les populations rurales peuvent utiliser leurs terres de manière productive et durable. -
Book (stand-alone)Towards a GIS-based analysis of mountain environments and populations 2003This report presents the results of work in progress. It applies GIS techniques and newly available geo-referenced data to understand conditions underlying poverty and hunger in the world, with special reference to mountain environments and populations. Following the system developed by the United Nations Environment Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in 2000 for classifying mountain areas, hilly as well as high mountain areas are covered by the analysis. New data about global population density from the LandScan 2000 map has made it possible to estimate population figures for each mountain area class, as well as for other parameters about agricultural land use, farming systems, environmental constraints and yields per person that contribute to the estimation of the number of vulnerable rural mountain people. The report notes that, although vulnerable people represent a far greater proportion of the total population in high mountain areas, their absolute numbe rs are far greater at lower elevations. In all, around 245 million rural mountain people in developing and transition countries are estimated to be vulnerable to food insecurity. Of these, 87 percent live below 2 500 m where population pressure and increasing demand for grazing land are creating serious sustainability problems for mountain environments and the livelihood systems of the inhabitants. This report concludes with a brief summary of five areas of opportunity for developing more sustai nable livelihood options for mountain people, namely, water, agriculture, conservation and tourism, forests and rangelands, and mountain industry and services.
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DocumentWild Resources in Zimbabwe: the Challenges - the Opportunities 2002
Also available in:
No results found.The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 focused global attention on threats to the conservation of biological diversity and the environment. Changes in the geographical distribution and numbers of plant and animal species have had dramatic impacts on landscapes and the livelihoods of billions of people. Genetic resources and natural capital are at risk worldwide. The participants at the Earth Summit called for establishing the right conditions for “sustainable development” and equit able sharing of benefits in order to achieve the conservation of biodiversity. Subsequent progress in protecting these resources has been slight, with serious economic and social consequences. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 will be an opportunity to renew global commitment to protecting flora and fauna. Achieving goals of long-term management of biodiversity and natural resources inevitably has political and ethical dimensions. Greater understanding of s pecies biology, the operation of ecosystems, and the requisites for landscape viability have now been complemented by appreciation of the economic, social and cultural processes fundamental to making and implementing policy. Nevertheless, the will to make hard choices among a wide range of options remains a great challenge for public and private leadership, planners and all citizens. Southern Africa, as elsewhere, is in a process of reassessing priorities and policies to achieve a balance i n improving local livelihoods and maintaining natural capital for the future. Local, community- based initiatives that mobilise support from government and civil society have become central to new approaches to sustainable use of renewable natural resources. However, providing support for decisions at the local level still calls for the best information possible and the tools to assess impact. -
Book (stand-alone)Le Futur de Nos Terres: Faire Face au Defi
Directives pour la Planification Integrée de l'Aménagement des Ressources en Terres
2001En collaboration avec le PNUE, la FAO a élaboré un cadre de planification amélioré pour le développement et la gestion des ressources en terres qui aborde les problèmes identifiés au cours de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'environnement et le développement, tenue à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) en 1992. Ce document est le dernier d'une série de trois publications introduisant ces nouveaux concepts et proposant une approche intégrée de la planification pour la gestion durable des ressources en terres; la base de cette approche est un partenariat interactif entre gouvernements et populations. L'approche est centrée sur le concept des "intéressés" et de leurs objectifs, et sur le rôle du gouvernement qui doit créer les conditions au sein desquelles les populations rurales peuvent utiliser leurs terres de manière productive et durable.
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