Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... environmental challenge. Land degradation concentrates in LFAs, accounting for about 40% of the total agricultural ... services further aggravate poverty. Deforestation is occasioning every year 14–15 million ha of forest cover loss in ...
... environmental challenge. Land degradation concentrates in LFAs, accounting for about 40% of the total agricultural ... services further aggravate poverty. Deforestation is occasioning every year 14–15 million ha of forest cover loss in ...
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... health care; and (v) low public spending on investments and services in these areas (Swinkels and Turk, 2004). In ... environment linkages in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic, Dasgupta et al. (2003) found a positive ...
... health care; and (v) low public spending on investments and services in these areas (Swinkels and Turk, 2004). In ... environment linkages in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic, Dasgupta et al. (2003) found a positive ...
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... environmental services, such as erosion control and moisture conservation. Prospects for establishing agroforestry systems are particularly high in fragile hillsides and semi-arid lowlands where the benefits of annual cropping are low ...
... environmental services, such as erosion control and moisture conservation. Prospects for establishing agroforestry systems are particularly high in fragile hillsides and semi-arid lowlands where the benefits of annual cropping are low ...
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... services, as put forward in Lipper et al. (Chapter 18, this volume). To make a lasting contribution to the livelihoods of poor households, the provision of such environmental services needs to be integrated in the development pathways ...
... services, as put forward in Lipper et al. (Chapter 18, this volume). To make a lasting contribution to the livelihoods of poor households, the provision of such environmental services needs to be integrated in the development pathways ...
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... environmental services. Agroforestry and improved pastures reduce the build-up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (Dixon, 1995). Widespread adoption of agroforestry and other methods of improved soil management in the tropics ...
... environmental services. Agroforestry and improved pastures reduce the build-up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (Dixon, 1995). Widespread adoption of agroforestry and other methods of improved soil management in the tropics ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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