(a) Environmental conservation and the recuperation of degraded ecosystems, for example, innovative programmes in reforestation and agroforestry

Irrigation equipment testing Desertification and water management Water harvesting technologies Climate monitoring (Risk management) Strategies drought mitigation Refining analytical systems Strategies rehabilitation of degraded lands Efficient irrigation Water recycling

The initiatives aimed at rehabilitating degraded land are mainly focused on the regeneration of the natural environment, the management of water resources, the promotion of renewable energies, the strengthening of food security and awareness building among stakeholders.

With regard to the regeneration of the natural environment, the most important initiatives include reforestation, reclamation of degraded lands, protection of lowlands, the cutting of firebreaks and the development of forest stands with a view to the sustainable management of natural resources.

UNIDO has also developed a programme to rehabilitate and recover degraded land.

Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, and the promotion of natural and planted forests

Without such enforcement, the landscape would rapidly return to its degraded condition.

At home, concern about Mubarak's age (76) and deteriorating health has grown.

It is crumbling because of the devastating effects of successive natural disasters and the ecological damage to its deteriorated environment.

Rehabilitation of degraded land in Africa is generally perceived as a long term process.

At one point he even had to be moved to the hospital due to his deteriorating health.

An eyewitness who saw an attack against a young man said The dog got what he deserved.

(i) Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems for mitigating the effects of drought

Their activities are mainly concerned with the recovery of degraded land, the rehabilitation of the natural environment, and water and soil conservation.

It was also put forward that measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land should be further elaborated, as it was the case in the past.

E. Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early warning systems

E. Measures for the rehabilitation of degraded land and for early

Economies of scale tend to favour uniform approaches in large scale centralised schemes for the restoration of degraded lands.

The vegetation is composed of wooded, withered shrub like or grassy savannah interspersed with some woodland.

Options include improved ecosystem management, rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and wetlands protection.

Also of great concern is the deteriorating human rights situation, to which the report again calls your attention.

To the extent that it is used to prop up declining industries, the stimulus could even prove harmful by delaying necessary adjustments.

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Accredited or not, they should stand in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe at this crucial moment, act as witnesses to the deteriorating pre election environment, and serve as a bulwark against any escalation of state brutality during and after the vote.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) emphasizes the need to promote energy crops on degraded lands.

The deteriorating security situation and the continuing escalation of violence speak loudly to every human conscience and call for a firm stand against Israeli arrogance and intransigence.

Similarly, mismatch problems hindered the transfer of human resources from declining to expanding sectors.

We must reckon with a huge increase in bankruptcies as well as with impaired credit markets and high unemployment.

The report, especially paragraphs 8 through 13, contains revealing and disturbing accounts and figures concerning the deteriorating situation.

In Indonesia, efforts are focused on rehabilitating degraded natural forests and involve not only government agencies but also private companies.

Biotechnology is one of the many tools that can play an important role in supporting the rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and landscapes.

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Sagging public infrastructure and an inability to attract foreign capital have made the economic outlook even worse.

Some NGO s and Chernobyl charities have responded with disbelief, citing as evidence the general population s admittedly poor health.

Rehabilitation of degraded land Most countries have programmes for rehabilitation and also cite lack of funding as a primary hindrance.

Successful case studies are sought which bring the already degraded land back into productive use for creating sustainable livelihoods.

In many rural areas, deteriorating and outdated infrastructure has lost its resilience to climate related extreme events such as hurricanes and droughts.

14.12 The scope of the evaluation and oversight function of UNEP comprises the programmes and projects of the Environment Fund and related trust funds as well as projects of the Global Environmental Facility that are implemented by UNEP.

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