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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… than it was a decade ago. Despite many international environmental treaties, declarations and other promises of … globally there is now a far greater appreciation of the environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational … for unusual circumstances such as reasons of national security. 163 Grants are made to a State to enable it to …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… Programme (UNEP), the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organization. The Centre has been in operation … in coastal communities, and potentially even loss of food security and malnutrition due to lack of protein. ❏ Loss of … fragments. Both processes are affected by the prevailing environmental conditions and by the extent of the damage. New …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… practice. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,000 government … working group consists of experts in coastal science, environmental policy and economics, and project … to the sustainable development opportunities of SIDS, food security, livelihoods, and vulnerability to impacts of …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… coastal areas. The paper describes how recent advances in environmental economic concepts and methods provide an … required — moving from approaches which fail to factor in environmental costs and benefi ts, to those which recognise … needs for a good life, health, good social relations, security, and freedom of choice and action) through …