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Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … 4 Gulf of Sirte. © RDG / RAC-SPA. 5 Rocky seabed of Barda island. Gulf of Bumba. © MF / RAC-SPA. 6 Posidonia oceanica … Tripoli’s rocky headland and the sand bar comprising Farwa Island to the west of the coun- try. The beaches on this part …
In the front line : Shoreline protection and other ecosystem services from mangroves and coral reefs
… WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE (UNEP-WCMC) is the biodiversity assessment and policy implementation arm of the … to national economies, particularly those of small island developing states (SIDS), 90 per cent of which have … double over the next 15 years. In many countries, such as island nations and those with inhospitable and arid …
Blue Carbon Policy Framework: Based on the discussion of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
… environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and … and others who are interested. Countries such as small island developing states that are not typically REDD+ … India, Mozambique, Madagascar, Philippines and Small Island Developing States - MRV methodologies - Demonstration …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… occur, has sometimes caused devastating damage to marine biodiversity, and local economies. This appears to be … axis parallel to the shore (except in the case of small island states). The limits to the parallel axis are usually … This can be a significant factor, particularly in small island states where almost continuous rows of expensive …
Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure
… an economic part of coastal infrastructure. Indian ocean island © Jerker Tamelander / IUCN 3 The problem: ecosystem … levels. In the Seychelles, for example, coastal and marine biodiversity contribute up to a quarter of all employment … (2005) ecosystems and human well-being: synthesis. Island Press Washington DC Mohd-Shahwahid O (2001) Economic …
The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas
… the salinization of ground-water in many coastal and small island territories; AWARE that in addition to sea level rise, … to adaptation and disaster risk reduction are the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people to adapt … risks in coastal areas, in particular in vulnerable Small Island Developing States, low-lying countries, and deltaic …