Search results
3 Results
Sorted by relevance
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… C hange A daptation INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE WORLD HEADQUARTERS Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, … The ecosystem service value of protected areas for cyclone protection in Queensland, Australia Chapter 2 – … However, they provide protection to 80% of threatened species and store more than 15% of global terrestrial carbon …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… Monty, Radhika Murti and Naoya Furuta The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … 3.1.1 Importance of species diversity for ecological resilience … • Different ecosystems and associated services can provide protection and reduce damages from hazards • Protection and …
World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events
… waters. Their roots bind the shoreline and each kilometer of mangrove forest can reduce a storm surge by 50cm, blunting … of tiny coral polyps. Home to a quarter of all marine species, and providers of eco-tourism livelihoods, coral reefs also act as offshore wave barriers. This protection from extreme events is worth up to $33,556 per …