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Global Land Outlook

… Sommer, Michael Cherlet, and Eva Ivits. Working Paper Lead Authors: Nicola Favretto, Jonathan Davies, Grammenos … advocates for more rational land use allocations that lead to greater resource use efficiency and the reduction of … also triggers competition for scarce resources, which can lead to migration and insecurity while exacerbating access …
26 May 2026 Literature

Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought

… risks, and food, water and energy insecurity. It can also lead to human displacement through greater impacts from … a proven way to mitigate its impacts. Protected areas lead to improved forest, watershed and range management in … offs between similar and dissimilar ecosystems, or could lead to unsustainable outcomes. For example, degradation in …
26 May 2026 Literature

Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… shown that the expected shift in species distribution will lead to an increase in species extinction rates (Thomas et … (Hellmann et al., 2008). All these changes will definitely lead l 12 l to changes in ecosystem functioning around the … as “a network of spaces and corridors that sustain and lead biodiversity and essential ecological processes through …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… Red List of Ecosystems Thematic Group Jon Paul Rodríguez, Lead David A. Keith, Co-lead About IUCN IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed … levels. The Steering Committee is composed of the Lead (and if applicable, the Co-lead) of the Red List of …
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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… from the loss of livelihood, into urban areas, could lead to ever higher numbers of people in informal settlements … will severely affect the agriculture sector and will lead to further reduced crop yields, especially in the … decreased yields and thus reduced livelihoods may lead to climate induced migration, which will place more …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… biotic component of many ecosystems, and their removal can lead to unintended cascading negative ecological events that … sustainable livelihoods, human health etc. Poverty can lead to environmental degradation, so restoration projects … processes such as fires and pest outbreaks are expected to lead to habitat change and shifts in species’ ranges. …
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Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… of on-going management policy options, the findings can lead policy makers and other actors concerned to taking … and services while developing a given good or service may lead to the decline of the well-being of the society. This … the value of the good or service in question and lead to its overuse, thus degrading the ecosystem. Economic …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… is for mountain protected area managers to take the lead in promoting the development of, and utilising, … giving it a sense of the sacred. Its revitalization could lead to a re-valuation of local Andean culture, enabling a … – despite mutual hostilities. Adoption of the code will lead to improved synergies between the countries in managing …
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… agriculture, and which flow to the sea in rivers and can lead to harmful algal blooms. As nutrient input from many … stressors experienced by marine and coastal ecosystems lead to interacting and cumulative environmental impacts, … Fish and Fisheries Unsustainable fishing practices lead to depletion of fish stocks, biodiversity changes, and …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… of human interventions in the physical environment that lead to the development of new hazards, higher levels of … and disasters interact in multiple ways. Major disasters lead to severe environmental consequences while well- managed … some clear indication of how ecological degradation can lead to a decline in provision of ecosystem services and …
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