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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… GREEN Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure … Nature (IUCN), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI). The guide’s principle authors, … Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Shared Resources Sharelle Hart Editor Issues of Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 72 Shared Resources: Issues of Governance This publication is dedicated … 29 2.6.2 Other shared water resources: Lake Chad and the River … 44 3.4.4 Mekong River Water Utilization …
Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems
… WCC-2016-Res-068-EN Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key … competing interests around access to and use of natural resources; CONCERNED that social conflicts involving … change-induced alterations of habitats and availability of water, increased tensions between political competition for …
The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological functions
… WCC-2012-Res-068-EN The importance of assessing the water needs of wetlands in order to preserve their ecological … and water users; NOTING that the lack of hydrological resources for wetlands is due to the growing human demand for … the water needs of wetlands would contribute to better management of river basins, harmonizing water use strategies …
Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security
… Safeguarding the contribution of wild living resources and ecosystems to food security DEEPLY CONCERNED … by growing carbon and ecological footprints, high water demands and use of agrochemicals that damage the health … all stages of biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and poverty eradication”; REITERATING the guidance …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… us Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management Fabiola Monty, Radhika Murti and Naoya Furuta … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or … and services for basic needs (such as food, medicine, water, shelter) as well as livelihood opportunities (such as …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and the Asian Development Bank IUCN and ADB … 1 1.2 The Integrated Ecosystem Management Concept … 66 4.4.6 Managing water resources … 107 6.3.6 Establishing a water and soil conservation system …
Global Land Outlook
… 3 Drivers of Change 40 4 Convergence of Evidence 52 5 Land Resources and Human Security 78 PART TWO: THE OUTLOOK 104 6 … of Change 106 7 Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and … that presents a clear and pragmatic approach to land use, management, and planning for sustainable development and …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… Ecosystem Management Series No. 9 Ecosystem-based adaptation and … such as food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and protection from natural hazards. … for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that places human needs at its centre. The aim of …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… of two of IUCN’s Commissions: the Commission on Ecosystem Management and the World Commission on Protected Areas. The … Rewarding Tanzania’s Upland Poor for Providing Ecosystem Water Services 24 The Gran Ruta Inca Initiative 25 … International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or …