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Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines

… to enable communities and ecosystems deal with the adverse impacts of climate change. One such approach is … ecosystems enhance natural resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change and reduce the … the active and extensive participation of all sectors, to effect socio-economic development in Mindanao. Its programme …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… 100 6.6 Effect on nature conservation … should be integrated into wider strategies for preventing adverse effects to marine and coastal ecosystems from … on shared resources, in that they call for avoiding adverse transboundary environmental impacts, a fundamental …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… can support both people and nature to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. We hope that it will … which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate … or beneficially, by climate- related stimuli. The effect may be direct (e.g. a change in crop yield in response …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… as regulations, rules, norms and other tools with legal effect (for example, contracts). It includes all instruments … duty”). ‘Environmental harm’ is defined as any potential adverse effect on an environmental value (s 14). … or other management strategies; (l) Where a significant adverse effect on biological diversity has been determined …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events” (UNISDR, 2009b). The international … of ecosystems and people in the face of the adverse effects of climate change. Ecosystem-based adaptation … resilience, Oliver et al. (2015) mentioned the ‘insurance effect’ of higher diversity, which is relevant at both …
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Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… into the future, and is non-trivial in magnitude and its effect on the sustainability of characteristic native biota. … long time frames) with the need for timely responses to adverse trends. Historical time frames are included to … framework. To estimate risk—the probability of an adverse outcome over a specified time frame—it is necessary …
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Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges

… of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events”(Renaud et al. 2013). NbS such as the Eco-DRR … to better adapt and become more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather … of concepts and approaches since their proponents have, in effect, transferred the responsibility of interpreting how to …
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The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices

… to emerging economic and environmental challenges. In effect, islands are rapidly becoming the world’s “canaries in … and Uitto, 2001). 2. Resolution A/RES/44/206 – Possible adverse effects of sea- level rise on islands and coastal … Last accessed October 4, 2007. UNGA (1989). Possible adverse effects of sea-level rise on islands and coastal …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… be undertaken in sensitive stream habitats without causing adverse environmental effects (Parks Canada, 2011b). See … to understand more about a restored ecosystem. Potential adverse impacts of restoration projects on visitor experience … Aerial photos were used for some sites to monitor the effect of activities on vegetation and habitat. The aerial …
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D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance