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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… and Roberto Cazzolla Gatti Building Resilience to Climate Change About IUCN IUCN, International Union for … and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the … J.B. Manuta. 2009. Adaptation to climate change and social justice: challenges for flood and disaster management in …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… today 14 1.1.3 Addressing scale 17 1.1.4 Connectivity for climate change 18 1.1.5 Issues of uncertainty 20 1.2 … for biodiversity 31 2.2 Benefits of connectivity for climate change adaptation 32 2.3 Benefits of connectivity for … Transparency and participation 41 3.1.2 Social equity and justice 42 3.2 Types of Governance 44 3.2.1 Scale 45 3.2.2 …
Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale
… et qui aboutissent à sanctionner, par une décision de justice, des atteintes ou risques d’atteintes à … efficace de l’environnement. Par ailleurs, alors que la justice reste largement ouverte aux victimes directes de … les atteintes à l’environne- ment ou de poursuivre en justice les délinquants environnementaux s’abstiennent le …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… living resources, depletion of stratospheric ozone, and climate change. Each of these issues can be seen to involve a … national jurisdiction as well as natural processes like climate change. An ecosystem approach that considers the … Public Participation in Decision- making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention),29 among …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the … Provide information about the causes and consequences of climate change. Encourage energy efficiency, energy and water … The park’s management has a strong commitment to social justice. Its former Manager, Brett Myrdal, has written, …
Law, Policy and Dryland Ecosystems in the People's Republic of China
… 35 3.6 Climate change … rainfall and prolonged periods of drought as a result of climate change increases the vulnerability of the population … and Urban Development, Interior Department, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, State Department, Department of …
Global Land Outlook
… Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 Drylands 246 PART THREE: A … face: from the pressures of population growth, climate change, urbanization, migration, and conflict to … rights in terms of tenure, gender equity, and social justice, will be an essential step to improving the long-term …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… people and communities adapt to the negative effects of climate change at local, national, regional and global … (UNEP 2010). The capacity of GI to build resilience to climate shocks and variability has already proven to be … local environmental authority, Vallenpaz (a peace and justice organization) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The …
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)
… the principles adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for consistent treatment of uncertainty … and ridgetops of two mountains on Lord Howe Island. The climate is temperate, and sea level parts of the island have … Loveland, T.R., Kommareddy, A., Egorov, A., Chini, L., Justice, C.O. and Townshend, J.R.G. (2013). ‘High-Resolution …