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Nature-based solutions to address climate change
… to address climate change Nature-based solutions T he natural environment worldwide is increasingly affected by … rainfall, changes in species range or loss of species and natural habitats, desertification, rising sea levels, ocean … are the source of nearly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation Adequately preserved ecosystems …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … ................................................. 2.6 How natural capital approaches relate to NbS … of the National Park system, canals were dug for oil and gas exploration and navigation throughout the Barataria …
Integration of nature-based solutions into strategies to combat climate change
… organisations, local authorities, the managers of natural areas or citizens; NOTING with great concern that the aggregate greenhouse gas emission levels in 2025 and 2030, resulting from the … and actions to restore degraded ecosystems and recreate natural environments contributing to these objectives; d. …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… © 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … risks ................................ 2.2 Impacts of natural hazards and disasters on ecosystem services … reveals that forest conservation can avoid greenhouse gas emissions worth US$ 3.7 trillion and that coral reef …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… © 2015 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … by its exceptional biological richness and high natural resource dependency, the outlook is particularly … have been made possible; people are now able to buy gas instead of relying on firewood, which in turn reduces …
Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas
… ecosystem services Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas Rachel A. … services G uidance for K ey B iodiversity A reas, natural W orld H eritage S ites, and protected areas … / Flood regulation / Flood prevention ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Greenhouse gas flux ✓ Landslide risk / Soil stabilisation / Avalanche …
Global Land Outlook
… building devoted to responsibly managing and restoring our natural capital, land degradation, especially in developing … forced migration, and aggravating conflicts over limited natural resources. As you will see, we argue that land – its … at the local level as well as increased greenhouse gas emissions, reduced biodiversity, and changes in rainfall …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. … capacity and to support global alliances to safeguard natural resources at local, regional and global levels. … for producing less than 0.1 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions (Nurse and Moore, 2005). Similarly the Pacific …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… © 2013 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … areas, as part of increasingly fragmented and degraded natural ecosystems, will become isolated ‘ecological … groundwater recharge, seed dispersal, greenhouse gas mitigation through carbon storage and aesthetically …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… © 2008 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for … xi 1 International Cooperation on Shared Natural Resources … 43 3.4.1 Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline Project (GASBOL) … applied in a transboundary context. 3.4.1 Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline Project (GASBOL) GASBOL is South America’s …