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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… Herrera Fernández and Roberto Cazzolla Gatti Building Resilience to Climate Change About IUCN IUCN, International … adaptation and lessons from the field Building Resilience to Climate Change Ecosystem-based adaptation and … Herrera Fernández and Roberto Cazzolla Gatti Building Resilience to Climate Change The designation of geographical …
Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… 2.5 Supporting ecosystem-based adaptation for longer term resilience ............................ Chapter 3 … 3.1.1 Importance of species diversity for ecological resilience .......................................... 3.1.2 … disaster risk reduction namely: 1) by contributing to the resilience of ecosystems to disturbances, 2) by enhancing the …
African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas
… Addressing resource degradation to enhance climate change resilience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … tool. By drawing on these experiences and the inherent resilience of natural ecosystems when effectively governed … to reduce vulnerability and increase natural and community resilience. This volume of case studies from Africa presents …
Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices
… held in Victoria, Canada, on ecological restoration and resilience under conditions of rapid, unprecedented change. … conditions, and best practice guidelines to support resilience in the face of multiple ecological shifts, most … contribute to climate change adaptation by strengthening resilience to change and providing ecosystem services. It can …
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas - overview of coastal and marine conservation efforts in the European Union's overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
… 4 1 EU Overseas at the frontline of climate change 120 4 2 Resilience to be better integrated in EU Overseas MPAs & MPA … required to improve marine protection and strengthen resilience in these diverse territo- ries and to reconcile … networks of marine protected areas to ensure the resilience of the ecosystems they protect The achievements of …
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities - Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
… 3.1.1 Building resilience and reducing vulnerability … also contribute to sustainable livelihoods and thus build resilience. Recent global policy developments now provide … and/or scale-up ecosystem- based measures for long-term resilience. It is expected that these practitioners may range …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… extensively involved in EbA work, strengthening community resilience and livelihoods in almost 60 countries. This work … Healthy, well-functioning ecosystems enhance natural resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change and … and scope of changes; and loss of livelihood options and resilience), or economic (globalization, trade, markets). …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Centre and IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management Resilience Thematic Group • Chetan Kumar, IUCN’s Global … that reflect cultural and societal values and enhance the resilience of ecosystems, their capacity for renewal and the … to strengthen water security, local livelihoods and resilience to climate change impacts (see or example Case …
Global Land Outlook
… instability. Without better adaptation strategies and resilience building devoted to responsibly managing and … and human habitation. Land degradation decreases resilience to environmental stresses: increased … species that hold ecosystems together, further jeopardizes resilience and adaptive capacity, particularly for the rural …