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Nature-based solutions to address climate change
… climate imbalance. Among the range of proposed solutions (energy savings, technology improvements, development of renewable energies, public transport, circular … energy efficiency, enhancing energy savings and developing renewable and low carbon footprint energies, while taking …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… freshwater resources, coastal and marine resources, energy and tourism (UNGA, 1999). Issues relevant to small … Directors to approve $9.5 million in spending to support renewable energy in several small island states including … growth and/or migration Invasive species Overharvesting of renewable natural resources Intensive agriculture Mining, oil …
Two dams on the Santa Cruz River in Argentina: Their impact on an irreplaceable ecosystem and on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) population, a Critically Endangered species endemic to Argentina
… of an informed and strategic debate on the country's energy decisions, ensuring that the Santa Cruz River basin … principle, the impacts of hydroelectric projects and renewable energy alternatives, as well as other related issues that she …
Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam
… incentives for the development and use of clean and renewable energy sources (Article 33.2). None of these laws, however, … may be extended to 70 years. These land use rights are renewable (Land Law 2003, Article 67.3). Domestic and foreign …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… infrastructures to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative … Services: ecosystem services that describe the material or energy outputs from ecosystems. They include food, water and … creation of natural breakwaters that can absorb the energy of waves ▶ Prevent saltwater intrusion by storing …
Nature-based solutions to address global societal challenges
… Case study 7); • conserving forests to support food and energy security, local incomes, climate change adaption and … ecosystem services – to people’s well- being, to food and energy security, to industry, the economy and to the engines … for their livelihoods, and on wood as their main source of energy production (Ministry of Natural Resources, 2014). One …
Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field
… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … adaptation in marine and coastal ecosystems. Renewable Resources Journal 25(4): 21 - 28. Intergovernmental … EbA also calls for facilitating sustainable use of renewable natural resources under changing climatic …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by … the causes and consequences of climate change. Encourage energy efficiency, energy and water conservation, and the … performance at its facilities and increase reliance on renewable energy; • Improve water use efficiency at its …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… Use (March 17, 1998); Agreement on the Use of Water and Energy Resources of the Sry Darya Basin (March 17, 1998); and … protocol also advocates energy conservation and the use of renewable sources of energy. Parties shall exchange … by a sharing State, threaten the conservation of a shared renewable resource, or endanger the health of another State’s …