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… 78 PART TWO: THE OUTLOOK 104 6 Scenarios of Change 106 7 Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 … planet should be being harnessed, the availability of good quality land is declining. As the American author Mark Twain … and wealth are often still largely determined by the control of, and access to, land. As a result, land is …

… 2.2 Water quality regulation … - Erosion control … to serve growing demands for water, energy and food. This work is challenged by the negative impacts of … material or energy outputs from ecosystems. They include food, water and other resources. Regulating Services: …

… economic services when they maintain the quantity and quality of water supplies and help to mitigate or avert … values (e.g. raw materials), indirect values (e.g. flood control), option values (the premium placed to maintain … and consumption – for example fish, timber, fuel, food, medicines, crops and pasture. On the supply-side of the …

… 2.2 Nature-based Solutions for food security … fields contribute to biodiversity conservation, flood control and the local economy ......................... Case … street trees, vegetated drainage basins) to improve air quality, support wastewater treatment, and reduce stormwater …

… Some basic questions What is agrobiodiversity?1 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … of the nutritional, health, environmental and food quality arguments for buying such products, as well as their … and branding of local products with farmer-led quality control and certification, developing value-added products, …

… French strategies for international cooperation on health, food security, human development, environment and climate. … such as infrastructure for coastal defences and flood control, and new irrigation facilities and reservoirs for … showed that the total benefits (stable supply of good quality water, flood control, fishing and recreational value, …

… in coastal communities, and potentially even loss of food security and malnutrition due to lack of protein. ❏ Loss … as sea urchins and some fish species, that keep them in control have declined through disease and overfishing. Algae … categories of ecosystem services: ❏ provisioning – e.g. food, medicines, construction materials ❏ regulating – e.g. …

… Thus to sustainably increase future energy supplies, the quality and integrity of ecosystems need to be well-managed … 2007). The increased demand for biofuels also affects food security as land and water resources are diverted from … as well as gender inequality, means that they have limited control over, and access to environmental and energy …

… level of professional and scientific management and high-quality tourist services. http://english.knps.or.kr/ … protected areas. Its tasks include law enforcement, fire control, ecotourism, research, species reintroduction, and … Make available nutritious, local and sustainable fresh food. 7. Prevent littering. Draw on the results of local …

… various goods and services provided by ecosystems such as food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and … level rise. Coastal hazards to human settlements and water quality will increase due to reduced coastal ecosystem cover … c) Regulation Services: Hydrological regulation; erosion control; water quality and quantity; reduction of natural …