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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… in cooperation with IUCN. HELIO is an independent network of leading energy analysts whose objective is to identify, … magnetic fields and changed hydrodynamic conditions and habitat structures on benthic communities, fish, mammals and … loadings due to future climatic change (SAP 2008). Protection of agricultural lands preserves or increases …
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D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … dams; (2) effect of on-stream dams on fisheries/aquatic habitat and fishers; (3) international environmental impact … and potential uses of the watercourse; 5. Conservation, protection, development and economy of use of the water …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… in Mountain Areas The Mountain Initiative Task Force of IUCN – The World Conservation Union was established in … surroundings often have high biodiversity due to long-term protection; such places are often also important tourist … They can minimise fragmentation and the loss of habitat, and provide for the conservation needs of large and …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… Remaining challenges 24 Improving governance for delivery of ecosystem services 26 1. Integrate ecosystem management … Species Assessment. Most species faced multiple threats. Habitat loss or degradation affected 83% of threatened … ways. Traditional exclusionary approaches to nature protection have had serious adverse effects on the poor by …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… Pacific Padma Narsey Lal and Paula Holland The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … sugar industry regularly invested in drainage and flood protection infrastructure, but the level of investment has … from regional and global modelling available from IPCC. Habitat/ecosystem-based ‘business as usual’ calculations are …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… for livelihoods and landscapes D. Huberman The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … PES, explained as an ecosystem approach to environmental protection. The author established a market for a water … that are a changing mix of agriculture and natural habitat. The method tested in this study was carried out in …
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Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy

… LANDSCAPES STRATEGY – Working Paper n°3 ii The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … plots because the transaction costs of management (protection and reforestation) would be too much for … conservation. The paradox is that, despite strict protection, both the remaining natural forests and the …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… Credits The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … only recently by management and natural resource protection sciences. See, amongst others, contributions by … (scrub oak, mixed coniferous and alpine meadow) provide habitat for many species. The timber mafia has plundered the …
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