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

… be able to provide opportunities for both adaptation and mitigation activities. For example, the use of solar energy … The challenge will be in balancing adaptation and mitigation activities with land tenure and pastoral rights … basin. • Some dam reservoirs provide productive fringing wetland ecosystems with fish and waterfowl habitat …
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Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas

… from water from the high Andes. Their river basins include wetland systems with high biodiversity, that deliver water to … from water from the high Andes. Their river basins include wetland systems with high biodiversity, that deliver water to …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… advocate for appropriate investment in flood avoidance or mitigation. The case studies highlight not only the potential benefit from investing in mitigation, but also the challenges in overcoming data gaps … to breach and sea reclaiming parts of what used to be wetland areas. The direct and indirect effects of floods were …
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Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods

… environmental flow is the water provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their … by providing information and knowledge on how a river, wetland or coastal ecosystem will evolve under various flow …
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A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes

… is presented on how forest resources contribute to poverty mitigation, e.g. by acting as subsistence safety nets or … and institutional scales. A case study of a Dutch wetland is offered to illustrate the importance of … Skutsch, M. 2006. Community forest management as a carbon mitigation options: case studies. CIFOR. This book presents …
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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies

… Livelihoods, Environmental Security and Conflict Mitigation: Four Cases in South Asia Richard Matthew 67 … century, these people are completely dependent on wetland resources for their survival. The haor itself is … misery. 3.2 Koshi Tappu In contrast, people moved into the wetland of Koshi Tappu only in the mid-twentieth century, a …
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