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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… to take GBO-4’s conclusions into account in their planning, recognize that biodiversity contributes to solving … to grow,³⁶ and use of fresh water is rising unsustainably. Urban populations account for a large portion of humanity’s … quarters of the world’s resource consump- tion. With the urban population forecast to double by 2050, new urban
21 Jun 2026 Literature

Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning

… and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning MAPPING BIODIVERSITY PRIORITIES: A QUICK OVERVIEW A … such as agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, and urban and regional planning. One of the useful outputs is a … like mining or agriculture or earmarked for future urban expansion GIS capacity and ecological knowledge Some of …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… over the oceans. Additional warming occurs in cities and urban areas, often referred to as the ‘urban heat island effect’. An increase in temperature of … temperature mountains and glaciers rural areaslakes urban areas industrial areas currents oceans 2 6 6 6 9 7 2 3 …
21 Jun 2026 Document

European models of good practice in protected areas

… ecodevelopment, by making the villages a vital part of the planning process and ensuring the Park would be fruitful for … and forestry.) Of course, the concept of zoning existed in urban planning, but was much more complicated, and designed … to generate benefits for local communities, not for the urban elites who usually take the lion’s share of income from …
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State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… areas, the main pressures come from tourism and unplanned urban expansion, inland contamination and aquaculture. … warmer waters. In the case of other coastal ecosystems, planning policies that allow marshes, mangroves and lagoons … to include relevant and related economic sectors such as planning, finance, development, agriculture, fishing, health, …
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State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

… population. They live in communities ranging from large urban centres to remote rural communities, and together speak … information networks at the regional level to support planning and decision- making in the area of taxonomy. There …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… Trenberth KE. 2009. An imperative for climate change planning: tracking Earth’s global energy. Current Opinion in … cover result from direct conversion of mangrove areas to urban and industrial spaces, toand for aquaculture and to … Impacts- Case Studies on the Economy, Human Health, and on Urban and Natural Environments. Casalegno S. (ed.). INTECH …
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State of Biodiversity in Africa

… of species are also found in these wetlands. Expanding urban, industrial, agricultural and tourism development is … to integrate biodiversity into national development planning and policies. Current trends reaffirm the need for …
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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… Scoullos, European Environment Agency, Management Board Urban Boije af Gennäs, DG ENV, European Commission Rikke … Monitoring in faster responding media closer to the (urban) sources, such as air, water and sensitive species, …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… publications in the series are as follows: National System Planning for Protected Areas. No. 1. Adrian G. Davey, 1998, x … Residential and commercial development Housing and urban areas Commercial and industrial areas Tourism and … species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and military effluents …
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