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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 3: Wetlands sustain lives. How can we take care of them?

… the natural coastline buffer and reduces carbon storage. • Mining coral reefs can leave the shoreline exposed to …
18 Jun 2026 Document

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… extended just 50m inland. In nearby Peraliya, where coral mining had degraded the reefs, the damage extended 1.5 km …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… under great threat. These land use changes, including mining, and resource extraction pressures compromise the … vulnerabilities to climate change. The main industry is mining of nickel, copper and other precious metals, the … the largest deposits of these metals in North America. The mining industry was established in the late 1800s and has …
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