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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… the protective function of ecosystems 3.1.3 Importance of genetic diversity for food security and livelihoods … reduction, the role of their constituents i.e. species and genetic diversity in reducing risk has been given less … of a combination of ecosystem management approaches and engineering hard infrastructure as also seen in the Nepal …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… or maintain, and often more effective than physical engineering structures, such as dykes, levees, or concrete … other species, and along with this species and underlying genetic diversity, constitute the broader array of … ecosystems to support livelihoods such as food, fibre, genetic resources, medicines, fresh water; - regulating …
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Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… modified organisms introduced in centres of origin and genetic diversity; (b) Risk assessment of living modified … Senior Research Scientist Laboratory of Genetics and Cell Engineering Institute of Genetics and Cytology, National … modified organisms introduced in centres of origin and genetic diversity; (b) Risk assessment of living modified …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… AUTHORS Loretta Y. Li, Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of British Columbia, Canada E-mail: … of time. Injuries such as cancer, birth defects, and genetic mutations necessarily require a latency period for … surficial geology maps to determine the type of surficial (genetic) material at the background reference site. Wherever …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… medicines • Shelter • Agrobiodiversity • Pharmaceuticals • Genetic material x According to Colls et al., 2009, … of specific crop and livestock varieties, maintaining genetic diversity of crops and livestock, and conserving … The potential of wetlands in reducing storm surge. Ocean Engineering, 37(1), 59-68. 15 Abstract Climate change could …
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