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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… Establishment of diverse agricultural systems, where using indigenous knowledge of specific crop and livestock … commercial fishing, recreation, scientific research and Indigenous traditional use. It is also used extensively as an … of the area’s total population) of MMPL are indigenous peoples called Palawans (CI-P, 2007). Part of the MMPL …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… tropical storm Stan, Guatemala 18 © IU C N -O R M A Using indigenous techniques to reduce disaster risks, reverse land … It is based on local traditional knowledge and improves an indigenous method which was conserved by a small group of …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… thus providing an opportunity for an emblematic indigenous species found in the grassland of Corrientes to … Africa is conducting an inventory of the potential use of indigenous plants as crop wild relatives that can be used for … traditional knowledge and practices of Pacific indigenous peoples have contributed to their coping strategies during …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… stage of bioremediation Under anaerobic conditions, indigenous microorganisms are capable of partially … organic substrate, which serves as a carbon source for the indigenous aerobic soil microorganisms. Composting is a means … Mixing of the contaminated media with the soil allows the indigenous microorganisms to interact with the contaminant …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… Pacific Island Countries (PICs), possessing few indigenous sources of oil and gas (with the exception of … in the 21st Century, Assessment Study Beijing, China: Peoples Republic of China. Guilhoto, J., 2001. Geração de … dispossession of traditional subsistence hunting areas for indigenous communities. Natural resource managers need to be …
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Global Mercury Assessment

… for subsistence and recreational fisheries, often among indigenous peoples. Artisanal and small- scale gold mining (ASGM) … organisms higher in the food web. This explains why some indigenous populations that consume top marine predators such …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge …
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