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

… event cycle and progress/spiral upwards towards disaster prevention and consequently sustainable development. This is … ecosystems services such as protection of shores and prevention of erosion (Stolton, Dudley & Randall, 2008; … using cost-effective adaptation measures, such as risk prevention, risk mitigation and risk transfer. This paper …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… support shifting disaster risk management from reaction to prevention and placing sustainable ecosystem management for … center of disaster risk reduction strategies. Balancing prevention with reaction requires political will, donor … and forests are a key part of the country’s disaster prevention plan (Stolten et al., 2008). Healthy forests are …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… and economic considerations to develop risk reduction and prevention strategies. While a risk-based approach increases … Li provided additional information regarding drilling, prevention of cross-contamination and installation of … risks • establishment of risk reduction programmes • prevention of illegal international traffic in toxic and …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… and moisture regulation through evapo-transpiration • Prevention of soil erosion through reduction in velocity of … protection, soil fertility enhancement and soil erosion prevention. The economic value of these services are rarely … into eco-tourism opportunities Supporting services Prevention of soil erosion Reduced soil fertility from soil …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… for a Safer World: Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of … Bio Region Senegal Established a commission in charge of prevention and disaster risk management in the department of … hazards, unnatural disasters: The economics of effective prevention. The World Bank and The United Nations. World Bank …
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

19 Jun 2026 Document

Assessment and control of biological invasion risks

… of the International Plant Protection Convention in the prevention and management of invasive alien species H. Tanaka …
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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

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Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

19 Jun 2026 Document

Global Mercury Assessment

19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste