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

… Park of Canada: adaptation possibilities for protecting traditional knowledge of a local community Chapter 5 – … 56 Traditional knowledge, ecosystem services and disaster risk … of resources following a disaster (such as food, fuel, medicine and shelter) and can therefore be an integral part …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… products that they provide: firewood, clean water, fibres, medicine and food, while acting as natural buffers to hazard … land and water degradation and improve livelihoods – traditional agroforestry on hillsides in Honduras In remote … of resource-poor farmers have readopted and adapted traditional farming techniques which have substantially …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… costs, disaster risk management must go beyond the traditional post disaster management. It must also focus on … vulnerable to disaster events due to the weakening of traditional communal ties and social safety nets as the … is required that includes, not only the economic cost of medicine but also other direct and indirect costs, such as …
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Effective planning strategies for managing environmental risk associated with geophisical and other imaging surveys - A resource guide for managers

… projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects … itself. This assessment can easily take the form of traditional post- survey reports, as well as data analyses … to oil and gas industry noise. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 730, 523-528. …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… provide goods and services for basic needs (such as food, medicine, water, shelter) as well as livelihood opportunities … cultivated land in villages in Senegal. In Burkina Faso, traditional practices like stone lines and Zaï that conserve … religions and languages and a colourful blend of traditional customs and beliefs with contemporary societal …
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