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World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 2: Five wetlands that help us cope with extreme weather events
… waters. Their roots bind the shoreline and each kilometer of mangrove forest can reduce a storm surge by 50cm, blunting … of tiny coral polyps. Home to a quarter of all marine species, and providers of eco-tourism livelihoods, coral reefs also act as offshore wave barriers. This protection from extreme events is worth up to $33,556 per …
Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and risk management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY Bonn, 2-6 June 2014 REPORT OF THE AD HOC TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND … Finland 7. Ms. Marja Ruohonen-Lehto Head of Species Protection Unit Natural Environment Centre Finnish … Report of the ad hoc technical expert group on risk assessment and …