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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts
… 30 IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LAND-WATER-ECOSYSTEM QUALITY IN POLAR AND MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS: … S. vermiculata and A. leucoclada were apparently highly vulnerable to ongoing climate change combined with human … quality still exist, particularly in the vulnerable and remote polar and high mountainous regions. …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… activity, from the marine and coastal environments, using ecosystem-based approach and planning tools such as … events and long-term steady changes, increases in key vulnerable areas and sectors ➢ Growing trend of greenhouse … The southern and eastern Mediterranean countries are also vulnerable to changes in international agricultural prices …
Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming
… warming of 1.5°C and beyond include disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, some indigenous peoples, and local … such as loss of human lives, cultural heritage, and ecosystem services, are difficult to value and monetize. 1.0 … of global warming than for 1.5°C (medium confidence). Some vulnerable regions, including small islands and Least …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… and to target 14.1 on the concept of “marine and coastal ecosystem management”, without presum- ing of the … (Ramsar and UNWTO, 2012). Marine and coastal areas are vulnerable to the pollu- tion from land- and marine-based … are managed. Small-scale fishing communities are very vulnerable to the major threats to healthy oceans, including …
GEO yearbook 2003
… rate. Their permeable skin makes them particularly vulnerable to pollution and climate change, so they serve as … in the wild 1% Critically endangered 7% Endangered 13% Vulnerable 12% Near-threatened 6% Of least concern 38% … is considered the first ever attempt to pursue integrated ecosystem management across political jurisdictions. In New …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… LU: ......... Livestock Unit MA: ........ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MDG: ..... Millennium Development Goal … objectives44. There are certainly cases of more vulnerable ecosystems such as the Trans- Himalayan grasslands … plant species richness than wild graziers45. In these more vulnerable ecosystems careful management is needed to avoid …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 ARTICLE 25: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … the least developed and of the most environmentally vulnerable, including Small Island Developing States, is a … involvement of indigenous peoples, local communities, and vulnerable or marginalized persons in environmental decision- …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… degradation. Inadequate responses have left us all more vulnerable. the consequences are felt most acutely by those … in aid and other catalytic financing directed to poor and vulnerable countries. revenue and spending targets for social … boosted employment and reduced forest losses through ecosystem payment systems which recruited local disadvantaged …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… improvement of livelihoods and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable groups; promotion of productive activities, social … efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. These investments need to be catalyzed … improve the livelihoods and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable groups; promote productive activities; promote …
Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to sustainable development
… distribution of benefits. Poor people are especially vulnerable, as are women and girls. Natural resources that … in particular its impact on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations. It will encourage economic … outcomes and the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations to environment- related extreme events …