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UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… by UN Environment to highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a … a major source of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Eight per cent of the annual global oil … to be addressed if appropriate actions for marine litter mitigation and effective monitoring and evaluation systems …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… Making the most of the existing legal regime and fostering change 86 2.1. Paving the way for new law: 86 leading by … as playing a critical role in the regulation of global climate and the general ‘health’ of our planet. Today it is … are thought to pose less of a threat to seabirds. Other mitigation measures include putting extra weight on the lines …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… extending above 2000 metres – and it enjoys a monsoon climate which feeds the Amur river basin. The striking … in longer-term objectives in order to secure structural change. In that sense, this is not an issue that is exclusive …
Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes
… documentation of outcomes should be used to evaluate, and change if necessary, the project’s methodology. There should … ideal time of year for release, studies of seasonality of climate and vegetation of the proposed release site, … real-world financial restraints force prioritization of mitigation strategies. Thus, all pertinent stakeholders must …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world … of threat and genuine improvements typically, when threat mitigation leads to a change from a higher to a lower …
Towards Networks of Marine Protected Areas: The MPA Plan of Action for IUCNs World Commission on Protected Areas
… thereby curtailing the efficiency of the ocean’s role as climate moderator and provider of essential ecosystem … the coming years using MPAs. This is a key issue that must change if we are to successfully drive forward with improved … cantly better engaged with the climate adapta- tion and mitigation, with the human health and well-being, and with …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world … and help protect us from extreme weather, including mitigation of natural disasters. These benefits are …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… and the orientation of technological and institutional change in such a manner as to ensure the attainment and … to marine biodiversity and a contributor to environmental change (Bax et al., 2001, Hewitt et al., 2006). Introductions … tendency towards increased independence of local climate and water quality; and the use of man-made culture …