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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… success stories, habitats are shrinking, biodiversity’s resilience capacity is being weakened, climates are changing, … cultural and traditional systems that improve the resilience of local communities to disaster events. It can … planning processes; and strengthening the natural resilience to disasters of potentially affected communities. …
The Ecosystem Approach: Island voices Island choices
… 2015 will seek to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience in natural resource management, energy, health, … of the development process, and improving ecosystem resilience to change18. 18 Who responded? A total of 313 … issues in islands “Island systems, which have limited resilience, are in the front line with respect to global …
Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)
… to affect the long-term human health and ecosystem resilience, in Europe and globally. Pollution is the number … cycles of chemicals, including on ecosystem services and resilience, would provide more relevant results. Overall, … people's health and wellbeing, linked to an individual's resilience, and pointed out that this includes both physical …
Aquaculture - site selection and site management
… relating to biodiversity, productivity, health and resilience and therefore the sustainable development of any … functions; Resistance, as the ability to withstand change; Resilience, as the ability to recover its previous state … utesandobjectives(biodiversity,productivity,healthandresilience) Humanactivities(aquacultureincluded) Guide for …
Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines
… be significantly warmer than their surroundings. • Bolster resilience to climate change. Resilience in this context refers to the ability of an … restoring natural areas in and around cities can enhance resilience to storms, flooding, sea rise, ocean storm surges …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… further pressure on marine ecosystems, reducing their resilience and compounding existing impacts 1. See World … to: “protect and restore, the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems, to maintain their … adverse impacts, includ- ing by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their res- toration in order …