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Counting coastal ecosystems as an economic part of development infrastructure

… natural ecosystems, we can in turn articulate the economic contribution of ecosystem services to various elements of … value of ecosystem services as manifested through their contribution to the various constituents of human well-being. … sustains this stream of services which make an economic contribution to human well-being, their degradation both …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… 124 Contribution of protected areas in mitigation against … disasters are mainly social constructs: they are largely determined by how a society manages its environment, how … These results were also presented to SERNANP locally and nationally for the purpose of discussing next steps and how …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… issues. It has drawn public and political attention to the contribution wetlands make to sustainable management of … and strawberry farming that respectively damaged the nationally important wetland parks of the Everglades … regulate or manage processes or categories of activities determined to have such impacts. Properly implemented, this …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… Directors, as well as a loyal and hard-working staff, the contribution of the Governing Council has without doubt been … entered their box. The orchestra struck up with a note of determined optimism. It was not too late to seek a newer … good governance, development, and poverty reduction (both nationally and internationally); Address the special needs of …
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Global biodiversity outlook 4 - A mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Contribution to the Millennium Goals and the post-2015 … to participate meaningfully in relevant processes locally, nationally and internationally but limited funding and … such pressures can only increase unless there is a determined effort to make production and consumption more …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… The risks of a natural hazard turning into a disaster are determined by three main factors: 1) frequency and magnitude … genetic diversity can play. A better understanding of the contribution of the different components of biodiversity to … of the mud clam, Polymesoda erosa, or kina fishery, was determined for the first time through market surveys and is …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Table 1: India: Some key indicators 3 Table 2: TII contribution to Aichi and National Biodiveristy Targets 9 … devising and testing various economic instruments. contribution of ecosystem services and biodiversity … by maladaptation. Wetlands do wetland degradation nationally. c) Wetlands not included within land use …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development … to the United Nations in Geneva or the embassy in Bern as determined by each Contracting Party. Copies of all formal … Plan for each triennium is built around the priority tasks determined by the Standing Committee, which are based upon …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Culture and wetlands: A Ramsar guidance document

… 5.1 Some key points made by consultees 60 5.2 One broader contribution 60 2 Bibliography 63 Appendices I: Ramsar COP8 … at COP8 in 2002. “Decision SC26-14: The Standing Committee determined to have a broad- ranging discussion on the role of … Egypt. The cyclical ebb and flow of the river waters determined the fortunes and fate of the powerful civilisa- …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale

… 86 c) Une fiscalité en nette augmentation 86 viii II. Une contribution limitée à la durabilité de la gestion des forêts … construire du droit de l’environnement en particulier. La contribution suivante est tirée d’une étude conduite pour le … A. Garane, « Le nouveau Code de l’Environnement. Quelle contribution au droit de l’environnement au Burkina Faso ? », …
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