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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management
… trend will persist, undermining development and economic growth and putting more and more people and development … and is home to approximately 18 per cent of the world’s population. The region boasts rich cultural and natural … the elaboration of a protocol to control the wild boar population, thus providing an opportunity for an emblematic …
Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa
… acknowledged that it is the result of industrialisation, population growth, increased pollution, intensive extraction of natural … as fishing. Concerning the coastal zones, the pressure of population growth, land ownership and competition between …
Cost and benefits of ecosystem based adaptation: The case of the Philippines
… Projections for storm surges show that 14% of the total population and 42% of the coastal population will be impacted, with marginalized groups (women, … deterioration, unsustainable development, population growth and extensive migration. For example, it is thought …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape
… constituting the basic food for a large portion of that population and creating a specialized food culture in these … a high nutrient level for the natural reproduction and growth of prawns, shrimps and other crustaceans, as well as …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… and the impact on the health and wellbeing of the population discussed. This chapter deals with the emergence … technology and the explosive increase in the world’s population have resulted in humankind influencing … and globalisation, land pressure and population growth all have an impact on the environment. Global and …
Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda. An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 2012
… threats to Mavrovo National Park, which is the last source population on the Eurasian Lynx in the Balkans. We have also … overfished, with an estimated 70 per cent reduction in the population over the past ten years. In Lake Victoria, a … change driven by local and global population and economic growth. 48 2011 Update Future Goals Success Stories …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… severe and that the major threat to the small remaining population was ship strikes. The whales are particularly … and environmental reasons to allow for industry growth, new routes and access to ports. To access all other … protect the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale population from ship strikes while in its summer feeding …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… volume. Few, though, have dealt directly with the issue of population displacement (see Agrawal and Redford 2007). At … agreements (MEAs) The last 35 years have seen significant growth in the number of multilateral environmental agreements … ‘Donor countries should not support projects that cause population displacement unless they contain acceptable …