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Nature-based solutions to address climate change

… these challenges depends indeed, in one way or another, on ecosystem health and proper functioning, in land, coastal or … erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, through ecosystem services, they provide significant benefits to … Xynthia storms. Solutions for climate regulation H alting ecosystem loss and degradation and ensuring the preservation …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… communities for early action to save lives. “The SMS service helps me prepare for any disaster that is looming,” … Efforts to restore the productivity and the supply of ecosystem goods and services from these degraded areas have … to increase productivity in crop production, building on ecosystem services and agricultural biodiversity. This …
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A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… The conservation drive is based partly on the concept of ecosystem management. Ecosystem management seeks to manage natural resources at the ecosystem level (Pirot, Meynell and Elder 2000), and …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… information on conservation issues, benefits and ecosystem services provided by the site, active projects and … Romania 32 Desembarco del Granma National Park* Cuba 42 Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Gabon … areas 28 Housing and urban areas 20 TRANSPORTATION & SERVICE CORRIDORS 29 Utility and service lines Shipping lanes …
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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… wise use and management, as an information support service to Contracting Parties and the wider wetland … livestock and humans. � An introduction to taking an ecosystem approach to health. � Why disease should be an … the importance of considering disease management from an ecosystem perspective. Whilst we recommend that you also read …
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Regional Sea Agreements

… on ecosystems and biodiversity and implementing an ecosystem approach. The Strategy of the OSPAR Commission for … in June 2011 with the purpose to maintain the Black Sea ecosystem, including wetlands, in the good ecological state …
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Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring

… conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. More recently, information on changes in … the impact of climate change and providing other key ecosystem services. To help realize the contribution of … (CATIE, Costa Rica), Jeff Dechka (Canadian Forest Service, Canada), Acknowledgements The Voluntary Guidelines …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… Committee ECOLEX Joint UN Environment/FAO/IUCN information service on environmental law ECOSOC Economic and Social … entity to generate profits, which results in harm to our ecosystem, by damaging environmental quality, hastening … biodiversity loss, and depleting natural resources. Our ecosystem relies primarily on the conservation of …
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Strengthening cross-sector partnerships to recognise the contributions of nature to health, well-being and quality of life

… the growth of the state of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services, for example through the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and the development of standards …
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Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation

… important tools that help conserve the critical habitats, ecosystem services and biodiversity that support human life; … network should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each … areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and …
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