On February 2nd the world聽celebrates its聽wetlands 鈥 complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and聽nature.聽 Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet鈥
For the first time, a total of 490 habitats across 35 countries in Europe have been assessed to determine their risk of collapse. The European Red List of Habitats, initiated by the European Commission, benefited from the knowledge and expertise of over 300 experts who reviewed the current鈥
Climate mitigation and adaptation are a country鈥檚 most pressing actions in the face of a looming global climate crisis 鈥搘ith catastrophic consequences already occurring in many coastal regions. Now, the restoration of mangrove forests and other coastal systems is emerging as a solution聽鈥 serving鈥
A National Wetland Management Committee was successfully established at the "Pre-Consultation and Forming a Wetlands Management Committee Workshop鈥, jointly organised by HELVETAS, Network Activities Group (NAG), Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 on 23 November鈥
The Interreg project 鈥淒estiMED鈥 has been officially launched in Rome on聽January 19th,聽2017.聽The inaugural address was given by the regional director of the environment and natural system department from the Lazio Region, Vito Consoli, to the representatives of the seven project partners.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Global Forest and Climate Change Programme (GFCCP) has launched a call for abstracts on 鈥淎chieving deforestation-free commitments through forest landscape restoration.鈥 The deadline is February 5, 2017.
On Nov. 28 - 30, the Workshop on Mapping Asia Plants (MAP): Southeast Asia Plant Database Development was held in Beijing. The workshop was organised by the Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BC-CAS), a member of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播. In attendance were 24 participants from China, India,鈥
This blog, published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News, highlights how MFF harnesses the natural functions of ecosystems and women鈥檚 strength in resource management to bring about better solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Recently, seven climate change specialists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand came together and wrote seven chapters for a book entitled Climate Change in the Bay of Bengal Region: Exploring Sectoral Cooperation for Sustainable Development.聽
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards biodiversity conservation in 2016.聽