Search: Assessing ecosystems resources
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Story 31 Dec, 2011An important role of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress is to showcase the knowledge and tools we can use to better manage our natural world. As well as being a world leader on species and their conservation needs, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 offers the expertise needed to establish and sustainably manage our protected areas鈥攏ational鈥
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Story 21 Dec, 2011The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), an 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Member, and the Pitcairn Islands Government have announced that the ground-breaking rat eradication operation to restore Henderson Island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in the South Pacific, has been successfully implemented. The鈥
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Story 18 Dec, 2011Are you eager to be engaged in shaping an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and defining its goals? Do you want to bring your knowledge and experience to the attention of governments and other decision makers? Here is your chance. The鈥
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Story 06 Dec, 2011A new study by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 (International Union for Conservation of Nature) finds that by financing the restoration or protection of natural areas, companies can offset the negative impacts of their operations and generate significant economic benefits, but the needs of local communities must be鈥
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Press release 05 Dec, 2011Durban, South Africa, 5 December 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 The world鈥檚 poorest people are on the frontlines of climate change, with everything to lose and little to cushion the blow of its far-reaching impacts. A new position paper by the Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN) illustrates how鈥
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Story 01 Dec, 2011The role of ecosystems in adaptation is recognized at the international level under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Ecosystem-based approaches to鈥
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Story 27 Nov, 2011More than 180,000 protected areas鈥攏ational parks, nature reserves and so on鈥攏ow cover over 12% of the world鈥檚 land area and 7.2% of coastal waters. They play an important role in reducing carbon emissions and helping people adapt to the impacts of climate change. These are the findings of a鈥
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Story 21 Nov, 2011The writeshop that formed the basis of this book was co-organized by the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, the LIFE (Local Livestock for Empowerment) Network, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature鈥揥orld Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥
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Story 16 Nov, 2011Acclaimed by the US Apple Store as 鈥楴ew and Noteworthy鈥, the new Species on the Edge app is a detailed guide to 365 species from the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩. Featuring stunning photos and thought-provoking information it allows users to learn about threatened species from around the鈥
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Story 01 Nov, 2011Giant 鈥淢ountain Chicken鈥 frogs, the 25 million bird island, and a rainforest the size of Portugal are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and in need of greater protection, according to a new report published by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 (International Union for Conservation of Nature).