Over the past two decades alone, nearly 100,000 hectares, or 6% of the world鈥檚 mangrove forests have been lost. This is just a fraction of the global mangrove loss through the past century. Restoration of these important forests is a tangible way鈥
The need to introduce sustainable forest management practices into Pakistan鈥檚 forestry was highlighted by experts at a two-day workshop organized by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and the Ministry of Climate Change, under the Sustainable Forest Management project on Sep 6-7, 2018.聽
Bahak Indah, a mangrove-lined beach running along the coast of Probolinggo, East Java, is a major attraction for visitors. But just fifteen years ago, the only vegetation found on the beach was a type of spinegrass with such sharp tips that residents of Curah Dringu and Dungan Villages avoided鈥
The Sundarbans, a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Lying adjacent is Sabkhali, a largely agricultural village, highly vulnerable to climate change and tidal surges, salt water intrusion, and waterlogging. The area is鈥
For those who live along the coast of the Pyinbugyi Islands at the mouth of Southeastern Myanmar鈥檚 Tevoy River, fishing has always been a way of life. Unfortunately, of late, commercial offshore fishing has meant that many locals aren鈥檛 able to fill their nets as they used to. Rice farming,鈥
By Claire Warmenbol -聽鈥楾he Shape of Water鈥, quite symbolically the title of the movie I watched on route to Brasilia for the 8th World Water Forum, reminded me (much like the Avatar movie) about the mystery, strength and silence of nature鈥nd the need鈥
Former Regional Chair for South Asia of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Commission on Ecosystem Management and a noted Kolkata wetlands warrior, Dhrubajyoti Ghosh expired suddenly on 16 February 2018. This was painful news and indeed a great loss for 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播.
鈥A three-day practical聽workshop on 鈥淣ature-based Solutions (NbS) for Flood Prevention in South-Eastern Europe鈥, organized jointly by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Union for Conservation of鈥
From 4 to 8 September 2017, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Mekong WET initiative conducted 鈥榲ulnerability to disaster risk鈥 assessments (VDRAs), also known as 鈥榲ulnerability assessments鈥 (VAs), to analyse the potential impacts of climate change on communities in the Boeung Prek Lapouv (BPL) Protected Landscape in Takeo鈥
Fisheries are the primary livelihood sector for 80% of the coastal population of Pakistan, but this sector contributes to only 0.5% of national GDP and 1% of the country鈥檚 labour force. Fish and fishery-related exports yield, on average, a sum of PKR 8.8 billion (US$ 838 million) for the country鈥