Today, a rapidly increasing number of people are flocking to the coasts 鈥 to build their homes, to spend their holidays or to conduct business activities. Meanwhile, climate change is turning coasts into increasingly hazardous living environments. Human conversion of coastal ecosystems is鈥
After a year of strategic聽cooperation聽between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Thailand and聽香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播聽Thailand, a meeting was held on 26 December, 2016 at the DMCR office in Bangkok to discuss the progress of the collaboration and provide聽updates on聽香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播-led聽marine and coastal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
The National Congress on Climate Change, held in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, drew more than 700 people, including representatives of government, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, the private sector, and others.
With the increasing threats that disasters present there is an urgent need to prioritise proactive disaster risk reduction over reacting to disaster events. The ecosystem approach for disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a key element of such preventive measures but still remains underdeveloped鈥
Rural roads serve as lifelines for many communities in Nepal, but they also cause environmental degradation in the form of erosion, shallow landslides, and river sedimentation. As a solution, 鈥渆co-safe roads,鈥 or those that incorporate soil bio-engineering techniques to minimise negative鈥
Over the past three years, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has been working with Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Thailand to restore around nine hectares of mangroves. More than 50,000 mangrove trees have been planted in Thailand as a result of the project, which also works with local communities to take care of the鈥
This report has been prepared as part of an聽effort by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 to define its position on Nature-based聽Solutions (NbS) and plan for future work聽to advance this concept and support effective聽implementation of NbS to enhance ecosystem聽services provision and address societal聽challenges.聽The report鈥
Mangroves for the Future's Small Grants Facility enabled NGO Nabolok Parishad to help local women like Promila Rani establish and run community enterprises that provide alternative and sustainable livelihoods.
Land degradation touches almost one third of all land on the planet, affecting 1.5 billion people. On World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought聽we look at how 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is聽working with communities around the world to halt this global menace.