There is an听urgent need to address the global degradation of coastal ecosystems, but are mass mangrove planting initiatives sustainable?听
A recent review of studies from around the world examined forest landscape restoration (FLR) interventions and their impacts on livelihoods to deduce prevailing global trends in the relationship. The overall consensus is that the correlation is both figuratively and scientifically positive, but鈥
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听cooperation听between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Thailand and听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播听Thailand, a meeting was held on 26 December, 2016 at the DMCR office in Bangkok to discuss the progress of the collaboration and provide听updates on听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播-led听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听鈥 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.
29 November 2016 鈥 The second phase of the project 鈥淩estoration of mangroves through sustainable shrimp farming and emission reductions in Ca Mau province鈥 (MAM) will be launched in Can Tho city, the heart of Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The event offers an opportunity for key stakeholders to鈥
2016 was a difficult year in the Tonle Sap as the severe drought and hot weather affected water, fish, and flooded forests, resources on which the vast majority of the 2 million people who live in and around the lake depend.
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Until recently, the significance of forest dependence had not been well understood. It was generally assumed that the livelihood value of forests was primarily derived from听cash commodities听like charcoal听鈥 and particularly for poorer households, as a safety net to help them through hard times.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