Protected areas: providing natural solutions to 21st century challenges [PDF]
Protected areas remain a cornerstone of global conservation efforts. The double impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss are major threats to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, especially those relating to environmental sustainability ...
Crawhall, N. +8 more
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Seagrass and submerged aquatic vegetation (VAS) habitats off the Coast of Brazil: state of knowledge, conservation and main threats [PDF]
Seagrass meadows are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth, raising concerns about the equilibrium of coastal ecosystems and the sustainability of local fisheries.
ABREU P. C. +175 more
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Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward integrated assessment
The literature on the costs of climate change often draws a link between climatic 'tipping points' and large economic shocks, frequently called 'catastrophes'. The use of the phrase 'tipping points' in this context can be misleading.
Kopp, Robert E. +3 more
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The Great Use-It or Lose-It Intelligence Test [PDF]
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Calvin, William H., CGIAR Secretariat
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Management plan for the natural resources of the EEZ of the Dutch Caribbean [PDF]
On the 10th of October 2010 the governmental entity known as the Netherlands Antilles is scheduled to cease to exist. Each island will aquire a new status within the kingdom.
Debrot, A.O. +3 more
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Environment for the People [PDF]
Environment for the People, a joint publication of PERI and the Centre for Science and the Environment (CSE) in India, documents innovative strategies used by environmental activists around the world to build natural assets.
Elizabeth A. Stanton, James K. Boyce
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The domestic benefits of tropical forests : a critical review emphasizing hydrological functions [PDF]
The authors critically review the literature on the net domestic (within-country) economic benefits of protecting tropical forests, focusing on hydrological benefits and the production of nontimber forest products.
Chomitz, Kenneth M., Kumari, Kanta
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Decline of Coral Growth Rates at Negril, Jamaica [PDF]
Montastrea annularis heads were collected near Negril, Jamaica, along transects from open, normal reef conditions into the mouths of rivers draining the Negril Morass.
Dodge, Richard E. +2 more
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Creating Legal Space for Community-based Fisheries and Customary Marine Tenure in the Pacific: Issues and Opportunities [PDF]
The legal environment within which community-based fisheries management (CBFM) will function should be examined to determine whether it supports or will need necessary enhancement to support the implementation of CBFM.
Blaise Kuemlangan
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Our Planet is the United Nations Environment Program's magazine for environmentally sustainable development. Each issue focuses on one particular theme and contains articles authored by a variety of people, including leaders of UN organizations, non ...
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