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Mainstreaming ecosystem-based adaptation: transformation toward sustainability in urban governance and planning

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2015
The concept of ecosystem-based adaptation is advocated at international, national, and regional levels. The concept is thought to foster sustainability transitions and is receiving increasing interest from academic and governmental bodies alike. However,
Christine Wamsler
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Challenges for planning climate change resilience through the co-creation living lab approach in the Mediterranean coastal town of Piran

open access: yesRevija za Geografijo, 2022
Climate change resilience for urban coastal communities is a pressing matter considering hazards like sea-level rise, coastal flooding and erosion. Adapting to such changes and creating climate change resilience should be an all-stakeholder process. This
Peter Kumer   +2 more
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Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Leverage Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EbA) Finance for Vulnerable Communities [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Economic Observer, 2023
Climate change accelerates economic loss and results in negative GDP growth. Vulnerable geographies and communities are the most affected by climate change, but they lack the capacity (financial and technical) to withstand and adapt to its effects.
NAMITA VIKAS, SMITHA HARI
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Ecosystem services online: an overview of web-based resources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
2 pagesAs the concepts of ecosystem services and payments for ecosystem services (PES) have evolved, numerous web-based resources have been created to 1) provide and exchange information about ecosystem services, and 2) facilitate transactions between ...
University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program
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The promises and pitfalls of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change as a vehicle for social empowerment

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2019
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change is an approach claimed to deliver social benefits relevant to marginalized groups. Based on a structured literature review, we interrogate such claims, asking whether such approaches may (or may not ...
Stephen Woroniecki   +2 more
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Securing the sea: ecosystem-based adaptation and the biopolitics of insuring nature's rents

open access: yesJournal of Political Ecology, 2021
With the emergence of the so-called Blue Economy, various conservation finance mechanisms and financial structures are being proposed as a means of simultaneously securing marine biodiversity and profit-making.
Jens Christiansen
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THE MODEL OF THE INTERCULTURAL ADAPTATION ECOSYSTEM OF UNIVERSITIES AS AN ELEMENT OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

open access: yesСтратегические решения и риск-менеджмент, 2021
The tasks of increasing the international competitiveness and export of Russian education within the framework of national development priorities are inextricably linked with the need to create a favorable environment for the adaptation of international ...
S. V. Ilkevich   +2 more
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Lessons From the Pacific Islands – Adapting to Climate Change by Supporting Social and Ecological Resilience

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2019
By necessity, Pacific Islands have become hubs of innovation, where climate strategies are piloted and refined to inform adaptation efforts globally. Pacific Island ecosystems are being degraded by pollution, overfishing, and unsustainable development ...
Elizabeth Mcleod   +9 more
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Prospering from nature: helping landowners protect and enhance ecosystem services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
2 pagesAround the country, ranchers and family forest landowners face complex challenges that threaten their ability to stay on the land and maintain their operations.
University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program
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