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Placing a value on ecosystem services in a way consistent with national accounts, many say, is a critical step towards sustainable ecosystem management.
Systems of National Accounts (SNA) used in many countries already incorporate some of the benefits society obtains from...
Nepal's magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake caused significant damage and loss of life in 2015. In natural disasters like this, it is critical to locate areas that are in the most need of assistance as fast as possible.
Quickly assessing and communicating where the hardest-hit...
All over the world, partnerships between government and non-government organizations (NGOs) are springing up to solve complex water management problems, coalescing individuals and groups with different skills, perspectives, and goals. These collaborative partnerships are abler to unite...
For several decades, my main source of income was sustainable development work in a local non-government organization—the Broad Initiatives for Negros Development (Bind). The organization was into so many initiatives and projects; Organic agriculture and community forestry, gender and...
Si bien en los periodos de grandes cambios en el clima del planeta las especies y ecosistemas se han adaptado, el cambio climático supone un desafío mayor, ya que el calentamiento actual del planeta, provocado por la acumulación de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) en la atmósfera...
This guide describes the practical application of FAO’s ‘Save and Grow’ model of sustainable crop production intensification to the world’s key food security crops: maize, rice and wheat. With examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America, it shows how ecosystem-based farming systems...
In December at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris, EcoAgriculture Partners, the Global Canopy Programme, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Nature Conservancy, and IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative debuted The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book, which clarifies...
Strange as it may appear, I cannot hide my excitement to read in the World Economic Forum’s 2016 global risk report the great emphasis on the risks posed by climate change. Quoting WEF, the top finding is “the potential for...
Predicting the future isn’t easy, just ask the makers of Back to the Future II. Their leftfield vision of 2015 from the ‘80s amused the internet for days...
- Desde el medio ambiente hasta la seguridad internacional y la inminente Cuarta Revolución Industrial, el Informe Riesgos Globales 2016 detecta riesgos en alza para 2016.
- Cada vez hay más evidencia de que las interrelaciones entre riesgos son cada vez más estrechas,...
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