ecosystem services
The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention is organizing a crossing of the Alps for journalists in early summer, with the aim of raising awareness on the challenges and...
Global climate models project stronger warming at high elevations, with potentially disastrous consequences for its ecosystems services (ESS). For instance, melting glaciers alone will affect the water supply of millions people, while soil degradation and erosion put local...
We have the pleasure of sharing with you some important information about two upcoming mountain events in Mbale, Uganda next October:
• The World Mountain Forum – Mountains for Our Future on 17-19 October
• The Fifth Global Meeting of the...
As the planet warms, plants, trees, fish and other natural resources are on the move, shifting toward the poles, in the direction of higher elevations and deeper into the seas, states a paper published February 24 in the journal Nature Climate Change. This natural capital has economic...
The Government of Uganda through its Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE) jointly with Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) and in collaboration with partners in a global programme “Sustainable Mountain Development for Global Change (SMD4GC)” financially and technically...
Environmental managers often make decisions that include trade offs between two or more possible scenarios. These choices can become challenging when the socio-ecological system is complex and the environment has different ecosystem services. And it is particularly difficult when...
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...
Whether in the context of the post-2015 development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or the UNFCCC climate conference taking place in Paris at the end of this year, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services remains essential for human...
The UN conference “Water for Life” continued into its second and concluding day on June 10, 2015 with six High Level Round Tables and two plenary sessions reviewing: water and sanitation actions beyond 2015; links between world water, energy and food systems; global challenges such as...
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