More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to this report by the United Nations. Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened …
More than 20 million US dollars have been transferred by Green Climate Fund (GCF), to the UN Environment in The Gambian Ecosystem Based Adaptation project, The Point has been informed. The minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Lamin Dibba has described as "historic" the signing ceremony of the …
Climate changes and the loss of biodiversity are twin challenges. Each threatens to undermine efforts to achieve sustainable development. This paper, drawing upon the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other recent scientific assessments on biodiversity and …
Governments and national as well as corporations are driving the demand for water, land, fossil fuels, raw materials, and organic resources of all kinds, as never before. Previously intact ecosystems are being sacrificed to satisfy this hunger for resources. Thousands of people are losing their livelihoods as a consequence. But …
Decades of unsustainable logging has created an “extinction debt” in Victoria’s central highlands that will trigger an ecosystem-wide collapse within 50 years without urgent intervention from the state government, ecologists have warned. According to modelling produced by Australian National University researchers Dr Emma Burns and Prof David Lindenmayer, there is …
This guidance provides support to practitioners and policymakers on the role of peri-urban ecosystems in adaptation and the resilience of urban systems against climatic and water related disasters. The guidance focuses on the Asia-Pacific region in particular, but also contains helpful information for other developing country contexts. The interdependence of …
This paper describes research undertaken in five Indian cities (Shimla, Indore, Gorakhpur, Panjim and Guwahati), to improve the understanding of the vulnerability of urban poor children to climatic risks and the role of peri-urban ecosystems in resilience building. This study contributes to the discussion on urban children's vulnerability and ecosystem-based …
FAO is leading efforts to improve food security and nutrition through integrated approaches on the ground. These initiatives are based on the resilience and social equity of communities, and preserving the natural resource base upon which all food production depends. We know we can meet the challenge of ending hunger, …
Asserts that no single authority can be held responsible for rising air pollution The country’s top environment ministry bureaucrat said that “harsh measures” could be on the anvil to prevent a repeat of the smog that engulfed Delhi earlier this month. “As the government, we are determined to not let …
Move to help miners become cautious and undertake mining responsibly’ The Union environment ministry has suggested to the Union mines ministry that the ‘polluter pays’ principle — which states that those who produce pollution should pay for the damage done to human health and the environment — should be included …
Moisture response functions for soil microbial carbon (C) mineralization remain a critical uncertainty for predicting ecosystem-climate feedbacks. Theory and models posit that C mineralization declines under elevated moisture and associated anaerobic conditions, leading to soil C accumulation. Yet, iron (Fe) reduction potentially releases protected C, providing an under-appreciated mechanism for …
The National Platform for the Science Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services was launched in Yaounde yesterday November 23. The Minister of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development, Hele Pierre has launched the National Platform for the Science Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services created on November …
At the side event Good Peatland Governance to Strengthen Economic, Social and Ecosystem Resilience at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany, the Global Peatlands Initiative under the leadership of UN Environment will release its rapid response assessment Smoke on Water – countering global threats from peatland loss and degradation. Erik …
Panaji: The high court of Bombay at Goa has directed the government to constitute a task force to prepare a road map for protection and conservation of Bondvol lake in St Cruz, viewing it as an ecosystem for the public's benefit. In a significant order, the division bench comprising Justice …
All developing countries must address climate vulnerability and identify the best ways to help their people adapt. Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is one increasingly popular and tested strategy. Uganda — a country already implementing EbA — is at a moment of political opportunity to harness the full benefits of this approach, …
Over the past two decades, the international science and development communities have referred to a global water crisis that is emerging. Looking at the current situation in virtually every region of the world, the facts show that the world water crisis is here. Today, water insecurity affects the daily lives …
This paper is one in a series of briefings that analyse how the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) builds rural households’ resilience to different climate shocks. This paper examines how MGNREGS is helping households in West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India, build resilience to drought. The goal of …
Zimbabwe is set to receive $52 million funding under the Global Environment Facility for strengthening bio-diversity and ecosystems management and climate-smart landscapes in the mid to lower Zambezi region. The Global Environment Facility unites 183 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil society organisations, and the private sector to address …
In India, where population has seen enormous upsurge, environmental education has been made an integral component of the national education schedule With the world becoming more crowded and consuming, standards of living becoming more demanding, the environmental concerns have grown more pressing, more controversial and more in need of intelligent …
As the oceans get warmer, fish, which seem to be better predators in warmer waters, will extend their range from the equator to feed in colder latitudes where the number of large invertebrates is higher. Climate change and warmer oceans are likely to change reef ecosystems worldwide, reducing the diversity …
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, implementation remains mostly underdeveloped worldwide. Lack of knowledge on the implementation process present an important barrier. This publication presents details on Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC), a global initiative which promoted ecosystem-based …
