1997). These so-called ecosystem services, which are particularly important in a relatively populous region such as that of the Baltic Sea Basin, include the provision of food, fibre and wood products. Ecosystems also contribute to controlling water supplies, air and water quality, and conditions...
MANADO, Indonesia, May 13 (Xinhua) --- The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) on Wednesday warned coral reefs would disappear by the end of the century if the world did not take effective action on climate change. WWF warns risk of massive destruction by climate change (File photo) This ...
Urban social–ecological–technological systems (SETS) are dynamic and respond to climate pressures. Change involves alterations to land and resource management, social organization, infrastructure, and design. Research often focuses on how climate chang
“Nature contributes to human wellbeing culturally and spiritually, as well as through the critical production of food, clean water, and energy, and through regulating the Earth’s climate, pollution, pollination and floods,” he said. “The Living Planet report clearly demonstrates that human acti...
a wild species from the galapagos, which can tolerate extreme environmental conditions such as high salinity and drought—traits that might enhance food security in a future with enormous climate fluctuations. rising temperatures. changing growing seasons. a rising global population. the environmenta...
The aim of LDN is to meet future food and fuel demand without further degrading the finite land resource base (UNCCD, 2014). In this regard, three land degradation indicators (land use and land cover change, land productivity, and carbon stocks) are recommended to track progress towards LDN ...
[1]. The potential related impacts of climate change on the ability of agricultural systems, which include soil andwater resources, to provide food, feed, fiber, and fuel, and maintenance of ecosystem services (e.g.,water supplyand habitat for croplandraces, wild relatives, and pollinators) ...
"The filibuster compels moderation and helps protect the country from wild swings between opposing policy poles," Sinema wrote in an opinion column defending the filibuster published in The Washington Post on Tuesday. Manchin is the only Senate Democrat who has not cosponsored the "...
For Chaney, urban farming is not only about growing nutritious vegetables in food deserts; it is an organizing platform for community and economic development, where neighbors can come together to grow ideas and harvest solutions. In a recent letter to partners he said, “That is the beauty of...
Private rural landholders are requested to participate in actions designed to increase the risk of flooding on their properties through modifying embankments or vegetation with the aim of creating a public good: reduced vulnerability to flooding in densely populated urban zones. Similar policies are ...