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| | | ... Forests noted that Africa contains around 17% of the world's forests, including 20% of all tropical forests. These ecosystems are under pressure from biodiversity loss and deforestation, as the continent faces a growing wood products shortage as ... |
| | | | ... Roc-Sennett identifies waste reduction as the "low hanging fruit" to taking pressure off of the planet and fragile ecosystems. "The other thing is to figure out how much we can reduce our waste, because if you reduce our waste, which constitutes 30% ... |
| | | | ... This previous work identified the opportunity for municipal districts and cities to issue bonds to support mangrove ecosystems and also 40 specific locations, including Brisbane and Darwin, with the potential to do so. "What we're investigating is ... |
| | | | ... interest in "blue carbon" aquatic ecosystem abatement potential in mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrasses. All of these ecosystems are significant for Pacific Island countries, where the agriculture and forestry industries account for between 20%-30% ... |
| | | | ... areas of priority, and will focus on Asian, African and Latin American markets where large-scale restoration of natural ecosystems can generate carbon, water quality and biodiversity credits that benefit communities and the global climate. "It's ... |
| | | | ... ( SEEA ), a UN-backed framework for natural capital accounting, for calculating economic impacts of rehabilitating ecosystems. "There are basically four steps - identifying the asset - a wetland, or a mangrove forest, identifying the condition of that ... |
| | | | ... impact, risk and pricing data. CIX will focus on the NCS market, which involves protection and restoration of natural ecosystems such as forests, wetlands and mangroves. CIX noted that Asia "houses a third of the global supply potential and is therefore ... |
| | | | ... species were contained within a specific ecosystem prior to the disruption of human activity, and comparing it to the ecosystems' current health. The indicator can help understand which environmental pressures, such as land use, climate change, nitrogen ... |
| | | | ... Australia and Indonesia," van Bodegraven said. "What replenishment means is delivering back to communities and also natural ecosystems the same quality of water. We've done the calculations and it shows that we're returning back to nature/communities ... |
| | | | ... that range from world leading climate science, to disaster and drought resilience programs that protect our unique ecosystems." Australia will also commit an initial $12.9 million investment towards establishing Climate and Resilience Services Australia. ... |
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