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Conservation Social Science: Understanding People, Conserving Biodiversity
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DESCRIPTION Groundbreaking book that examines the essential contribution of the social sciences to understanding and conserving biodiversity across the globe Authored by leading scholars at the nexus...
Global Peatlands Assessment: The State of the World’s Peatlands
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Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that, despite only covering around 3-4% of the planet’s land surface, they contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon, which is twice the amount of...
Land Use Planning: Global Land Outlook Working Paper
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This brief presents evidence of land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that can strengthen land governance, improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and develop land use options that reconcile conservation and development objectives.
Riparian 101 - Where Land and Water Meet
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Event Date and Time
June 21st, 2022 at 7:00pm MST to June 21st, 2022 at 9:00pm MST
Drayton Valley, AB
Join ALUS Brazeau, Cows & Fish, and AWES for a free interactive workshop on the importance and management of riparian areas (the areas where land and water meet). The workshop will include talks on...
Riparian Management Course
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Event Date and Time
August 4th, 2020 at 6:00pm PST to August 4th, 2020 at 8:00pm PST
, AB
About this Event Riparian areas - those wet areas around water bodies - are often overlooked and underrated. Yet with proper design and management, they can become the most productive parts of the...
The Potential of Peatlands as Nature-based Climate Solutions
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
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Event Date and Time
December 7th, 2022 at 8:00am to December 19th, 2022 at 5:00pm
Montreal, QC
Organization
Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as-usual scenarios. The UN Biodiversity Conference will convene governments from...
Video - It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration
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On the occasion of Word Wetlands Day on 2 February 2023, the G20 Global Land Initiative Coordination Office in partnership with the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration...