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November 2019

Understanding the Multiple Values Associated with Sustainable Use in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes

United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This report provides an account of the multiple values of nature associated with socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). It presents a series of in-depth case studies from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, which highlight the dilemmas between conservation and development as well as discuss the development and monitoring of community-based projects. The case studies also explore how different values of nature influence the decisions and actions of different stakeholders and how this affects the use and distribution of nature’s contributions to people.
March 2015

Towards an EU Research and Innovation Policy Agenda for Nature-Based Solutions & Re-Naturing Cities

European Commission, GGKP Annual Conference

Nature-based solutions simultaneously provide environmental, social and economic benefits by bringing more nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes and seascapes.

January 2017

Ecosystem Services Assessment of North Ari Atoll Maldives

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Forest Trends, Government of Maldives
In the Republic of the Maldives, coral reefs and associated habitats provide valuable ecosystem services such as fish and other food, natural hazard protection, climate regulation, and the beaches, clear blue waters, and seascapes that are the basis for the thriving tourism industry. The analysis presented in this report clearly shows that investing in coral reef management would be beneficial to the economy of North Ari Atoll.
October 2019

Protecting our World Heritage, Insuring a Sustainable Future

United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
The Protecting our World Heritage, Insuring a Sustainable Future is the first-ever global insurance industry guide highlighting the increasingly important role that the industry needs to play in protecting World Heritage Sites. It explains the risks that insurers face, the role of key actors in the insurance industry, and provides practical tools and a set of basic and advanced recommendations that insurers can implement in their risk management, insurance and investment activities to protect World Heritage Sites, while reducing carbon emissions, building resilience to climate change impacts and tackling biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.

InVEST - Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem, Services and Tradeoffs

Natural Capital Project
InVEST is a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life. InVEST enables decision makers to assess quantified tradeoffs associated with alternative management choices and to identify areas where investment in natural capital can enhance human development and conservation. The toolset currently includes eighteen distinct ecosystem service models designed for terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and coastal ecosystems, as well as a number of “helper tools” to assist with locating and processing input data and with understanding and visualizing outputs.
6 March 2019
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UN Environment Releases Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern

From the innovations and ethical dilemmas of synthetic biology to the options for appropriate international adaptation to climate change: The UN Environment Frontiers 2018/19 report explores the emerging environmental issues facing the planet
January 2019

Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging issues of environmental concern

Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging issues of environmental concern consolidates and analyzes the emerging issues that will have profound effects on our society, economy, and environment.
April 2012

Ecological Footprint and Investment in Natural Capital in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue.

February 2019

The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture provides an assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA) and its management worldwide, and describes the many contributions that BFA makes to food security and nutrition, livelihoods, and the resilience of production systems; the major drivers of change affecting BFA; the status and trends of various components of BFA; and needs and challenges in BFA management.
November 2018

Nature-based Solutions: delivering national-level adaptation and global goals

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Many of the world’s vital natural ecosystems, and the communities reliant on them, are vulnerable to climate change, yet ecosystems themselves can form a strong line of defense against the direct impacts of climate change. This paper argues that nature-based solutions are a key tool for meeting global goals on climate change and sustainable development.

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