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Coastal Watersheds Conservation in the Context of Climate Change Project

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World Bank Group

The objective of the Coastal Watersheds Conservation in the Context of Climate Change Project for Mexico is to promote integrated environmental management of selected coastal watersheds as a means to conserve biodiversity, contribute to climate change mitigation, and enhance sustainable land use.

December 2016

Using Ecosystem Service Trade‐offs to Inform Water Conservation Policies and Management Practices

This case study quantifies ecosystem services in several land use scenarios, relative to actual land use change, over a nine-year period. These scenarios were developed in an effort to maintain agricultural production while improving water quality and increasing water quantity in the watershed of the Miyun Reservoir—the only source of surface water currently available for domestic use in Beijing, China.
January 2021

Nature-Based Solutions in Agriculture: Sustainable management and conservation of land, water and biodiversity

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The information in this research has been organised into synthesis narratives accompanied by a series of tables that capture the characteristics of each NbS applied to each landscape to achieve agricultural production; climate (mitigation and adaptation), conservation (land, water, biodiversity) and other co-benefits.

Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector

Organisation: 
World Bank Group

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The objective of the Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation, and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector Project for India is to improve the productive potential of natural resources and increase incomes of rural inhabitants in selected watersheds throug

China Energy Conservation Law

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China
The Energy Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated for the purpose of promoting energy conservation in the whole society, improving energy utilization efficiency, protecting and ameliorating the environment, and striving for all round, balanced and sustainable development of the economy and the society.
12 January 2015 to 30 January 2015

Gual Pahari, Gurgaon, India

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Energy and Water-use Efficiency

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

The course aims to provide an in-depth understanding on various aspects related to use of energy and water. The course will specifically focus on demand- side management and energy audits as a tool to enhance the energy and water-use efficiency.

October 2018

The Science of Sustainability: Exploring a unified path for development and conservation

The Nature Conservancy
This report, based on research from the Nature Conservancy, the University of Minnesota and 11 other organizations, explores whether it is possible to achieve a future where the needs of both people and nature are advanced. It projects the state of the world in 2050 if development progresses in a “business-as-usual” fashion, and what it would look like if a sustainable path was implemented with a series of fair-minded and technologically viable solutions to the challenges that lie ahead.
March 2018

2018 UN World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The 2018 UN World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water, proposes an innovative response to water resource management challenges: nature-based solutions (NBS). It focuses in particular on water for agriculture, sustainable cities, disaster risk reduction and water quality.
January 2012

Biophysical Assessment and Monetary Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Scenario Analysis for the Case of Water Purification in Europe

European Commission
This study presents a framework for the valuation of ecosystem services related to conservation policies, both theoretically and practically, in order to make an economic case for the conservation of biodiversity. Theoretically, it is shown that the application of monetary valuation techniques is instrumental to the outcomes of models. Practically, the case study covers the valuation of water purification in the Northern Mediterranean region.
March 2018

2018 UN World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water (French Version)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The 2018 UN World Water Development Report, Nature-based Solutions for Water, proposes an innovative response to water resource management challenges: nature-based solutions (NBS). It focuses in particular on water for agriculture, sustainable cities, disaster risk reduction and water quality.

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