Tag: #ecosystem services
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Water Climate Discussion – Radical Change: Reverse Water Cycles
This discussion explores how the radical change idea of reversing water cycles could support improved climate mitigation, resilience and improved biodiversity. Is climate change and the resulting loss in biodiversity irreversible? Will our current efforts to slow climate change be enough or do we need to consider radical change in our water systems? IES/FWR held…
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Ecosystem Assessment using the Ramsar Convention’s adopted RAWES approach: Wetlands and beyond
This webinar provides an overview of the RAWES approach to ecosystem services assessment. Despite commitments by global signatories of the Ramsar Convention to undertake systemic assessment of designated wetlands, research has revealed that virtually no commitments had been honoured globally and that the lack of practical tools for rapid assessment was a principal obstacle. The…
