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A number of relevant recent publications highlighted by the BWG 10 – Urban systems lead team, among which the review article “Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature” published in Nature Sustainability, co-led by BWG 10 lead Timon McPhearson and the Natural Capital Project.
Other relevant publications coauthored by BWG 10 group members, with strong ES components: [Read more…] about New publications from Biome WG 10 – Urban systems
Understanding the value of the provisioning services provided by plant genetic resources (PGR) is essential to inform the development of policy to support conservation actions. As part of the EC-funded project, Farmer’s Pride (www.farmerspride.org), which aims to establish a network of stakeholders and sites for in situ conservation and sustainable use of PGR in Europe, partners in the project are working to identify cost-effective strategies and policies to improve the PGR conservation and use system in the region and establishing a dialogue to communicate recommendations to policy-makers.
[Read more…] about Update from SWG 8A: Task Force on Agrobiodiversity (TFA)Biodiversity is not a problem, it’s a solution!
This is the main message of the First Brazilian Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, which reveals why conservation and sustainable use of the country’s environmental assets should be central, transversal and strategic elements – not apendices or obstacles – in the socioeconomic development of Brazil.
Launched on the 8th of November 2018, and signed by more than 100 scientists, the document is the most complete survey on the theme ever carried out in Brazil.
We are glad to announce the recent publication of the book ‘Sustainable Development Land Sector Development in Northern Australia: Indigenous rights, aspirations and cultural responsibilities’. The book is co-authored by Kamaljit K. Sangha, leader of our SWG 9 – Indigenous people & Local communities.
A new article has recently been published in the Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment entitled “Urban ecosystem services delivered by green open spaces: an example from Nicosia City in North Cyprus”.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the major urban ecosystem services delivered by a number of green open spaces (e.g. home garden, park, and square) and their contributions to the components of human wellbeing in four selected sites located in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus.
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