Saturday, December 07, 2013

Convenient Solutions for an Inconvenient Truth: Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change

Global warming and changes in climate will have severe and lasting impacts on national efforts to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development. Some of the world’s poorest countries and communities are the most vulnerable and are already suffering the consequences. Yet often these countries are rich in natural capital, ecosystems, and biodiversity that can contribute to solutions as they can to climate change. Biodiversity is the foundation and mainstay of agriculture, forests, and fisheries.Biological resources provide the raw materials for livelihoods, agriculture, medicines, trade, tourism, and industry. Forests, grasslands, freshwater, and marine and other natural ecosystems provide a range...

See Report: http://www.scribd.com/doc/23947227/Convenient-Solutions-for-an-Inconvenient-Truth-Ecosystem-based-Approaches-to-Climate-Change