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New study by IUCN released at the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress shows life-supporting role of Natural Heritages. Natural World Heritage sites are not just iconic places with exceptional nature, they also provide benefits that contribute to economies, climate stability and human well-being. The report highlights the economic benefits and cost-effectiveness of preserving the exceptional World Heritage… Read More
Two community projects were launched Monday, December 16 in Rutshuru by the provincial authorities of North Kivu. It is the construction of a 12.5 MW hydroelectric plant on the Rutshuru River and the construction of a drinking water system for more than one million people in Rutshuru and part of Nyiragongo. These projects, valued at… Read More
A half-century ago, John F. Kennedy observed that, “man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.” Those words speak to us today with special urgency. Our generation can indeed end the ancient scourge of extreme poverty. Yet it can also destroy the earth’s… Read More
What does nature provide for your business? Find out more: http://www.pitchfornature.org This video is available in many languages. Click the “Captions” button to find yours! Natural Capital is the value of nature. It can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets that we benefit from. Natural Capital matters because every single business in… Read More
“A sustainable future for humankind depends on a caring partnership with nature as much as anything else.” Nelson Mandela World Parks Congress, 2003 . Protected areas … offering solutions Humanity faces two immense and interrelated problems; the global extinction of species and human-caused climate change. We are in the middle of a global extinction… Read More
The links between biodiversity and poverty Poor people, especially those living in areas with low agricultural productivity, depend heavily and directly on genetic, species and ecosystem biodiversity to support their livelihoods. This support takes the shape of contributions to health and nutrition, reduced vulnerability, crop and stock development, and off-farm resource use. However, their livelihood… Read More
Protected areas remain one of the cornerstones for promoting biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Today protected areas cover 12.7% of the world’s terrestrial area and 1.6% of the global ocean area. They store 15% of the global terrestrial carbon stock, assist in reducing deforestation, habitat and species loss, and support the livelihoods of over… Read More
Lake Edward “provided important fisheries in the past, with harvests composed primarily of tilapia, catfishes (Bagrus spp. and Clarias spp.), and lungfish.” During the late 1950s and 1960s, a few small industrial processing operations were established in the vicinity of Lake Edward and George, and supplied Kampala and other urban markets in East Africa with… Read More
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