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IUCN: New book shows the power of ecosystems to protect us

21 May 2013, IUCN

'This book scientifically demonstrates what local people around the world intuitively know: that healthy ecosystems offer protection and resources for resisting and surviving disasters,' says Karen Sudmeier-Rieux of IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and one of the editors of the book. 'This is why it is better to work with, rather than against nature'...


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  • Phone:+54 114 819 7950 +54 911 441 598 73
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Flood 1983 5,830,000
Flood 1988 4,600,000
Flood 1985 1,000,000
Flood 1998 360,000
Flood 1983 250,000
Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Data version: v11.08   *: Including tsunami
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