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Sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to reduce disaster risk and environmental degradation as a risk driver.

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Dwindling seagrass disproportionately impacts coastal women along Mozambique’s Inhambane bay

Climate change is not just threatening coastal women's incomes, but also their food security, cultural practices and social identities. Yet their voices remain largely absent from ocean governance.

World Resources Institute
Wetland
Research briefs
Calculating the costs of wetland loss

Wetlands protect communities and ecosystems from flooding. A study quantifies their financial importance.

Eos - AGU
Sahara desert in Algeria
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From fire to resilience: rethinking how Algeria manages its forests

In the summer of 2021, the hills of northeastern Algeria disappeared behind walls of smoke. Wildfires swept through Béjaïa, El Tarf, and Tizi Ouzou with a speed and ferocity that overwhelmed communities and firefighters alike.

World Bank, the
Research briefs
The tiny microalgae behind South Australia’s harmful algal bloom is among the most toxic ever tested

Over the past 15 months, one of the country’s worst marine environmental disasters has been unfolding in South Australia.

Conversation Media Group, the
Panoramic view of a forest in autumn, Czech Republic
Research briefs
Study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk

This study from the University of British Columbia finds that, without logging, flood risk due to reduced snow melt was decreasing. But after logging, this was reversed, leading to significant upward trend in flood risk.

Conversation Media Group, the
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The role of social assistance in advancing climate adaptation and nature based solutions in least developed countries

This working paper examines how social assistance programs can support climate adaptation and nature-based solutions (NbS) in least developed countries (LDCs).

World Bank, the
Physical vulnerability of the Gambia's coastline in the context of climate change
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Physical vulnerability of the Gambia's coastline in the context of climate change

This study investigates the physical vulnerability of The Gambia's coastline in the context of climate change.

World (MDPI)
Underwater sea turtle swimming in the sea by a coral reef.
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Sea turtles diving through the eye of the storm help develop better cyclone forecasts

Every summer, communities across northern Australia brace for the tropical cyclone season. Tropical cyclones draw their power from the warm seas, extracting heat and moisture from ocean water.

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