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Nature-based solutions (NbS) -- centred on the protection, restoration and sustainable management of the world's ecosystems -- have a vitally important role to play in addressing both the causes and consequences of climate change.
Author(s):
- Seddon, Nathalie
- Sengupta, Sandeep
- Garcia Espinosa, Maria
- Hauler, Irina
- Herr, Dorothée
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- University of Oxford, UK
Mangroves are among the most important ecosystems on the planet. They provide nursery grounds for a wide variety of marine and landbased species, sustain livelihoods of coastal populations, and protection from ocean swell and extreme weather events.
Author(s):
- Flint, Raphaëlle
- Herr, Dorothée
- Vorhies, Francis
- Smith, James Roland
This policy brief examines the existing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ratified National Determined Contributions (NDCs) with regard to the inclusion of specific efforts addressing blue carbon ecosystems, namely mangroves, tidal saltmarshes and seagrasses, as climate mit
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Nature Conservancy, US
The value and role of mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses for climate change mitigation was established back in 2009 by reports by IUCN and UNEP to focus attention on addressing a critical gap in national carbon accounting and management.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Himes-Cornell, Amber H.
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- GRID-Arendal
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- Conservation International
- Forest Trends, US
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Nature Conservancy, US
- Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
- Wetlands International
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and
Author(s):
- Fischborn, Marie
- Herr, Dorothée
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
Wetlands have been the focus of conservation and restoration efforts for over a century, and governments, international actors (NGOs and academia) and local communities around the world are now increasingly engaging in wetland restoration or avoiding wetland degration activities for climate chang
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Howard, Jennifer
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Silvius, Marcel J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNEP
- Wetlands International
As the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere rises, an increasing amount of the gas is absorbed by the ocean, making it more acidic.
Author(s):
- Harrould-Kolieb, E.
- Herr, Dorothée
- Isensee, K.
- Turley, Carol
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
Development and implementation of blue carbon-based activities now requires strategic policy and incentive mechanisms to achieve coastal conservation, restoration and sustainable use, and provide disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Linden Trust for Conservation, US
Development and implementation of blue carbon-based activities now requires strategic policy and incentive mechanisms for coastal conservation, restoration and sustainable use, and and disincentives to drain or damage coastal systems. Currently no broad, strategic program exists to achieve this.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Pidgeon, Emily
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- Linden Trust for Conservation, US
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Tamelander, Jerker
- Laffoley, D.
- Vandever, Justin
Organization(s):
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- World Bank
- ESA PWA, US
This summary is based on Crooks, S., Herr, D., Laffoley, D., Tamelander, J. and Vandever, J. 2010.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Laffoley, D.
- Tamelander, Jerker
- Vandever, Justin
Organization(s):
- ESA PWA, US
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- World Bank
The ocean continues to get only peripheral attention in climate change research and policy, despite its enormous importance in regulating global climate and its sensitivity to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification.
Author(s):
- Galland, Grantly R.
- Herr, Dorothée
Organization(s):
- IUCN United States
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
