India Environment Portal Knowledge for change

Emily Corcoran

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  Dead planet, living planet: biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development

  Restoring lost and damaged ecosystems-from forests and freshwaters to mangroves and wetlands-can trigger multi-million dollar returns, generate jobs and combat poverty according to this new UNEP. It draws on thousands of ecosystem restoration projects world-wide and showcases over 30 initiatives that are transforming the lives of communities and countries across the globe.

  • 01/06/2010

  • UNEP
  • • Water Pollution
    • Environment
    • Forests
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Land Use
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Climate Mitigation
    • Disaster Management
    • Water Supply
    • Biodiversity
    • Biodiversity Conservation
    • India
    • Global
    • Sustainable Development
    • Food Security
    • Nairobi
    • UNEP
    • Christian Nellemann
    • Emily Corcoran
    • Grasslands
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  Sick water?: the central role of wastewater management in sustainable development.

  This new UN report presents challenges of unregulated wastewater discharged into rivers and seas. Calls for transforming wastewater into clean and economically attractive resource & details strategies that focus on sustainable water management.

  • 01/03/2010

  • UN-Habitat
  • • Ecosystem Services
    • Water Resources
    • Water Management
    • Water Treatment Technology
    • Health Effects
    • Wastewater Treatment Cost
    • Urbanisation
    • Waste Management
    • Industry
    • India
    • Global
    • Sustainable Development
    • South Asia
    • Food Security