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Towards the “Blue Society”

Since the start of the industrial revolution, human activities have significantly altered the very balance of our planet and the lives we all live. These activities have heavily affected marine ecosystems and the way we use our seas and oceans. European marine biodiversity is under severe threat from a range of pressures including pollution, climate change and ocean acidification, overexploitation of marine resources and invasive alien species (EEA, 2010).  …  

17 May 2013 | Project description
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Candidates in the running for 2016 IUCN Congress

Eight interested parties have responded to IUCN’s call to showcase themselves as the ultimate green venue for hosting the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress. …  

16 May 2013 | News story

Food security policies can make better use of synergies between crop, livestock, fisheries and forestry by considering agricultural systems as agro-ecosystems, interconnected with other ecosystems in the landscape. Here children in Nepal search for fish and crabs in rice paddy fields.

Food Security: making the ecosystem connections

Worldwide, 870 million people go hungry every day. With the world population projected to exceed nine billion people by 2050, global agricultural output must expand by an estimated 60% to meet global food needs. …  

16 May 2013 | News story

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