Nature-based Solutions
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Lis and Marcus are joined by Musonda Mumba, a wetlands ecologist and the director of the Rome Centre for Sustainable Development, to discuss the vital role that nature and ecosystems play in helping us adapt to climate change. And in the Seychelles, biologist Victorin Laboudallon explains why mangroves are a ‘super-solution’, protecting both the land and the sea, and keeping us safe from the effects of climate change.   Find out more about: - The UN's Global Adaptation Network: unep.org/gan- Climate adaptation resources and multimedia: bit.ly/2Y8SavL- The Rome Centre for Sustainable Development: @UNDP_RomeCentre (Twitter) - TRASS Seychelles: @TerrestrialRestorationActionSocietyofSeychelles (Facebook) - The Global Environment Facility: thegef.org References: - Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Nature-based Solutions for Resilience: bit.ly/3FmY911 - Six ways nature can protect us from climate change: bit.ly/3ixV7gG - The Global Value of Mangroves for Risk Reduction: bit.ly/3B8M4Kt - Ecosystem-based Adaptation Briefing Note Series: bit.ly/2ZYOVrL - Video: What is Ecosystem-based Adaptation?: shorturl.at/uvGHW - In Pictures: How Africa is using nature to adapt to climate change: shorturl.at/amoJT - Factsheet: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Lao PDR: shorturl.at/orQX9
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