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Ecosystem Degradation

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The Amazon has seen a fair amount of environmental degradation and humans have been degrading the environment since the use of fire. Thomas Lovejoy argues that we need…

Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

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Cities: Challenges and Opportunities

From SDG Academy

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This chapter is about the challenges and opportunities that urban centers face. Urban centers are expanding beyond traditional urban boundaries in a process called urban…

Marine Food Chains

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Marine Food Chains

From SDG Academy

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Marine food web structures differ greatly from those on land; plankton build up organic matter through photosynthesis that is consumed by secondary consumers, tiny…

Aquaculture and Mariculture

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Aquaculture and Mariculture

From SDG Academy

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Most of marine aquaculture is not sustainable and is actually taking away protein from the human population. Around 1990, the wild capture fisheries leveled off at 95…

Marine Ecosystem Change and Services

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Marine Ecosystem Change and Services

From SDG Academy

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This chapter discusses the economic value and ecosystem services of the ocean. The world fisheries and mariculture sector make up multibillion dollar industries, and the…

Alien Species Migrations and Range Shifts

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Alien Species Migrations and Range Shifts

From SDG Academy

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This chapter examines two major factors that lead to changes in local species communities - climate change and the human-driven transportation of marine organisms…

Coastal Ecosystems

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Coastal Ecosystems

From SDG Academy

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Protecting coastal ecosystems means protecting the coasts, and may be effective in fighting sea level rise. Coastlines see the interaction between human population…

Ecosystem and Nutrient Management

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Ecosystem and Nutrient Management

From SDG Academy

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This chapter presents a positive example of marine management with nutrient management in the Baltic Sea and shows that it is essential to have effective international…

Evolution and Marine Biodiversity

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Evolution and Marine Biodiversity

From SDG Academy

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Marine life adapts to the extreme and unique conditions deep in the ocean. Of the probably more than one million species in the oceans, at least four-fifths are…

Ocean Evolution

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Ocean Evolution

From SDG Academy

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This chapter examines ocean evolution on long geographic timescales. The oceans are by far the largest ecosystem on earth and they are three dimensional in contrast to…

Researching Contracts using ResourceContracts.org

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Researching Contracts using ResourceContracts.org

From SDG Academy

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A key part of negotiation preparation is familiarity with standard and specific contractual terms, particularly from peer countries with comparable extractive sectors…

Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

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Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

From SDG Academy

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This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first…

Health and Climate Change

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Health and Climate Change

From SDG Academy

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Ted Smith stresses the connection between the environment and human health, and calls on individuals to take informed action. This video is licensed under the CC…

Case Study: Use of Flipchart in Negotiation: A…

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Case Study: Use of Flipchart in Negotiation: A…

Case Study: Use of Flipchart in Negotiation: A Case from the Dniester River

From SDG Academy

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This case study introduces communication and negotiation skills that are essential during conflict management, particularly in the case of the Dniester River basin and…

Resilience and Adaptation in the Ocean

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Resilience and Adaptation in the Ocean

From SDG Academy

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This chapter looks at how marine ecosystems reacts to human pressure and the resilience of the system. Nutrient pollution is a problem in marine ecosystems because…

Evaluation of International Policies Related to…

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Evaluation of International Policies Related to…

Evaluation of International Policies Related to SDG 15

From SDG Academy

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The modern international environmental movement started with the Stockholm Environment Conference convened by the United Nations in 1972, followed by the Earth Summit in…

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