This document is a collection of case studies and articles that address how relationships between humans and nature function in socio-ecological production landscapes around the world. The examples highlight the various physical structures, management

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This document is intended to facilitate further discussions on the proposed intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services and its potential role in producing or contributing to assessments for biodiversity and ecosystem services.

This report provides a cross-country assessment of poverty and socio-economic indicators for indigenous peoples. It is motivated by a recent study of indigenous peoples in Latin America, which finds high poverty rates among these groups, and little to no improvement in poverty rates over time, and a continued interest in indigenous peoples socioeconomic status worldwide.

This policy paper shows how the current deadlock in international climate policy can be broken. A resolute course must be set in the international climate process within the next few years in order to keep the global mean temperature rise below 2

Over the past two years two major issues have become a critical focus for the international community, climate change and the global economic crisis. The Brookings Blum Roundtable tries to address these issues by working to restore sustainable and balanced global economic growth and reduce the risks of climate change.

This paper addresses climate change and slum-based poverty among the challenges of sustainable urbanisation. It asserts that the slums will also be the locations most vulnerable to hazards linked to extreme weather, such as flooding or hurricanes, and thus advocates for hazard mitigation strategies to have a

In 60 countries in the developing world, more than half of primary schools have no adequate water facilities and nearly two thirds lack adequate sanitation, according to a new report by UNICEF and partners.

This publication, which highlights success stories and lessons learned, is aimed at a wide audience. The intent is to further raise awareness of the devastation that an environmental emergency can cause, and to promote advocacy and action in response. It also aims to highlight the strong need to integrate humanitarian and environmental action.