Special event G20/UNEP – Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Cities: The Power of Nature-based Solutions
April 28th, 2021
The event highlighted the multiple benefits of implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities, and particularly their contribution to building resilience to climate change while contributing to climate mitigation. A wealth of urban experiments is underway across G20 countries, demonstrating that NbS – adapted to local circumstances – can work in all contexts. To multiply positive experiences, further quantification of the range of benefits, and increasing progress monitoring, are needed, as well as the integration of NbS in planning processes and technical standards for infrastructure, the development of innovative business and finance models and smooth multi-level governance.
Special event G20/UNEP – Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Cities: The Power of Nature-based Solutions
The event highlighted the multiple benefits of implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in cities, and particularly their contribution to building resilience to climate change while contributing to climate mitigation. A wealth of urban experiments is underway across G20 countries, demonstrating that NbS – adapted to local circumstances – can work in all contexts. To multiply positive experiences, further quantification of the range of benefits, and increasing progress monitoring, are needed, as well as the integration of NbS in planning processes and technical standards for infrastructure, the development of innovative business and finance models and smooth multi-level governance.
Significant enforcement problems prevail in Irish industry: Fishing s control issues
Noteworthy finds inspections of fishing vessels dropped by 30% in 2020, with a drop of over 60% sea boardings by the Naval Service. By Maria Delaney Wednesday 7 Apr 2021, 8:30 PM Wed 8:30 PM 12,486 Views 10 Comments
“THE FINEST COD bank on the Irish coast lies about two to three leagues to the northward of Boffin, nearly midway between that and Achill Head.”
The “great harvest” on the bank couldn’t be exploited by the Inishbofin islanders due to the small size of their boats, according to a report from 1873 by the then Inspector of Irish Fisheries, Thomas F. Brady,
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