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Changing Ecosystems duration 12 minutes 22 seconds Changing Ecosystems Changing Ecosystems	Changing Ecosystems We don't have one planet for humans and another for other species. If we wish to avoid pandemics from zoonoses, such as COVID-19 and other types of influenza, we must address direct and indirect… epidemiology +7 More From SDG Academy 11 plays
Designing EbA M&E: Operationalising… duration 6 minutes 50 seconds Designing EbA M&E: Operationalising… Designing EbA M&E: Operationalising monitoring and evaluation	Designing EbA M&E: Operationalising monitoring and evaluation This video is the third in a four-part series that guides participants through a four-step process on how to design and implement monitoring and evaluation in EbA projects. In this video,… monitoring +6 More From SDG Academy 9 plays
Case Study: Restoration by design in Inner… duration 6 minutes 8 seconds Case Study: Restoration by design in Inner… Case Study: Restoration by design in Inner Mongolia	Case Study: Restoration by design in Inner Mongolia This video presents a case study featuring a land restoration project executed by The Nature Conservancy. The project engaged with local communities in Inner Mongolia that suffer from severe land… land management +7 More From SDG Academy 4 plays
Elements of EbA: EbA is part of an overall… duration 2 minutes 30 seconds Elements of EbA: EbA is part of an overall… Elements of EbA: EbA is part of an overall adaptation strategy	Elements of EbA: EbA is part of an overall adaptation strategy This video is the third in a three-part series that covers the elements of EbA. In this video, participants learn about the third element of EbA and its two associated qualification criteria. This… geography +8 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
Nature-based Solutions Nuts & Bolts duration 10 minutes 21 seconds Nature-based Solutions Nuts & Bolts Nature-based Solutions Nuts & Bolts	Nature-based Solutions Nuts & Bolts This video is the first video of unit 2.2 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are… license_ccbync +8 More From SDG Academy 16 plays Date Uploaded 6 February, 2021
Nature’s solutions to landslides: a case… duration 4 minutes 23 seconds Nature’s solutions to landslides: a case… Nature’s solutions to landslides: a case study from Colombia	Nature’s solutions to landslides: a case study from Colombia This video is the second video of unit 1.2 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are… case study +8 More From SDG Academy 85 plays Date Uploaded 6 February, 2021
Q&A \| Raf Tuts \| 2017 Jan. 28 duration 51 minutes 45 seconds Q&A \| Raf Tuts \| 2017 Jan. 28 Q&A \| Raf Tuts \| 2017 Jan. 28	Q&A \| Raf Tuts \| 2017 Jan. 28 Raf Tuts, Director of the Programme Division of UN Habitat, answers questions related to land management and planning and environmental planning more broadly. This video is licensed under the CC… sustainable cities +6 More From SDG Academy 2 plays
Land Management and Planning duration 11 minutes 21 seconds Land Management and Planning Land Management and Planning	Land Management and Planning This video is part of Module 2: What makes a city function? land management and planning, challenge of slums, public space and mixed use, international guidelines on territorial planning. This video… urbanization +5 More From SDG Academy 6 plays
Novel Entities duration 7 minutes 56 seconds Novel Entities Novel Entities	Novel Entities Novel entities refer to the release of chemical pollution into the environment, which signals a focus on the role of human-caused changes that fundamentally change biogeochemical, ecological, and… chemical pollution +8 More From SDG Academy 45 plays
Case Study: Land as a Conflict Driver in Sierra… duration 8 minutes 43 seconds Case Study: Land as a Conflict Driver in Sierra… Case Study: Land as a Conflict Driver in Sierra Leone	Case Study: Land as a Conflict Driver in Sierra Leone In this case study, learn how land – along with challenges such as ethnic and religious divisions and weak governance – shaped the civil war in Sierra Leone. It considers land as a… case study +7 More From SDG Academy 45 plays
Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I duration 12 minutes 24 seconds Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I	Mitigation on Land and the SDGs, Part I In this chapter, Michael Obersteiner discusses mitigation on land in the wider framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. He proposes some ways to convert landscapes so that they contribute to… climate change +6 More From SDG Academy 41 plays
The Need to Reduce Uncertainties in Global Land… duration 9 minutes 26 seconds The Need to Reduce Uncertainties in Global Land… The Need to Reduce Uncertainties in Global Land Use Information	The Need to Reduce Uncertainties in Global Land Use Information In this chapter, Steffen Fritz talks about the need to reduce uncertainties in global land-use information. Information about global pressure points can be retrieved using remote sensing information,… climate change +5 More From SDG Academy 13 plays
Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and… duration 4 minutes 26 seconds Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and… Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and Development Strategies	Integrating SDG 15 Into Local, National, and Development Strategies While almost every country in the world has a ministry of environment, these are not particularly powerful, so sustainable development must be an integrated effort across the entire government.… amazon +8 More From SDG Academy 5 plays
Agroforestry Systems duration 15 minutes 48 seconds Agroforestry Systems Agroforestry Systems	Agroforestry Systems Agroforestry systems (SAF) can take various forms and combinations of species and strategies of cultivation of the species of interest, but in general is a form of land use that combines cultivation… amazon +9 More From SDG Academy 49 plays
Fragmentation and Landscape Management duration 6 minutes 32 seconds Fragmentation and Landscape Management Fragmentation and Landscape Management	Fragmentation and Landscape Management The consequences of habitat fragmentation are huge but they accumulate over time. Thomas Lovejoy uses the example of the Forest Fragments Project from the Amazon, which took three plots of land that… amazon +7 More From SDG Academy 7 plays
Coastal Systems: Physical and Socioeconomic… duration 5 minutes 16 seconds Coastal Systems: Physical and Socioeconomic… Coastal Systems: Physical and Socioeconomic Dimensions	Coastal Systems: Physical and Socioeconomic Dimensions The coast is an important boundary; it’s a physical boundary, a conceptual boundary, and a jurisdictional boundary. Using the definition of the coast as the place where the land meets the water… coastal marine systems +6 More From SDG Academy 170 plays