Month: July 2017
Essential Capacities for Urban Climate Adaptation, produced by the Innovation Network for Communities (INC) with support from the Summit Foundation, is based on an extensive review of climate adaptation literature, city adaptation plans, and in-depth consultation with practitioners. The report identifies seven essential capacities that leading cities have begun to develop to effectively implement climate… Read More »
The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA), an international collaboration of cities committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, has produced a Planning Framework is a roadmap for innovation and… Read More »
This 13-minute video raises awareness about the damage caused by gillnets in Belize and how traditional gillnet fishers are increasingly joining sports fishers and others to support its ban. … Read More »
A growing number of shrimp farms in Belize is now under Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification, adding up to 10,000 tons of sustainably produced shrimp to the marketplace while reducing effluents that impact the reef ecosystem…. Read More »
This 4-minute video explains why it makes economic sense to think of fish refuges as “piggy banks” of the ocean. It is part of a campaign to promote fish refuges in the Mesoamerican Reef and gain support from fishers and government officials for the target of establishing 20 percent of the reef ecoregion as no-take zones…. Read More »