Drought Challenges - Chapter 13: Drought Risk Insurance

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Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research, Volume 2, 2019, Pages 195-210
This book chapter addresses goals 1, 8 and 15 by focusing on rainfall index, which links insurance payouts to historical rainfall data from reliable weather gauging stations, and how it relates to crop and livestock losses. The system works in such a way that if the data shows that the rainfall amount is below the threshold, the insurance pays out. If implemented effectively, it has the potential to revolutionise access to formal insurance by smallholders.
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Employment decent work for all and social protection; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Poverty eradication, Global

Biodiversity of Pantepui - Chapter 17: Pantepui and global warming

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Biodiversity of Pantepui: The Pristine “Lost World” of the Neotropical Guiana Highlands, 2019, Pages 403-417
This book chapter addresses goals 13 and 15 by summarising studies carried out to date aimed at estimating the potential impact of the projected global warming by the end of this century on the Pantepui biota, particularly on vascular plants.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Rural development; Science, South America

Encyclopedia of Ecology: Human Population Growth

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Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Volume 4: Encyclopedia of Ecology (Second Edition), 2019, Pages 344-351
This book chapter addresses goals 11, 12, and 15 by showing that human population growth is not the only matter for consideration in ecological engineering. What matters for the future is not only how many people there will be, but what they will do in their everyday life; this will impact the life systems surrounding them and how equipped they will be to face emerging challenges. In coming decades, the survival and well-being of humans and the security of environmental resources will continue to be challenged by rapid population growth.
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Data & Analytics; Sustainable consumption and production; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Population Growth, Global

Foundations for Sustainability: A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations: Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment

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Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Chapter 8 - Technology and applications in the context of holistic life–environment, Editor(s): Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Foundations for Sustainability, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 205-230
This chapter contributes to SDGs 15, 13, and 11 by presenting technologies and applications for addressing climate change as a result of human activity on land.
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Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Foundations for Sustainability - Chapter 9: Sustainability: A Goal for All

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Foundations for Sustainability, A Coherent Framework of Life-Environment Relations, 2019, Pages 231-247
This book chapter addresses goals 15, 11 and 13 by exploring how systems and network ecology can contribute towards the larger goal of sustainability.
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Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

The Great Tree of Life: Chapter 6 - Fate of the Tree of Life

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Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Chapter 6 - Fate of the Tree of Life, Editor(s): Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, The Great Tree of Life, Academic Press, 2019, Pages 117-150, ISBN 9780128125533, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812553-3.00006-0.
This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 15 by explaining human and environmental activity and their potential role in extinction.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Disaster risk reduction, Global

Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals - Chapter 2: Forensic Wildlife Pathology

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Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals, 2018, Pages 21-40
This book chapters addresses goals 15 and 3 by examining the intersection of wildlife pathology and forensic pathology.
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Health and wellbeing; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Disaster Resilient Cities - Chapter 3.3: Measuring Damage and Recovery Status of Residents in Terms of “Quality of Life”

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Disaster Resilient Cities, 2016, Pages 99–108
SDG target 11.5 is concerned with the impact and reduction of disasters. This chapter advances knowledge on disaster risk reduction, by exploring the health impacts to those survivors living in environments that have been impacted by disaster.
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Disaster risk reduction; Disaster Resilience; Disaster Recovery

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands - Chapter 19: Biodiversity Conservation: Issues and Strategies for the Tropical Islands

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Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands, 2018, Pages 525-552
This book chapter addresses goals 13, 15, 11 and 14 by discussing conservation efforts to protect biodiversity on tropical islands
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Coastal Wetlands, Second Edition - Chapter 23: Salt marsh restoration

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Coastal Wetlands: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach, Volume , 1 January 2018
This book chapter advances SDGs 14 and 15 by discussing salt marsh restoration and rehabilitation projects that have been initiated at many locations around the world as a means of addressing past habitat loss as well as future threats.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS), Global

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