Sentences with phrase «natural infrastructure»

In particular, we will discuss how the multiple dimensions of health and well - being can be explicitly incorporated in designing natural infrastructure for water.

Ecosystems, water, and health: The multiple dimensions of natural infrastructure Forest Trends is the lead convener of this event focused on operationalizing the many benefits of nature - based solutions for water.

«Species are important not only for providing direct benefits in terms of fisheries but also providing natural infrastructure that supports fisheries,» explains team member Emmett Duffy of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences.

Lynn Scarlett, a visiting scholar at Resources for the Future, emphasized the importance of ecosystem services or the idea of protecting natural infrastructure such as forests that absorb storm runoff.

The Northwest region is leading the nation in using biocarbon and natural infrastructure solutions in cities, forests, rural communities, wetlands, and the ocean to store carbon and remove carbon pollution from the atmosphere.

• Building new natural infrastructure to protect the New York's coastline, and provide advanced flood control for inland waterways;

The resilience of U.S. coastal communities to storms, flooding, erosion and other threats can be strengthened when they are protected by natural infrastructure such as marshes, reefs, and beaches, or with hybrid approaches, such as a «living shoreline» — a combination of natural habitat and built infrastructure, according to a new NOAA study.

A ride on the Portland Aerial Tram (station adjacent to Elizabeth Caruthers Park) provided even broader views of Portland's tree canopy and other natural infrastructure features.

«Green or natural infrastructure helps our grey, pipe infrastructure work more efficiently; it helps cool the air; it creates green spaces in urban areas; it creates habitat for birds and beneficial insects,» said Linda Dobson.

Business leaders from Coca - Cola to SABMiller to Sony are experimenting with natural infrastructure investments that address many of the operational risks at the top of their lists — including supply disruptions and emerging regulations -LSB-...]

«In Oregon, restoration and natural infrastructure projects have created jobs in construction, in technical fields, such as engineering and wildlife biology, and in supporting businesses like plant nurseries, heavy equipment companies, and rock and gravel quarries,» said Cathy Kellon, Director of Water and Watersheds Program at Ecotrust.

Many thanks to the City of Portland, Ecotrust, the Willamette Partnership and the Urban Greenspaces Institute for helping to pull it together and even more so, for their ongoing work pioneering natural infrastructure innovations that are saving money, beautifying communities, improving air and water quality, and capturing carbon.

Asset Management, project finance, energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural infrastructure finance, business development, public private partnerships, bond authorizations, NYC

Linda Dobson and Emily Hauth from Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services led a fascinating tour of Portland's green streets, ecoroofs, bioswales, and several other examples of natural infrastructure and biocarbon solutions that capture CO2, save money, create jobs, and enhance our communities.

«Protecting and restoring the natural infrastructure of floodplains provides an important complement to built infrastructure like dams and levees.

«Hybrid approaches, using both built and natural infrastructure, often provide more cost - effective flood risk reduction options and alternatives for communities when there is not enough space to use natural coastal protection alone.»

The study, published in Environmental Science and Policy, assesses reports and peer - reviewed studies on the strengths and weaknesses of using built infrastructure, such as seawalls or dikes, natural infrastructure, or approaches which combine both.

Areas of expertise: Water management, water policy, hydrology, water resources engineering, aquatic ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, irrigated agriculture, water quality, natural infrastructure, civil engineering

Areas of expertise: Ecosystems, coastal resilience, climate adaptation, natural infrastructure, rivers and deltas, water engineering

Areas of expertise: Ecosystems, coastal protection, natural infrastructure, coastal resiliency, rivers and deltas

As we develop, we are destroying much of our protective «natural infrastructure,» too — the marshes and swamps that protect New Orleans, the mangroves that protect Myanmar from cyclone surge, the forests that prevent mudslides in the Himalaya.

She also co-authored Natural Infrastructure: A Climate - Smart Solution, a report on the role that natural infrastructure plays in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, removing carbon pollution, and building resilience to impacts of climate change.

These are the three sectors with the greatest exposure to changes in natural infrastructure, and they are investing in part because they see REDD as a risk - management tool.

«Building up our natural infrastructure — from farms to floodplains to green streets — cleans our water, stores carbon, increases local food production, and ultimately makes our communities healthier and happier.»

On August 1, the City of Portland graciously hosted the Northwest Biocarbon Initiative (NBI) along with our partners at Ecotrust and the Willamette Partnership to announce the release of NBI's new report, Natural Infrastructure: A Climate - Smart Solution.

Natural Infrastructure: A Climate - Smart Solution explores the way that natural infrastructure solutions function, citing examples of a variety of natural solutions at work throughout the Northwest.

BAFWAC will focus peer learning around three areas of action including climate resilient supply chains, circular water management, and natural infrastructure.

Natural Infrastructure: A Climate - Smart Solution (2013) This report explores the role that green or natural infrastructure can play in addressing cities» climate action imperatives.

A supplement includes examples of natural infrastructure strategies in use throughout the Northwest that demonstrate how natural infrastructure provides climate solutions alongside a range of co-benefits.

As droughts, floods and waterborne diseases intensify with global warming, this «natural infrastructure» will become more important than ever.

«Nature - Based Solutions for Water and Energy» Attend the preview of findings from the State of Watershed Investments 2014 global survey and a panel discussion on the potential for natural infrastructure in the water - energy nexus.