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Africa’s total renewable water resources
The continent’s renewable water resources average 3,930 cubic kilometres, representing less than 9 per cent of the global total (UNEP 2010). According to UNEP…
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2015 Rural population growth (annual percentage)
The average growth rate in the urban population in Africa is estimated at 3.7 per cent and is projected to stabilize at 2.6 per…
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Population density in 2017
Africa is moderately densely populated, with 43 inhabitants per square kilometre (Worldometers 2019). Population density varies across the continent. The island states of Mauritius,…
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Age structure for Africa’s population in 2018
Africa’s population is predominantly youthful (UNECA 2016), with those between the ages of 15 and 24 making up 19.4 per cent of the continent’s…
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Population growth trends and projections in Africa for the period 1980–2065
According to the Demographic Profile of African Countries (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa [UNECA] 2016), Africa’s population has grown at an average annual…
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Out of the Blue – Maps & Graphics from the report
Maps and Graphics from a report that synthesises current knowledge of seagrass ecosystems, highlights the many values they provide to people, and offers policy…
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Oyster Harbour: Seagrass Restoration Network project
An example of a loss and subsequent successful seagrass restoration was documented in Oyster Harbour, a marine inlet on the south coast of Western…
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Out of the blue – Voices from the authors
Seagrasses are an often overlooked but vital part of the seascape. While they have been described as the ‘lungs’ and ‘ecosystem engineers’ of the…
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Seagrasses from above – drones and satellites
Satellite-based remote sensing can identify and map seagrass with satisfactory detail and frequency to maximum water depths of 40 m in many, but not…
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Global map of seagrass distribution, species richness and bioregions
There are more than 70 species of seagrass around the world, found in 159 countries on six continents, potentially covering over 300,000 km2, with…
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Seagrass in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Seagrasses support both nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The establishment of Nationally Determined Contributions provides a forum for each nation to…
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Steps for Community-Based Voluntary Carbon Markets Projects
Sequence of objectives and processes needed across the technical, institutional and social domains during the development and running of community-based voluntary carbon markets projects.…