http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/5145 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:22:20 GMT 2026-04-04T03:22:20Z http://localhost:80/jspui/retrieve/7a49d623-5760-41a1-a670-26bf0c740392/publication-icon-3.jpg http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/5145 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6796 Title: Ahan village in Azerbaijan develops participatory land-use plan to protect mountain soils Authors: Abbasov, Rovshan Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6796 2023-08-08T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6620 Title: Bringing the Nature Futures Framework to life: creating a set of illustrative narratives of nature futures Authors: Durán, América Paz; Kuiper, Jan J.; Aguiar, Ana Paula Dutra; Cheung, William W. L.; Diaw, Mariteuw Chimère; Halouani, Ghassen; Hashimoto, Shizuka; Gasalla, Maria A.; Peterson, Garry D.; Schoolenberg, Machteld A.; Abbasov, Rovshan; Acosta, Lilibeth A.; Armenteras, Dolors; Davila, Federico; Denboba, Mekuria Argaw; Harrison, Paula A.; Harhash, Khaled Allam; Karlsson‑Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia; Kim, HyeJin; Lundquist, Carolyn J.; Miller, Brian W.; Okayasu, Sana; Pichs‑Madruga, Ramon; Sathyapalan, Jyothis; Saysel, Ali Kerem; Yu, Dandan; Pereira, Laura M Abstract: To halt further destruction of the biosphere, most people and societies around the globe need to transform their relationships with nature. The internationally agreed vision under the Convention of Biological Diversity—Living in harmony with nature—is that “By 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefts essential for all people”. In this context, there are a variety of debates between alternative perspectives on how to achieve this vision. Yet, scenarios and models that are able to explore these debates in the context of “living in harmony with nature” have not been widely developed. To address this gap, the Nature Futures Framework has been developed to catalyse the development of new scenarios and models that embrace a plurality of perspectives on desirable futures for nature and people. In this paper, members of the IPBES task force on scenarios and models provide an example of how the Nature Futures Framework can be implemented for the development of illustrative narratives representing a diversity of desirable nature futures: information that can be used to assess and develop scenarios and models whilst acknowledging the underpinning value perspectives on nature. Here, the term illustrative refects the multiple ways in which desired nature futures can be captured by these narratives. In addition, to explore the interdependence between narratives, and therefore their potential to be translated into scenarios and models, the six narratives developed here were assessed around three areas of the transformative change debate, specifcally, (1) land sparing vs. land sharing, (2) Half Earth vs. Whole Earth conservation, and (3) green growth vs. post-growth economic development. The paper concludes with an assessment of how the Nature Futures Framework could be used to assist in developing and articulating transformative pathways towards desirable nature futures. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6620 2023-03-07T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6190 Title: Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on the Level of Intangible Cultural Heritage Provided by Azerbaijan’s Water Bodies Authors: Abbasov, Rovshan Abstract: Water bodies in the mountainous and coastal regions of Azerbaijan, including rivers, lakes, springs, and waterfalls, host many cultural ecosystems. These have led to both tangible and intangible cultural heritage creation and contain a perfect level of human–nature relations. Climate change is a complex phenomenon that is affecting all areas of human life, including water-related ICH. Its effects cause existing traditions, knowledge, and skills to be gradually abandoned and forgotten, which in turn leads to the disappearance of ICH. Global climate change also affects employment among the population in other areas, such as agriculture and reduces traditional incomes. This leads to the gradual migration of the rural population to urban areas and, as a result, the loss of traditions related to intangible cultural values. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/6190 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/5788 Title: Analyses Of Some Factors Contributing To Flooding In The Mouth Part Of The Kura Authors: Mahmudov, R.N.; Abbasov, R. Kh.; Fanelli, R.M. Abstract: Flow regulation in Azerbaijan’s rivers has historically been considered the most effective method for flood prevention, although large flood events began to occur even in the highly regulated reaches in recent years. Also, while most of the Kura River’s flood events have usually occurred during warming periods, flooding events have been more recently observed even during shallow water periods, when the river’s discharge is relatively low. This recent change in the river’s flood frequency and magnitude has increased the threat to floodplain residences and the productivity of floodplain agricultural activities. Larger flood events have the potential to cause colossal economic and social damage to municipalities located near the banks of the river by not only flooding the surface of the floodplain, but also by raising local groundwater levels that affect the normal function of households both at the banks and the territories located far from the river. More recently, there are numerous additional factors occurring in and around the Kura river basin area that have increased flooding in the Kura. Climatic patterns which increased intense snowmelt and intense rains during high flow period have increased flood frequency and peak flows. The rising Caspian Sea level, into which the River Kura flows, has also contributed to increase Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/5788 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z