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Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the International Climate Change Policy Agenda
... The UNFCCC was the first major milestone in the history of climate diplomacy and is the primary instrument for long-term cooperative action on climate change (see Annex 1 of this document). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations at levels that will p ...
... The UNFCCC was the first major milestone in the history of climate diplomacy and is the primary instrument for long-term cooperative action on climate change (see Annex 1 of this document). The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations at levels that will p ...
Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors and Changes in Biodiversity on Lower Chesapeake Bay, VA USA Seagrass Systems
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
Working Paper 12C
... The series is open to researchers working with the Climate Adaptation Flagship on any topic relevant to the Flagship’s goals and scope. Copies of Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Papers can be downloaded at: www.csiro.au/resources/CAF-working-papers CSIRO initiated the National Research Flagships ...
... The series is open to researchers working with the Climate Adaptation Flagship on any topic relevant to the Flagship’s goals and scope. Copies of Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Papers can be downloaded at: www.csiro.au/resources/CAF-working-papers CSIRO initiated the National Research Flagships ...
Ocean Acidification and the UNFCCC
... 1.2 Providing the Policy Background for Action Ocean acidification, due to its long-term and progressive impact on the oceans, has become one of the most critical and pressing issues for ocean life and those who depend on healthy marine ecosystems, necessitating increased awareness and action. Ocean ...
... 1.2 Providing the Policy Background for Action Ocean acidification, due to its long-term and progressive impact on the oceans, has become one of the most critical and pressing issues for ocean life and those who depend on healthy marine ecosystems, necessitating increased awareness and action. Ocean ...
ocean fertilization
... “options that would involve large-scale engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects of changes in atmospheric chemistry”. Ocean fertilization represents one geoengineering approach undertaken by humans with the principal intention of stimulating primary productivity i ...
... “options that would involve large-scale engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects of changes in atmospheric chemistry”. Ocean fertilization represents one geoengineering approach undertaken by humans with the principal intention of stimulating primary productivity i ...
Queensland`s biodiversity under climate change:
... The series is open to researchers working with the Climate Adaptation Flagship on any topic relevant to the Flagship’s goals and scope. Copies of Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Papers can be downloaded at: www.csiro.au/resources/CAF-working-papers CSIRO initiated the National Research Flagships ...
... The series is open to researchers working with the Climate Adaptation Flagship on any topic relevant to the Flagship’s goals and scope. Copies of Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Papers can be downloaded at: www.csiro.au/resources/CAF-working-papers CSIRO initiated the National Research Flagships ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... of climate change; these approaches may include sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities. Compilations of case studies relating to ...
... of climate change; these approaches may include sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities. Compilations of case studies relating to ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... In 2007, the Government of Ontario released Go Green: Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change, with targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change (Government of Ontario, 2007). The target was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 ( ...
... In 2007, the Government of Ontario released Go Green: Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change, with targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change (Government of Ontario, 2007). The target was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 ( ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Of Mountain
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
... Mountains are among the most fragile environments on Earth. They are also rich repositories of biodiversity and water and providers of ecosystem goods and services on which downstream communities (both regional and global) rely. Mountains are home to some of the world’s most threatened and endemic s ...
A Practitioner`s Guide to Climate Change Adaptation
... In 2007, the Government of Ontario released Go Green: Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change, with targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change (Government of Ontario, 2007). The target was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 ( ...
... In 2007, the Government of Ontario released Go Green: Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change, with targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change (Government of Ontario, 2007). The target was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 ( ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... of climate change; these approaches may include sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities. Compilations of case studies relating to ...
... of climate change; these approaches may include sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities. Compilations of case studies relating to ...
Arctic Regions: Concerns, Threats and Potential Challenges
... will drive future commercial ventures in the Arctic. Warming will bring some new hazards and difficulties, and the Arctic’s inaccessibility to extensive human activity will remain [2]. Alongside all the impacts resulting from climate change, ongoing concerns resulting from human activities are not t ...
... will drive future commercial ventures in the Arctic. Warming will bring some new hazards and difficulties, and the Arctic’s inaccessibility to extensive human activity will remain [2]. Alongside all the impacts resulting from climate change, ongoing concerns resulting from human activities are not t ...
33 Antarctic Species We Love
... representative system of marine protected areas and marine reserves. As CCAMLR meets for its 33rd meeting, the 33 species presented in this report broadly represent those that should be protected. Many species have extensive, even circumpolar distributions, while others can only be found within a li ...
... representative system of marine protected areas and marine reserves. As CCAMLR meets for its 33rd meeting, the 33 species presented in this report broadly represent those that should be protected. Many species have extensive, even circumpolar distributions, while others can only be found within a li ...
Aalborg Universitet Uncertainty in Impact Assessment – EIA in Denmark
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
accepted manuscript - GFZpublic
... 2011). Hoanh (2010) and Västilä et al. (2010) use only one Global Circulation Model (GCM) and thus their findings are not reflecting GCM uncertainty as shown in Kingston et al. (2011) and Lauri et al. (2012). Eastham et al. (2008) examine eleven GCMs but they do not, however, downscale the GCM outpu ...
... 2011). Hoanh (2010) and Västilä et al. (2010) use only one Global Circulation Model (GCM) and thus their findings are not reflecting GCM uncertainty as shown in Kingston et al. (2011) and Lauri et al. (2012). Eastham et al. (2008) examine eleven GCMs but they do not, however, downscale the GCM outpu ...
Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas - HimalDoc
... the IPCC. The content of this report should also provide important inputs to support the discussions that will be held in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012 and in the contexts of other multilateral environmental agreements. The authors as ...
... the IPCC. The content of this report should also provide important inputs to support the discussions that will be held in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012 and in the contexts of other multilateral environmental agreements. The authors as ...
Avoiding Deforestation in Aceh, Indonesia: Land, Natural
... IDLO’s Strategic Plan (2009-2012) recognizes that: “In today’s inter-connected world, a new set of global, cross-cutting challenges are demanding the attention of world leaders. These include climate change, scarcity of critical resources (e.g. land, water, and food), disease, economic instability a ...
... IDLO’s Strategic Plan (2009-2012) recognizes that: “In today’s inter-connected world, a new set of global, cross-cutting challenges are demanding the attention of world leaders. These include climate change, scarcity of critical resources (e.g. land, water, and food), disease, economic instability a ...
Risk-based assessment of climate change impacts
... Risk Assessment workshops, scheduled for early winter 2012/2013. The objective of these integrated workshops will be to take the evidentiary base provided by science, socio-economics, and policy and incorporate DFO program area (e.g. fisheries management, oceans management, etc.) considerations to d ...
... Risk Assessment workshops, scheduled for early winter 2012/2013. The objective of these integrated workshops will be to take the evidentiary base provided by science, socio-economics, and policy and incorporate DFO program area (e.g. fisheries management, oceans management, etc.) considerations to d ...
Framing Strategies to Minimize Impacts on Pennsylvania
... impacts in coming decades on natural resources around the world. To minimize adverse effects, scientists and conservationists have started searching for actions that can help natural and human systems adapt to climate change. ...
... impacts in coming decades on natural resources around the world. To minimize adverse effects, scientists and conservationists have started searching for actions that can help natural and human systems adapt to climate change. ...
Washing Away Our Heritage: The Impacts of Rising Sea
... miles of the coast. This statistic is often used in current discussions about the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels on human society and infrastructure. From a historic preservation perspective, the follow up question to this statistic is: How many of the world’s historic and cultural ...
... miles of the coast. This statistic is often used in current discussions about the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels on human society and infrastructure. From a historic preservation perspective, the follow up question to this statistic is: How many of the world’s historic and cultural ...
Climate Adaptation in Asia: Knowledge Gaps and Research
... growing seasons have led to a northward shift of winter wheat cultivation and increased potato production. These changes will have direct implications for how natural resources are managed. The challenges faced by farmers and other resource users will be manifest differently in different locations. ...
... growing seasons have led to a northward shift of winter wheat cultivation and increased potato production. These changes will have direct implications for how natural resources are managed. The challenges faced by farmers and other resource users will be manifest differently in different locations. ...
Seagrass-Watch Issue 47 pages 21 to 52
... mangrove and seagrass meadows. The major drivers of change, degradation and loss are human related. Similar to other coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves worldwide, these habitats in the Wakatobi are being degraded or destroyed by human activities with more damage predicted as human populations inc ...
... mangrove and seagrass meadows. The major drivers of change, degradation and loss are human related. Similar to other coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves worldwide, these habitats in the Wakatobi are being degraded or destroyed by human activities with more damage predicted as human populations inc ...
biodiversity conservation strategy 2012
... mammals and seabirds2), declines in water quality, increasing amounts of marine debris in the ocean and degradation of key marine habitats such as coral reefs.8 Biodiversity provides the basis for the majority of our food and resources, as well as many of our economic activities. It provides goods a ...
... mammals and seabirds2), declines in water quality, increasing amounts of marine debris in the ocean and degradation of key marine habitats such as coral reefs.8 Biodiversity provides the basis for the majority of our food and resources, as well as many of our economic activities. It provides goods a ...
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publication: Rising to the Urgent
... our commitment and resolve and our passion and creativity being called upon once again as we face what portends to be the greatest challenge to fish and wildlife conservation in the history of the Service: The Earth’s climate is changing at an accelerating rate that has the potential to cause abrupt ...
... our commitment and resolve and our passion and creativity being called upon once again as we face what portends to be the greatest challenge to fish and wildlife conservation in the history of the Service: The Earth’s climate is changing at an accelerating rate that has the potential to cause abrupt ...
Building bridges: Supporting adaptation in industry VCCAR think
... adopt innovative approaches to develop and implement new technologies and systems of operation that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools needed to achieve this are already in use and a core task is to identify and understand how these tools can be be ...
... adopt innovative approaches to develop and implement new technologies and systems of operation that respond to changing social, environmental and commercial conditions. Some of the tools needed to achieve this are already in use and a core task is to identify and understand how these tools can be be ...