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... for consumers, dairy farmer, and local governance. For consumers, more awareness concerning what grass-fed products are and how they are made will help drive sales, increasing the market demand for grass-fed dairy, which falls under the economic pillar. In the environmental context, producers have a ...
... for consumers, dairy farmer, and local governance. For consumers, more awareness concerning what grass-fed products are and how they are made will help drive sales, increasing the market demand for grass-fed dairy, which falls under the economic pillar. In the environmental context, producers have a ...
Projections of Future Climate Change in the 21st Century
... In all previous studies, the concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are increased according to the IS92a scenario (IPCC, 1992). However, the IS92a scenario is somewhat unrealistic at present; it was made on the basis of 1985 datasets and included neither the restructuring in Eastern ...
... In all previous studies, the concentrations of greenhouse gases and sulfate aerosols are increased according to the IS92a scenario (IPCC, 1992). However, the IS92a scenario is somewhat unrealistic at present; it was made on the basis of 1985 datasets and included neither the restructuring in Eastern ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... To support informed decision making, the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, in collaboration with the Arctic Council‘s Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) have prepared a systematic and authoritative global review of the impacts of climate change on the dynamics and toxicity of persist ...
... To support informed decision making, the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, in collaboration with the Arctic Council‘s Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) have prepared a systematic and authoritative global review of the impacts of climate change on the dynamics and toxicity of persist ...
... measurements, show maximum accumulation rates in Quaternary time. The more pronounced Quaternary maxima for point measurements than for Métivier’s estimates of dry volumes derives, in part, from the absence of corrections for compaction to the point measurements. In regions such as Mongolia, a corr ...
Climate Policy Integration, Coherence, and Governance
... 1.2 Objectives and Task of Project 2: Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance This country and case study on Germany is part of Project 2 “Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance.” Project 2 is set up as a multi-case study. The other country and case studies conducted by PE ...
... 1.2 Objectives and Task of Project 2: Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance This country and case study on Germany is part of Project 2 “Climate Policy Integration, Coherence and Governance.” Project 2 is set up as a multi-case study. The other country and case studies conducted by PE ...
Global urban land-use trends and climate impacts
... centers — determine their vulnerability to climate change impacts such as sea level rise and storm surges, the need to expand agricultural production into other areas, and the resources required to provide urban services such as water, energy, and transportation infrastructure. In short, environment ...
... centers — determine their vulnerability to climate change impacts such as sea level rise and storm surges, the need to expand agricultural production into other areas, and the resources required to provide urban services such as water, energy, and transportation infrastructure. In short, environment ...
Climate change in the Norwegian Arctic – Consequences for life in
... region. The northern regions are in focus and it is important that the best and most updated information concerning ongoing and future climate change in the Arctic is available to decision makers. Norwegian Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (NorACIA) is an initiative taken by the Norwegian government ...
... region. The northern regions are in focus and it is important that the best and most updated information concerning ongoing and future climate change in the Arctic is available to decision makers. Norwegian Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (NorACIA) is an initiative taken by the Norwegian government ...
Extracting and analyzing the warming trend in
... the climate system during the last century and of the role anthropogenic activities (e.g., IPCC, 2013; IPCC, 2014). The detection and attribution of climate change is no longer limited to changes in climate variables. Studies have proposed that the warming signal is strong enough to a¤ect other phys ...
... the climate system during the last century and of the role anthropogenic activities (e.g., IPCC, 2013; IPCC, 2014). The detection and attribution of climate change is no longer limited to changes in climate variables. Studies have proposed that the warming signal is strong enough to a¤ect other phys ...
Dynamic Coasts in a Changing Climate
... Baffin Island. A number of these are occupied by human settlements and infrastructure, which are thereby exposed to combined river and marine flooding. Large deltas such as those at the mouth of the Fraser and Mackenzie rivers are subject to autocompaction and other local subsidence (Mazzotti et al. ...
... Baffin Island. A number of these are occupied by human settlements and infrastructure, which are thereby exposed to combined river and marine flooding. Large deltas such as those at the mouth of the Fraser and Mackenzie rivers are subject to autocompaction and other local subsidence (Mazzotti et al. ...
Spatial and Temporal Responses of Soil Erosion to Climate Change
... two models differed both in magnitude and regional distributions. Zhang et al. [3] used HadCM3 to assess potential changes in rainfall erosivity in the Huanghe River Basin of China, projecting increases in rainfall erosivity by as much as 11% to 22% by 2050. Pruski and Nearing [4] used HadCM3 to sim ...
... two models differed both in magnitude and regional distributions. Zhang et al. [3] used HadCM3 to assess potential changes in rainfall erosivity in the Huanghe River Basin of China, projecting increases in rainfall erosivity by as much as 11% to 22% by 2050. Pruski and Nearing [4] used HadCM3 to sim ...
Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Change in the
... The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental ...
... The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental ...
CLIMATE CHANGE Indicators for Ireland (2000-LS-5.2.2-M1) Final Report
... This report has been prepared as part of the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation Programme under the Productive Sector Operational Programme 2000-2006. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. It is administered on b ...
... This report has been prepared as part of the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation Programme under the Productive Sector Operational Programme 2000-2006. The programme is financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. It is administered on b ...
A Climate of Change - Redefining Progress
... African Americans are less responsible for global warming, with average household emissions of greenhouse gases that are nearly twenty percent lower than that of non-Hispanic whites. At the same time, African American communities are also more vulnerable to the consequences of shortsighted energy po ...
... African Americans are less responsible for global warming, with average household emissions of greenhouse gases that are nearly twenty percent lower than that of non-Hispanic whites. At the same time, African American communities are also more vulnerable to the consequences of shortsighted energy po ...
United Nations
... The Task Force on a set of key climate change-related statistics using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) was created by the CES Bureau in 2014, based on a proposal for follow-up work identified in the Conference of European Statisticians’ (CES) Recommendations on Climate Change- ...
... The Task Force on a set of key climate change-related statistics using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) was created by the CES Bureau in 2014, based on a proposal for follow-up work identified in the Conference of European Statisticians’ (CES) Recommendations on Climate Change- ...
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... Examples of crop models currently used include: CERES-Maize (Jones and Kiniry, 1986), CERES-Wheat (Ritchie and Otter, 1985), SOYGRO (Wilkerson et aL, 1985), and EPIC (Williams et aL, 1984). ...
... Examples of crop models currently used include: CERES-Maize (Jones and Kiniry, 1986), CERES-Wheat (Ritchie and Otter, 1985), SOYGRO (Wilkerson et aL, 1985), and EPIC (Williams et aL, 1984). ...
Implications of recent sea level rise science for low
... would minimally need to have a vertical error of ±0.5 m (95% confidence interval), a range of uncertainty equal to the increment of analysis (Gesch et al. 2009). However, vertical error of the NED1arc along coasts is typically better than the nationwide average (Gesch 2009; Gesch et al. 2009), sugge ...
... would minimally need to have a vertical error of ±0.5 m (95% confidence interval), a range of uncertainty equal to the increment of analysis (Gesch et al. 2009). However, vertical error of the NED1arc along coasts is typically better than the nationwide average (Gesch 2009; Gesch et al. 2009), sugge ...
Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report
... could lead renewable and other low-carbon energy sources to account for more than half of all new electricity generation over the next 15 years. Greater investment in energy efficiency – in businesses, buildings and transport – has huge potential to cut and manage demand. In developing countries, de ...
... could lead renewable and other low-carbon energy sources to account for more than half of all new electricity generation over the next 15 years. Greater investment in energy efficiency – in businesses, buildings and transport – has huge potential to cut and manage demand. In developing countries, de ...
biodiversity focal area strategy for gef-5
... contribution to national development and corporate interests is a key task. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment advanced valuable information on biodiversity and ecosystem services on a global scale, but similar efforts are required at the national and local scales where most policy and production d ...
... contribution to national development and corporate interests is a key task. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment advanced valuable information on biodiversity and ecosystem services on a global scale, but similar efforts are required at the national and local scales where most policy and production d ...
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... In recent decades, off-farm work has become important for U.S. farmers. Mishra et al. (2002) mentioned that the off-farm income share of U.S. farmer household income rose from about 50 percent in 1960s to more than 80 percent in 2000s. Munlak et al. (1997) stated that income difference between agric ...
... In recent decades, off-farm work has become important for U.S. farmers. Mishra et al. (2002) mentioned that the off-farm income share of U.S. farmer household income rose from about 50 percent in 1960s to more than 80 percent in 2000s. Munlak et al. (1997) stated that income difference between agric ...
WaterfoWl and WetlandS amid Climate Change
... present recommendations for local, regional and policy related actions. It is widely accepted by the scientific community that the earth, which has always experienced climate variation, is now undergoing a period of rapid climate change that is enhanced by anthropogenic atmospheric carbon enrichment ...
... present recommendations for local, regional and policy related actions. It is widely accepted by the scientific community that the earth, which has always experienced climate variation, is now undergoing a period of rapid climate change that is enhanced by anthropogenic atmospheric carbon enrichment ...
The Political Impact of Global Warming on Developing Countries
... scarcity, a depletion of natural resources, rising food prices and deforestation (Pirages 1997; Adger et al. 2003; Brown 2012). Climate change will continue to exacerbate these issues. Besides nuclear war, no other environmental problem has the potential scope for such widespread impact in the same ...
... scarcity, a depletion of natural resources, rising food prices and deforestation (Pirages 1997; Adger et al. 2003; Brown 2012). Climate change will continue to exacerbate these issues. Besides nuclear war, no other environmental problem has the potential scope for such widespread impact in the same ...
Potentials for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture
... Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation ...
... Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation ...
Trends and Variability in Snowmelt Runoff in the Western United
... timing could be related to the PDO, whereas Regonda et al. (2005) speculate that trends in SMR timing could be a response to the increased frequency of El Nino events in recent decades, or to general global warming. The first PC resulting from the PCA of the CMD data is not well correlated with eith ...
... timing could be related to the PDO, whereas Regonda et al. (2005) speculate that trends in SMR timing could be a response to the increased frequency of El Nino events in recent decades, or to general global warming. The first PC resulting from the PCA of the CMD data is not well correlated with eith ...
Ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity of a seasonally dry
... (Lindner et al., 2010). Net primary productivity (NPP) in these regions was expected to increase little, and in some cases to decrease, under climate change, so that many ecosystems may change from sinks to sources of C by 2100, mainly from drying caused by declining precipitation vs. rising evapotr ...
... (Lindner et al., 2010). Net primary productivity (NPP) in these regions was expected to increase little, and in some cases to decrease, under climate change, so that many ecosystems may change from sinks to sources of C by 2100, mainly from drying caused by declining precipitation vs. rising evapotr ...