This report takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. Professor Martin Parry and his co-authors look at the estimates from a range of perspectives.
Author(s):
Arnell, Nigel
Berry, Pam
Dodman, David
Fankhauser, Samuel
Hope, Chris
Kovats, Sari
Nicholls, Robert
Parry, Martin L.
Satterthwaite, David
Tiffin, Richard
Wheeler, T. R.
Organization(s):
Grantham Institute for Climate Change, UK
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Deforestation and forest degradation are two of the main causes of the progressing loss of terrestrial biodiversity and are continuing at an alarming rate worldwide, especially in tropical countries.
Denkmalschutz und Naturschutz sind zwei Disziplinen, die sich dem Schutz und der Pflege kulturhistorisch bedeutsamer Einzelobjekte, aber auch Ensembles und ganzen Landschaften annehmen.
Im Bereich des ehemaligen Eisernen Vorhangs, der früheren Grenze zwischen Ost und West, konnte sich aufgrund der Nutzungsruhe und Abgeschiedenheit über Jahrzehnte ein zusammenhängendes Band von zum Teil wertvollen Biotopen entwickeln, das heutige Grüne Band.
Films included in this compilation are "Mekong: Watch That River!" (2009); "Small Islands, Big Impact" (2009); "South Asia: Crowded Land, Drying Rivers" (2009); and "Yellow River Blues" (2009).
Le Maroc entreprend une initiative de grande envergure visant l'établissement d'un réseau national d'aires protégées écologiquement représentatif et adéquatement géré.
Organization(s):
Morocco, Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forêts et à la Lutte contre le Désertification
The new Annual Report series contains information on the activities of the International Whaling Commission during the previous year. In particular it will contain the Chairman's Report of the Annual Meeting.
The report on the environment of Andalusia is the most consolidated annual environmental information resource in our Autonomous Community, constituting as well an important reference within Spain and the European countries.
Organization(s):
Spain, Junta de Andalucia
Spain, Junta de Andalucía
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejería de Medio Ambiente
Spain, Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Medio Ambiente
The starting point of the present study is the fact that the quality of biotopes in Switzerland that are nationally protected is deteriorating and some are also shrinking in size. There are nearly 6000 biotopes in Switzerland, covering about 2% of the country's surface area.
Organization(s):
Pro Natura, CH
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, CH
The working conference had as its principal theme to learn about the science of adaptation and mitigation, and related issues of biodiversity conservation issues in the context of United Nations' climate change negotiations.
Organization(s):
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC)
The focus of the Windhoek conference was a sharing of experiences of how mapping and other participatory applications of geo-spatial information technology (GIT) can help empower indigenous peoples and rural communities to protect biodiversity and the natural resources on which they are reliant.<
Organization(s):
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC)
This report documents the discussions and conclusions of the Technical Workshop that was held to evaluate the current limitations in the monitoring of the shark fisheries and the trade in shark products and to recommend strategies for improving the situation.
The Alberto Löfgren State Park (PEAL) is a conservation unit of indirect use, with 174 hectares, located in the northern city of São Paulo, which receives an enormous amount of public visitors.
This overview document provides an introduction to the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme, its work to date, the principles and challenges of offset development, and the programmes vision for the future.
Organization(s):
Forest Trends, US
Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP)
This report presents a biogeographic classification for global open ocean and deep sea areas (GOODS). It has been compiled by an international expert group initiated at a workshop held in Mexico City, Mexico, in January 2007, and is based on the input of many scientists and managers.
Animals need adequate resources so that their populations not only survive but thrive. So they seek places that can best provide them. Yet, they face several challenges, while obtaining these resources, e.g., predators, competitors and physical obstacles: mountains and rivers.
During the past several years, biofuels in rich countries have come to be regarded as an important option for reducing consumption of petroleum, which is a main policy goal as a result of recent high oil prices, energy security concerns, and global climate change.
Author(s):
Sulle, Emmanuel
Nelson, Fred
Organization(s):
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
This document attempts to provide a roadmap at recognising and evaluating threats to any Tiger Reserve and formulating an appropriate response to such threats.
This paper applies contingent valuation to assess public awareness of tropical deforestation; to investigate the willingness to pay (WTP) to conserve tropical forests; and to determine the impact of the payment vehicle on the stated willingness to pay.
Author(s):
Huberman, David
Faust, Anne-Kathrin
Baranzini, Andrea
Organization(s):
Centre de Recherche Appliquée en Gestion (HEG), CH
These Guidelines have been developed in response to requests for further information on the practical adoption and application of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), with a special focus on its human dimensions.
In 2009, the International Seabed Authority, in conjunction with the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in the United Kingdom, convened a seminar for a group of invited experts to discuss the issues associated with article
Flussauen spielen für den Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt, den naturverträglichen Hochwasserschutz und die Anpassungen an den Klimawandel eine wichtige Rolle.
Final Report of the Task Force 06/2007 constituted by the PPV & FRA, vide OM No. PPV & FRA/6-22/07/1312, dated October, 08, 2007, to identify the agrobiodiversit hotspots in India for the purposes of the "National Gene Fund" usage.
Author(s):
Nayle, Greg
Singh, A. K. (Anirudh K.)
Narayanan Nair, K.
Organization(s):
India, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
India, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPV & FRA)
Final Report of the Task Force 06/2007 constituted by the PPV & FRA, vide OM No. PPV & FRA/6-22/07/1312, dated October, 08, 2007, to identify the agrobiodiversit hotspots in India for the purposes of the "National Gene Fund" usage.
Author(s):
Nayle, Greg
Singh, A. K. (Anirudh K.)
Narayanan Nair, K.
Organization(s):
India, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
India, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPV & FRA)
Mit der Verabschiedung des UN-Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt im Jahr 1992 und dem Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG) von 2002 hielt der Begriff biologische Vielfalt Einzug in die Naturschutzkonzeptionen in Deutschland.
Wie kaum ein anderer Wirtschaftszweig ist der Tourismus auf eine ansprechende Natur und Umwelt angewiesen. Die Naturschönheiten und die kulturelle Ausstattung eines Landes, stellen ein wichtiges Kapital dar, dessen Sicherung für den Tourismus daher von großer Bedeutung ist.
Nationalparke vorfolgen in erster Linie Naturschutzziele. Traditionell spielen sie darüber hinaus eine Rolle als Destinationen des Naturtourismus. Vom Tourismus gehen vielfältige Wirkungen aus, welche sich im ökonomische Bereich zumindest in Teilen eindeutig monetär quantifizieren lassen.
Außerschulischen Lernorten kommt für die Ausgestaltung der zweiten Halbzeit der UN-Dekade Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (2005-2014) (BNE) sowie für die Umsetzung der Nationalen Strategie zur biologischen Vielfalt eine große Bedeutung zu.
This document underpins the NERC marine science community's response to the UK government consultation on the proposed marine protected area in the British Indian Ocean Territory; relates specifically to the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and surrounding marine ecosystems.
Organization(s):
United Kingdom, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Turning the Tide: A Global Aquarium Strategy for Conservation and Sustainability (WAZA, 2009) is the detailed response of the international aquarium community to the, more general, World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy published by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA, 2005).
Sea turtles are affected by a range of different factors, some natural and others caused by human activities, including fishing operations. As a result, all sea turtle species whose conservation status has been assessed are considered to be threatened or endangered.
Mit der Roten Liste Wirbeltiere wird der erste Band einer neuen, insgesamt sechsteiligen aktuellen Roten Liste vorgelegt. Seit der Herausgabe der letzten Roten Liste der Tiere im Jahr 1998 wurden die methodischen Grundlagen weiter entwickelt.
