Climate change

Second annual South Asian environment assessment conference : proceedings

2001

Gestao de recifes de coral branqueados ou severamente danificados

Manejo de arrecifes de coral blanqueados o severamente dañados

Gestion des récifs coralliens blanchis et gravement endommagés

Management of bleached and severely damaged coral reefs

2000 Westmacott, Susie | Teleki, Kristian | Wells, Sue | West, Jordan |

Provides guidance for local stakeholder, managers and policy makers on appropriate management approaches for coral reefs that have been severely degraded through bleaching or other causes. The widespread bleaching event in the western Indian Ocean in 1998-9 provides a general case study that will result in recommendations of value to reef managers in all regions

Water birds on the edge : first circumpolar assessment of climate change impact on Arctic breeding water birds

2000 Zöckler, Christoph | Lysenko, Igor |

A threat to life : the impact of climate change on Japan's biodiversity

2000 Domoto, Akiko | Iwatsuki, Kunio | Kawachimi, Takeo | McNeely, Jeffrey A. |

This book focuses on the relationship between climate change and biodiversity. It opens with general perspectives on the main issues, pointing out the need to take an holistic approach and to urge policy makers to take action, even when scientific evidence is not always conclusive. Evidence on climate change and biodiversity loss in an historical context is presented, and the impact of climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna and on aquatic life closely examined.