A seismic survey planned by the Russian petroleum company Rosneft in summer 2010 poses a major threat to the Critically Endangered Western Gray Whale population. In a letter to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Director General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (鈥
With a focus on developing stronger regional networks and collaborations in the Asia-Pacific, the APSTSN has formed to better address environmental, cultural, social, ethical, and political and policy issues raised by scientific innovation and technological change in our region. Membership is鈥
Governments have made 鈥減ositive moves鈥 towards coming up with a plan to reduce the current loss of biodiversity, which is threatening the future of our planet. Over the past two weeks, delegates at a meeting in Nairobi have been discussing the scientific and technical aspects behind a new 鈥渂ig鈥
Protected areas, long thought of as safe refuges for animals and plants, are under increasing threats from invasive species which not only affect biodiversity but also people鈥檚 livelihoods. Protected areas can have huge social and economic value, particularly in Africa, where national parks are鈥
Background: World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the journal Science and鈥
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 has issued Thai versions of two publications describing important legal and policy changes in the United States and Europe that will affect Thailand's forest resources and industry.
Habitat loss is having a serious impact on Europe鈥檚 butterflies, beetles and dragonflies. The release of the European Red List, commissioned by the European Commission, shows that nine percent of butterflies, 11 percent of saproxylic beetles (beetles that depend on decaying wood) and 14 percent鈥
As part of an ongoing collaboration to promote the implementation of more sustainable biofuels, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and Shell, working with ProForest and The Packard Foundation convened stakeholders of a number of certification schemes, including secretariat and Board members as well as industry and civil鈥
Les aires prot茅g茅es offrent une solution rentable pour lutter contre les effets des changements climatiques, selon une 茅tude de l鈥橴nion internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN), The Nature Conservancy, le Programme des Nations unies pour le d茅veloppement (PNUD), la Banque mondiale鈥