The critical role of coastal ecosystem management in curbing climate change and the need to fully integrate it in climate change and biodiversity policies were the focus of the 鈥淏lue Carbon 鈥 Managing coastal ecosystems for climate change mitigation鈥 symposium that聽 took place in the European鈥
The first policy framework outlining activities needed to include coastal marine areas such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses into the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been presented in a report by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 (International Union for Conservation鈥
Forest Day has become something of a tradition at the annual UN climate change conference, the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP). Here at COP17 in Durban, Forest Day 5 was held on 4 December, bringing together over 1000 people who work on 鈥 and are passionate about 鈥 forestry issues, including鈥
Durban, South Africa, 5 December 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 The world鈥檚 poorest people are on the frontlines of climate change, with everything to lose and little to cushion the blow of its far-reaching impacts. A new position paper by the Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN) illustrates how鈥
The role of ecosystems in adaptation is recognized at the international level under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Ecosystem-based approaches to鈥
Protected areas are an essential part of the global response to climate change.
Ocean acidification can no longer remain on the periphery of the international debates on climate change and the environment and should be addressed by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and other global environmental conventions, urges 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and the International Ocean Acidification鈥
More than 180,000 protected areas鈥攏ational parks, nature reserves and so on鈥攏ow cover over 12% of the world鈥檚 land area and 7.2% of coastal waters. They play an important role in reducing carbon emissions and helping people adapt to the impacts of climate change. These are the findings of a鈥
Europe's natural heritage is showing an alarming decline, according to new research published today. The European Red List, a part of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩, assessed a considerable portion of Europe鈥檚 native fauna and flora, finding that a large proportion of molluscs,鈥
Background: In advance of the UN climate summit in Durban this November, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 (International Union for Conservation of Nature) calls upon policy-makers to increase climate funding and promote nature-based solutions to climate change. Among the key issues at the 17th annual Conference of鈥