Livestock production is increasing throughout Africa, driven by human population growth, improving living standards and urbanization. Seventy percent of the rural poor own livestock and over 200 million people rely on livestock for income.
Effective management of coastal 鈥榖lue carbon鈥 systems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses, requires implementation of strategic policy and financing mechanisms 鈥 most of which are already in place, as for example Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+).鈥
For the first time, all species of scombrids (tunas, bonitos, mackerels and Spanish mackerels) and billfishes (swordfish and marlins) have been assessed for the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩. Of the 61 known species, seven are classified in a threatened category, being at serious risk of鈥
Paris, France, 29 June, 2011.聽Four outstanding natural sites in Kenya, Jordan, Australia and Japan were given World Heritage status following the advice of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播聽to the World Heritage Committee, which closes today in Paris. An extension to an existing World Heritage Site in Ukraine and Slovakia鈥
Paris, France, 23 June, 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Extractive industries and governments that licence their activities should commit to stopping all mining and oil/gas exploration and exploitation activities that could damage World Heritage Sites, says the International Union for Conservation of Nature (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥
The first is now open, accepting Threatened Species and Rapid Action Grants. Deadline for applications is August 12, 2011.聽
Poverty and environmental degradation go hand-in-hand throughout the world; each can cause the other. With the global population likely to reach nine billion by 2050 there is an urgent need to address both in tandem when devising new economic development models.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and partners聽have completed the development of a national gender strategy for Egypt. The 鈥淣ational Strategy for Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change in Egypt鈥 was completed in Spring, with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in its role as a leading member of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance.