Arkiv for kategorien ‘Forests’


The Amazon basin in transition

torsdag, 19. januar 2012

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Agricultural expansion and climate variability have become important agents of disturbance in the Amazon basin

The Amazon basin in transition

Eric A.…

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NASA Releases Visual Tour of Earth’s Fires

lørdag, 22. oktober 2011

NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space…

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Forests Absorb One Third of Fossil Fuel Emissions

fredag, 12. august 2011

ScienceDaily (Aug. 9, 2011) — The world’s established forests remove 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon per year from the atmosphere —…

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Study shows forests have bigger role in slowing climate change

torsdag, 14. juli 2011

Science

Managing Forests for Climate Change Mitigation

Josep G. Canadell and Michael R. Raupach

Forests currently absorb billions of tons of CO2 globally…

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Wildfires in Russia: Summer 2011

lørdag, 9. juli 2011

Rescuers and firefighters extinguished six wildfires over the past 24 hours and are trying to put out another six in…

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Global Fire Information

lørdag, 11. juni 2011

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The Global Fire Information Management System (GFIMS) integrates remote sensing and GIS technologies to deliver MODIS hotspot/fire locations and burned…

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Climate Change Affects Winter Chill for Temperate Fruit and Nut Trees

torsdag, 26. maj 2011

The extent of projected changes in winter chill in many major growing regions of fruits and nuts indicates that growers…

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The World’s Tropical Forests Are Already Feeling the Heat

mandag, 2. maj 2011

Much attention has been paid to how global warming is affecting the world’s polar regions and glaciers. But a leading…

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we ADAPT

onsdag, 27. april 2011

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SEI has unveiled a new version of weADAPT, an online ‘open space’ on climate adaptation issues for practitioners, researchers and…

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Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change

lørdag, 16. april 2011

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Russia’s boreal forest — the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country’s cold northern regions…

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Palm oil plantations: Counting the carbon cost of peatland conversion

tirsdag, 8. marts 2011

For the first 25 years after an oil-palm plantation is established in a peat-swamp forest, about 60 tonnes of carbon…

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Amazon Deforestation Up 1000% From Last Year

fredag, 25. februar 2011

Over the last several years, the rate of forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon had been in steady decline, but…

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Another Extreme Drought Hits the Amazon and Raises Climate Change Concerns

torsdag, 25. november 2010

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The Amazon region is experiencing the third extreme drought in a dozen years — and it may turn out to…

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One in five of the world’s plant species is threatened with extinction

fredag, 8. oktober 2010

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A global analysis of extinction risk for the world’s plants, conducted by Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London…

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Rainforest loss slows

torsdag, 7. oktober 2010

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Deforestation rates in tropical countries dropped significantly during the first decade of the 21st century relative to the 1990s, reveals…

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$5,000,000,000,000: The cost each year of vanishing rainforest

søndag, 3. oktober 2010

Groundbreaking new research by a former banker, Pavan Sukhdev, to place a price tag on the worldwide network of environmental…

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80% of tropical agricultural expansion between 1980-2000 came at expense of forests

fredag, 3. september 2010

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The study, based on analysis satellite images collected by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and led by…

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The Oslo Climate and Forest Conference 2010

mandag, 31. maj 2010

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Heads of state and government, ministers and other representatives of some 50 countries concluded an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas…

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Canada: World’s Largest Conservation Agreement Applying to Area Twice the Size of Germany

tirsdag, 18. maj 2010

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Toronto/Montreal, Canada – 05/18/2010 – Today 20 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and nine leading…

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New website: Carbon, biodiversity & ecosystem services

lørdag, 15. maj 2010

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Emissions from land use change, mainly tropical forest loss, contribute an estimated 17.4% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC…

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Climate Crisis, Credit Crisis: The Quest for Green Growth

torsdag, 22. april 2010

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The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings today released a new report — “Climate Crisis, Credit Crisis:…

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The Natural World Vanishes: How Species Cease To Matter

lørdag, 10. april 2010

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Once, on both sides of the Atlantic, fish such as salmon, eels, and, shad were abundant and played an important…

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Mangrove forests in worldwide decline

fredag, 9. april 2010

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More than one in six mangrove species worldwide are in danger of extinction due to coastal development and other factors,…

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The Atlas of Global Conservation

onsdag, 7. april 2010

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To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, The Nature Conservancy is publishing The Atlas of Global Conservation, which presents…

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Protected Forest Areas May Be Critical Strategy for Slowing Climate Change

tirsdag, 30. marts 2010

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2010) — A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states that…

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New boreal forest biomass maps produced from radar satellite data

tirsdag, 30. marts 2010

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Forests play a crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in biomass.…

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World deforestation decreases, but remains alarming in many countries

fredag, 26. marts 2010

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25 March 2010, Rome – World deforestation, mainly the conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land, has decreased over the…

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What’s Killing the Great Forests of the American West?

torsdag, 18. marts 2010

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Across western North America, huge tracts of forest are dying off at an extraordinary rate, mostly because of outbreaks of…

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Study Highlights Forest Protected Areas as a Critical Strategy for Slowing Climate Change

torsdag, 18. marts 2010

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WASHINGTON, DC, March 16, 2010 – A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states…

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Two-Thirds of Peru’s Amazon Threatened by Oil and Gas Development

søndag, 21. februar 2010

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Petroleum companies have leased 41 percent of the Peruvian Amazon for oil and gas drilling and could soon hold drilling…

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Controversy mounts over EU biofuels fall-out

fredag, 19. februar 2010

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In December 2008, EU leaders reached agreement on a new Renewable Energy Directive, which requires each member state to satisfy…

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Stop the EU Commission from forcing biodiesel from palm oil on EU countries.

fredag, 19. februar 2010

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EU renewable energy legislation states that 10% of all road transport fuel in the EU will need to be “renewable”…

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Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

torsdag, 18. februar 2010

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At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary…

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Beyond the Corn Field: Balancing Fuel, Food and Biodiversity

torsdag, 18. februar 2010

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The development of alternative fuel will greatly benefit the U.S., say scientists in an Energy Foundation-funded report published February 16…

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The Forest Footprint Disclosure Project

torsdag, 18. februar 2010

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The Forest Footprint Disclosure Project (FFD Project) is a new UK government-supported initiative, created to help investors identify how an…

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Ecologists Discover Forests Are Growing Faster

onsdag, 3. februar 2010

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Speed is not a word typically associated with trees; they can take centuries to grow. However, a new study to…

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Glass frog and snail-sucking snake discovered in Ecuador

fredag, 15. januar 2010

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A team of scientists working in a ­threatened rainforest in Ecuador have discovered a species of snail sucking snake, 30…

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Indonesia wants forestry to meet climate target

fredag, 8. januar 2010

Indonesia says reforestation and cuts to deforestation will enable it to meet its Copenhagen emissions reduction commitment solely from the…

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UN: Welcome to the International Year of Biodiversity

mandag, 4. januar 2010

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You are an integral part of nature; your fate is tightly linked with biodiversity, the huge variety of other animals…

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A Case for Climate Neutrality

onsdag, 30. december 2009

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Case Studies on Moving Towards a Low Carbon Economy United Nations Environment Programme

Supporting countries in meeting the climate change challenge

In…

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Global leaders address Forest Day

tirsdag, 29. december 2009

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Nobel Laureates and senior government ministers joined activists and academics to call for action on forests in Copenhagen

Nearly 1500 people…

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Forests take centre stage at Copenhagen

torsdag, 17. december 2009

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As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating…

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Climate Talks Near Deal to Save Forests

onsdag, 16. december 2009

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Negotiators have all but completed a sweeping deal that would compensate countries for preserving forests, and in some cases, other…

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A Copenhagen Prognosis: towards a safe climate future

onsdag, 16. december 2009

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SEI, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launch A Copenhagen Prognosis:…

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THE PLANETARY SKIN INSTITUTE

tirsdag, 15. december 2009

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Copenhagen, December 15, 2009: The launch of the Planetary Skin Institute in

Copenhagen today represents a breakthrough research and development approach…

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Breakthrough in Monitoring Tropical Deforestation Announced in Copenhagen

torsdag, 10. december 2009

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Tropical forest destruction accounts for some 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But quantifying these emissions has not been easy,…

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Forest Carbon Index

fredag, 4. december 2009

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The international community is mobilizing to reduce the nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions attributable to deforestation by…

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The guilty secrets of palm oil: Are you unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the rain forests?

onsdag, 2. december 2009

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A journalist from the UK’s Independent newspaper has won the Foreign Press Association’s prestigious ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for…

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Forest Day 3 – Copenhagen 13. December

onsdag, 2. december 2009

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Forests play an important dual role: Firstly, forest ecosystems are susceptible and vulnerable to climate change, and there may be…

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Students plant thousands of trees across Kenya as part of UNEP initiative

onsdag, 2. december 2009

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Hundreds of Kenyan youth, from schoolchildren to university students, have planted almost 70,000 trees in the last month as part…

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