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Impacts of Geoengineering on Biodiversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity just released a report [PDF] put together by their Liaison Expert group on geo-engineering and biodiversity. The report – to which I have contributed as one of several lead authors – brings together peer-reviewed literature … Continue reading
Green light for IPBES
UN agreed to establish the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). IPBES write hopefully on their homepage This is a major event in the world of biodiversity and ecosystem services as the IPCC-like platform will bridge the gulf between … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Economics, Ecosystem services
Tagged biodiversity, Ecosystem services, IPBES, UN
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Persepctives on Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Nagoya
Eight perspectives on the recent Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Nagoya. 1. Environmental economist Charles Perrings interviewed by Earth and Sky on his recent Science article 20 Biodiversity targets for 2020: Charles Perrings: The rate of species decline is … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Economics, Ecosystem services
Tagged biodiversity, CBD, CGIAR, Charles Perring, COP10, ENB, IISD, IUCN, Linkages, Nagoya, Thomas Elmqvist, UNDP, World Bank
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Satoyama – a Japanese cultural landscape
Many parents of small children will have seen Miyazaki’s classic animated film My Neighbour Totoro about Totoro, a forest spirit, who befriends two young girls. Totoro inhabits a beautiful agricultural landscape known as Satyoyama. Satoyama is a Japanese agricultural landscape … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, CBD, cultural landscape, Japan, Kyoto journal, Nagoya, Satoyama, Totoro
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Agriculture – breeding, biodiversity and biomass
1) Lack of research to improve yields in non-industrial agriculture. The Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog comments on What are breeders selecting for?: A new paper by H.E. Jones and colleagues compares cultivars of different ages under organic and non-organic systems, and … Continue reading
European biodiversity and ecosystem scientists merge
From European Science Foundation: European biodiversity and ecosystem scientists merge and gear up for long term research Measures to tackle the human impact on biodiversity require long term research and collaboration between many countries working with common goals and frameworks. … Continue reading