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Biodiversity in a Changing Climate - Linking science and management in conservation

Hall, Kimberly R. (ed.)

Herzog, Mark P. (ed.)

Howell, Christine A. (ed.)

Root, Terry L. (ed.)

One major consequence of climate change is abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even if the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating climate change transpire, the fate of many wild species rests on the shoulders of people engaged in conservation planning, management, and policy. Providing managers with the latest and most useful climate change research is critical and requires challenging the conventional divide between scientists and managers. Biodiversity in a Changing Climate promotes dialogue among scientists, decision makers, and managers who are grappling with climate-related threats to species and ecosystems in diverse forms. The book includes case studies and best practices used to address impacts related to climate change across a broad spectrum of species and habitats--from coastal krill and sea urchins to prairie grass and mountain bumblebees. Focused on California, the issues and strategies presented in this book will prove relevant to regions across the West, as well as other regions, and provide a framework for how scientists and managers in any region can bridge the communication divide to manage biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Biodiversity and a Changing Climate will prove an indispensable guide to students, scientists, and professionals engaged in conservation and resource management.

climate change

Considering Shark Biology in Management

The Pew Charitable Trusts

The population growth of any species depends on its life-history characteristics. With many of the world's shark populations declining, it is important to examine how these characteristics differ from other fish to identify the most effective management approaches.

Human health and climate change in Pacific island countries

WHO

The global community has a blind spot concerning the extent of the risks posed by human-induced climate change to the well-being, health and physical survival of populations. There are many adverse environmental and social impacts associated with climate change, including hotter - and in the tropics more humid - conditions; increases in weather-related disasters; reduced food yields; disruptions to water sufficiency and seasonal rains; changes in the geographical range, seasonality and activity of many infectious disease agents; and mental health disorders in damaged, disrupted or displaced communities. These all carry risks, often serious or fatal, to human health. Under climate change conditions, the health and safety of humans are as vulnerable, eventually if not immediately, as is the health of ecosystems, particular species, soils and pastures, and the chemical profile, vitality and productivity of the oceans.

Awareness Strategy - Management of Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Aquatic plant

Biodiversity Conservation, BRB

Available Online

Divison of Environment and Conservation

Water lettuce is a free floating aquatic plant in rosettes of green leaves, rosettes occuring singly or connected to others by short stolons whose origins are uncertain. It forms large, dense floating mats. The plant can adapt to life in ponds, dams, lakes and quiet areas of rivers and streams, but cannot withstand salt water. Still continue with observation whether it is to survive in winter.

Environmental Assessment Report (DRAFT) - Proposed Grants and Administration of Grants for Additional Financing - Kingdom of Tonga: Outer Island Renewable Energy Project (Power distribution network upgrade work in Vava'u Island)

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Ministry of Finance and National Planning

Tonga Power Ltd.

The proposed additional financing for the Outer Island Energy Efficiency Project (the Project) will assist Tonga Power Ltd. (TPL) and the government of the Kingdom of Tonga (the government) efforts to minimize power distribution losses and reducing the fuel consumption of the existing diesel power plants. This will potentially avoid about 128 tons of CO2 per annum for the project as a whole and 104 tons of CO2 per annum for Vavau alone.

tonga

Puipuiga o Malie i le Pasefika

Biodiversity Conservation

Pew Charitable Trusts

E mana'omia e tagata ogasami málólóina, ma e mana'omia e ogasami málólóina malie

Tausisia o Máliega mo Nofoaga Fa'asao mo Puipuiga o Malie

Biodiversity Conservation

Pew Charitable Trusts

E mana'omia e tagata ogasami málólóina, ma e mana'omia e ogasami málólóina malie

South Pacific Regional Writeshop Evaluation

Climate Change Resilience

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Pacific Research and Evaluation Associates

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) collaborated with implementing partner SPREP to host a five day Writeshop (workshop) in Fiji in 2011. The Writeshop was funded by the UNITAR Climate Change Capacity and Development (C3D+) Support programme. The objective/outcomes of the Writeshop were twofold: 1. To build capacity of young Pacific country scholars, practitioners and policymakers to write quality publishable papers in the area of climate change, particularly on climate change adaptation and the linkages to disaster risk reduction. 2. To produce quality publishable papers ready for peer-review and facilitate the publication of peer-reviewed articles in academic journals to inform the policy making process on climate change. This Writeshop evaluation was informed by desktop research, an online survey and interviews with some key stakeholders. The evaluation was guided by a set of evaluation questions. · Were approximately 16 quality publishable papers published in academic journals as a result of the Writeshop? · What factors have contributed to achieving or not achieving intended outputs and outcomes of the C3D+ project? · What progress toward the outcomes has been made by the C3D+ project? Has the C3D+ partnership between UNITAR and SPREP been appropriate and effective? · To what extent have the C3D+ project outputs and assistance contributed to outcomes of the PACC programme?

Protection of Samoa's Traditional Knowledge Final Report 2014

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Samoa Law Reform Commission

Samoa places a strong emphasis on upholding its culture and traditions. It is widely accepted by the Samoan people that traditional knowledge (TK) is an essential component of daily living of Samoans and is deeply rooted in the faaSamoa (Samoan way of life). Indeed, the general view from the public and stakeholders during consultations conducted by the Commission on the protection of TK is that TK is an important element of Samoan culture and tradition. In fact, the TK of Samoans (for example, in relation to healing techniques, medicine, agricultural practices, environmental knowledge, and handicrafts) is used and developed through the faaSamoa, and continues to be maintained and transmitted from generation to generation.4

Access and Benefit Sharing : Key points for policy-makers - The Cosmetics Industry

Laird, Sarah A.

Wynberg, Rachel

The Access and Benefit-Sharing Key Points Policy-Makers series has been produced to provide governments, companies, researchers, communities and others with background information to assist with the development of access and benefit-sharing measures to implement the Nagoya Protocol. The briefs are organised around central, key points on trends and practices in markets, research and development, and ABS.

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