Environment Management E-Zine
October 2008
This Month´s Featured Articles, Papers & Reports
How to raise environmental issues without being labeled an alarmist
The challenge for those of us who work in the environmental field has always been to gather information on how ecosystems, economies, and societies react, respond, and adapt, and then communicate it in a manner that will allow decision-makers to take appropriate action.  Environmental professionals sometimes believe they must couch their warnings in extreme terms in order to get attention.  If we impart shrill messages of doom, however, we will turn off the very individuals who have the power to ...
Community involvement with forest management can boost biodiversity
Forests can act as carbon sinks and help counteract climate change. A study of forestry practices in India shows that involving local communities in conservation efforts can boost the biodiversity and stability of forest ecosystems. Community-based forest management policies may therefore represent valid carbon mitigation strategies. The EU aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020. One way to help achieve this may be to increase the carbon storage ...
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