biodiversity loss Articles
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Attitudes of Europeans towards the issue of biodiversity
The European Union (EU) is committed to the protection of 'biological diversity', i.e. the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems1. The EU has been legislating on biodiversity since the ...
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An empirical investigation of biodiversity loss from threatened species perspective: a comparative study
Using panel data for 113 countries over a three-year period of time, this research investigates the empirical relationship between the changes of threatened mammal species and economic development by comparing three different measures: An N-shaped non-linear relationship is found when the dependent variable is the percentage changes; the Environment Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis is supported ...
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Property rights in non-captive wildlife and biodiversity conservation
To reduce the rate of human-induced biodiversity loss of wild species, it has become increasingly important to stem this loss on private lands. Some writers believe that granting landholders commercial property rights in wildlife will be effective in dealing with this matter and will result in the preservation of biodiversity. This paper explores this view using economic theory. In doing so, it ...
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Connecting People`s Wellbeing and Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
Setting the scene Human wellbeing and survival depend on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals recognize that efforts to eliminate poverty and inequality must go hand in hand with strategies to tackle climate change, ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, food and water insecurity, and spread of disease. Fundamental human rights may depend on access ...
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Streamlining European biodiversity indicators 2020: Building a future on lessons learnt from the SEBI 2010 process
Measuring biodiversity in Europe Loss of biodiversity in Europe is a fact. Yet measuring the extent of the loss and the threat it poses is a challenge. Many European countries have been developing their own indicators to measure changes in biodiversity in their territory. At the same time, progress had also been measured at the global level. Ensuring consistency between indicators at national, ...
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Post–normal science and ecological economics: strategies for precautionary approaches and sustainable development
Ecological economics provides a research field for critical reflection on relationships between the economy and the life–sustaining ecosystems. With focus on strong uncertainty, irreversibility, strong sustainability, precautionary approaches and ethical complexity, ecological economics differs from the approach of environmental economics and shares several of the characteristics of ...
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Crossing borders and linking plural knowledge: biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and human well–being
The challenges we face today in terms of local, regional and global environmental changes and pressures on biodiversity can only be addressed with a close coupling of approaches from natural and social sciences together with local knowledge. The authors emphasise that biodiversity research and intervention should integrate this new comprehensive perspective, bringing together biological sciences, ...
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10 messages for 2010 - Urban ecosystems
Key messages In Europe, where the overwhelming majority of people live in urban areas, tackling the interlinked challenges between biodiversity and its network of towns and cities is crucial to help halting biodiversity loss. Urbanisation can be an opportunity or a threat for biodiversity. Seizing the opportunity demands that we mix high quality urban green areas with dense and compact built ...
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Biodiversity in industrial research and development: implications for developing countries
It is ironic that at a time when biodiversity is seriously threatened by habitat destruction and other human activities, biochemical and genetic ("biogenetic") resources discovered in nature make a huge contribution to the global economy. Yet only a minimal share of the benefits accrue to the countries providing these resources. Why is this? This paper seeks reasons in the ways that ...
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EU 2010 biodiversity baseline
In January 2010, the Commission presented a series of options for an EU biodiversity policy vision and target beyond 2010 (EC, 2010). Recognising the urgent need to reverse the trends of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, on 26 March 2010 the European Council endorsed the long-term biodiversity vision and the 2020 headline target adopted by the Environment Council on 15 March 2010 ...
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Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target
The 2010 target and beyond — where does Europe stand? As the first indicator-based assessment of progress towards the European target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010, this report serves two purposes. First, it takes stock of the state of biodiversity and its loss in Europe based on the most recent data available. Second, it functions as a bridge to a comprehensive assessment of the 2010 ...
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Biodiversity
Introduction This biodiversity assessment is integrating our knowledge on species, habitats and protected areas into the complex issues of ecosystem management, ecosystem services, human health and wellbeing. Chapter 2 includes an overview of the state of biodiversity in the EU and EEA member countries and an analysis on pressures with a more specific focus on terrestrial ecosystems. ...
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Effects of temperature and copper pollution on soil community – extreme temperature events can lead to community extinction
Global warming affects ecosystems and species' diversity. The physiology of individual species is highly influenced by changes in temperature. Effects on species communities are less studied, and virtually unknown when combining effects of pollution and temperature. To assess the effects of temperature and pollution in the soil community, a 2‐factorial soil mesocosms multispecies experiment ...
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How Does Phosphorus Impact Food & Water Security?
Water quality degradation is a global problem, leading to biodiversity loss and increased health risks for wildlife, plants and animals, as a result of polluted waters. One of the biggest causes of this degradation is phosphorus, an essential element in the functioning of all life… including the crops we grow as part of the world’s food supply. Buildup of phosphorus in the natural ...
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iNatural Capital
Anyone who stumbled into the packed room could be forgiven for thinking that a new iGismo was about to be launched. There was a palpable buzz at this week's Policy Exchange event on securing the value of nature. Professor Dieter Helm, Chair of the UK Government's Natural Capital Committee, said that biodiversity is where climate change was 10 years ago. Then, the Stern Review put a price on ...
By Trucost Plc
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European forests - ecosystem conditions and sustainable use
Despite political commitment, Europe is struggling to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Forests, as the hosts of much of the biological diversity in Europe, are vital to this debate. Any initiative designed to halt the biodiversity loss in Europe must take forests into account. Forests and biodiversity: are we doing better? Forests today cover 33 % of the land area of the countries of the ...
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Ecosystem accounting and the cost of biodiversity losses — the case of coastal Mediterranean wetlands
Executive summary The way people are thinking about biodiversity is changing. Until recently, arguments in support of the conservation of species and habitats were based primarily on issues such as their evolutionary uniqueness, rarity or threat of extinction. Today, these arguments also include how maintaining biodiversity directly benefits people by contributing to well-being or quality of ...
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Assessing biodiversity in Europe — the 2010 report
Executive summary This report confirms the finding of the EEA's 2009 report 'Progress towards the European 2010 biodiversity target' (EEA, 2009a) that Europe will not achieve its target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. The present report considers the status and trends of pan-European biodiversity, and the implications of these trends for biodiversity management policy and practice. It ...
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Marine protected areas in Europe`s seas - An overview and perspectives for the future
1. The EU and marine protected areas Europe's seas are under pressure. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can act as a key conservation measure to safeguard marine ecosystems and biodiversity as well as the services these ecosystems provide. Aim, structure and supporting data of this report This document reports on progress made to date in establishing MPAs and MPA networks in Europe's seas (Table ...
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2006 environment policy review
In 2006, the EU’s long term environment policy framework was consolidated with adoption of its revised Sustainable Development Strategy and the REACH regulation. It has solid popular support with 72 %1 of citizens in favour of more decision-making at EU level on environmental protection. Four main sets of issues broadly defined the year. The volatile oil and gas prices, fear of supply ...
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