biodiversity assessment News
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IPBES’s budget ‘inadequate’ for capacity building
Knowledge generation and capacity building should get a bigger portion of the budget of the major international organisation on biodiversity, says a paper. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is often compared to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But unlike the IPCC, which mainly conducts assessments for policymakers, IPBES has ...
By SciDev.Net
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Communicating biodiversity to farmers: developing the right tools
Two metrics for informing farmers about the biodiversity on their land are presented in a recent Swiss study: average species richness and farm uniqueness’. These are both easy to understand and comparable between farms, the researchers say. Dialogue between farmers and scientists has been shown to be a promising way of improving farmland biodiversity. This study, partly conducted under ...
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Posters Invited for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment
Poster abstracts are invited for a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessment Special Symposium which will be held in Washington, DC on 7-8 February, 2013. Abstracts will be accepted through 15 December. This symposium will bring together practitioners who work at the cutting edge of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) with both policy makers responsible for shaping IA ...
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IAIA latest news
1. Biodiversity symposium: Registration is now open Registration is now open for a special IAIA biodiversity symposium, “Mainstreaming the Mitigation Hierarchy in Impact Assessment.” The symposium will be held 14-15 November 2017 in Washington, DC, USA. For more information, check out the preliminary program. #iaiasymposium Post-symposium training courses will be offered on 16-17 ...
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Training on biodiversity and mitigation hierarchy available
Four training courses on the topics of biodiversity and mitigation hierarchy will be held 16-17 November in Washington, D.C. These courses will be held immediately following a special biodiversity symposium on “Mainstreaming the Mitigation Hierarchy in Impact Assessment.” Registration for the courses by 2 October is recommended as any courses that do not reach the minimum number of ...
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Guarantee your spot by 14 March for an IAIA16 technical visit or training course
Considering attending IAIA16? Add value to the time you spend in Japan by attending a training course or technical visit. Learn more about how impact assessment has been used within Japan and see some other parts of the country at the same time on a technical visit. Expand or deepen your knowledge in a variety of topics through a training course. Register today! Visits and courses that do not ...
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Biodiversity data gaps `need bridging` to meet global targets
Global biodiversity targets are in danger of being missed because of inadequate capacity and tools to gather and assess data, an international conference has heard. The information "is still not there", Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), told a session on scientific approaches to biodiversity at the CBD's 11th Conference of ...
By SciDev.Net
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Biodiversity meeting calls for more science-based information
An international meeting on biodiversity has called for more science-based information, the closure of knowledge gaps, and increased precaution, in the emerging fields of synthetic biology and geoengineering (climate engineering). Two decisions related to these areas, among a set of 34 decisions adopted at the 11th Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ...
By SciDev.Net
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Honoring the life of Dr. Kenton R. Miller (1939 – 2011)
The World Resources Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Kenton Miller, an environmentalist, conservationist, leader and friend. Dr. Miller was beloved by his peers as a warm and upbeat colleague, and a leading advocate for nature, forests and ecosystems. He was renowned as a global leader in international protected area conservation. Dr. Miller came to WRI in 1988 to serve as the ...
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Quantifying projected impacts under 2°C warming in the Inner Niger Delta
The Niger and Nile basins are areas with high water stress and increasing competition for water resources. For that reason these regions are in focus under a large EU-funded project called IMPACT2C which seeks to systematically quantify climate impacts, vulnerabilities, risks and economic costs as well as potential adaptive responses under a global average surface temperature change of 2°C. ...
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Biodiversity is life. Biodiversity is our life.
To celebrate the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity on 11 January, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is commencing a series of concise, thematic assessments of biodiversity. The first of these '10 messages for 2010' presents the interaction between climate change and biodiversity. Biodiversity embraces the variety of genes, species and ecosystems that constitute life on Earth. ...
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Assessing biodiversity: where does Europe stand?
In 2002, when the world committed to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, Europe went one step further and pledged to halt the loss completely. A set of 26 indicators, known as 'Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators' (SEBI 2010), was compiled to measure change. The first assessment based on SEBI 2010 by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that despite progress, ...
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Biodiversity loss and climate change: the need for an ecosystem approach
Biodiversity loss and climate change are now a part of our lives. Both are rooted in overexploitation of natural resources. Both require a coherent policy response. The Syracuse Charter and the Athens Conference underline the strong political commitment to take action. To ensure our society and economy have a healthy future, we need a way to assess our impacts on the natural world. The European ...
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New indicator reveals impact of climate change on Europe`s birds
It is recognised that climate change is threatening biodiversity, but there are few indicators that summarise the impacts on many species over large areas of land. An EU-supported study has developed an indicator of climate change's impact on European birds, which has subsequently been used to report threats to biodiversity. There is evidence that climate change is affecting the geographical ...
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Geodiversity information enhances biodiversity conservation
Geodiversity describes the diversity of the non-biological parts of the natural world such as rocks, soils, landforms and the processes which shape them over time. New research on how geodiversity information has been used to examine or inform conservation policy has been explored through eight different case studies. The research shows the variety and utility of geodiversity information to ...
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Impact Assessment Training Courses Offered in Florence, Italy, in April
On 18-19 April, the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) will offer 14 training courses at Firenze Fiera in Florence, Italy. The courses will be held prior to IAIA’s 35th annual conference and are open to all. Two-day courses (18-19 April; US$475): Quality Assurance in EIA: Guide and Review Human Rights and Impact Assessment Integrated Environmental Management: How ...
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German CSR Forum 2013: Corporate Social Responsibility Meets Biodiversity
Where do enterprises stand when it comes to biodiversity in the year 2013? How do companies and NGOs handle greenwashing reproaches concerning the co-operation on the protection of nature. At the German CSR Forum – International Forum for Sustainability and Futureability – business and NGOs representatives will provide answers to these questions at three side events organised by the European ...
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Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Protecting our natural capital and biodiversity must play a central role in our economic strategy
Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here on the occasion of the 11th plenary session of ENCA, and to share with you a few reflections on the current challenges of the biodiversity agenda. Allow me to start by stressing how much the Commission values the work of the ENCA network, and your contribution to the development and implementation of biodiversity policy in the EU. You have ...
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Putting the `CSI` into CSIRO on world water day
Potentially applicable to coastal ecosystems around the world, the technique is based on a custom-made DNA microarray (gene chip), which contains DNA sequences from over 42,000 organisms found at the bottom of oceans and estuaries. A significant proportion of this genetic information was derived from samples taken around Sydney Harbour. Using the chip, scientists can investigate how many and ...
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Biodiversity beyond 2010: deciding the way ahead
World leaders and policymakers are gathering at a major conference in Japan to debate how to halt global biodiversity loss. At this 10th Conference of the Parties (COP-10), the European Environment Agency is presenting its assessments on Europe’s biodiversity, including its new report on the EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline. The European Union made a commitment in 2001 to halt biodiversity ...
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