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Climate-focused experiments on plants underestimate their response to climate change
May 30, 2012
From ScienceDaily: Experiments Underestimate Plant Responses to Climate Change ScienceDaily (May 2, 2012) — Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of... Read Post
U.S. Northern Woods Threatened by “Savannification"
May 29, 2012
From EESI: U.S. Northern Woods Threatened by “Savannification" Over the past half-century, Northern Minnesota has transitioned from a mixed boreal forest to one that's more typical of southern Wisconsin or central Michigan, where oak and maple thr... Read Post
Nature-based solutions to mitigation and adaptation, side-event this week, UNFCCC, Bonn
May 14, 2012
You are cordially invited to join The Nature Conservancy for a side event during the UNFCCC meetings in Bonn: Confronting China‘s climate challenges – Nature-based solutions to mitigation and adaptation Thurs... Read Post
The literature is very clear that the Southwest is very likely headed for Dust Bowl conditions
May 14, 2012
Discussion about Projections for US Drought if we don't act now: ... So again, the ‘debate’ such as it is, is how far into the northern US Great Plains and Midwest these Dust Bowl conditions will extend — and that’s without even consideri... Read Post
Edmonton Journal article on changes in Arctic biota
May 14, 2012
From EESI: Hybrid Bear Cubs Symbolize Consequences of Changing Arctic Climate University of Alberta scientist Andrew Derocher was tagging polar bear near Victoria Island when Inuvialuit hunter Pat Epakohak showed him two unusual looking bear cubs t... Read Post
Mountain plants have a delayed response to climate change
May 11, 2012
From Science Daily: European Mountain Plant Population Shows Delayed Response to Climate Change ScienceDaily (May 7, 2012) — A modeling study from the European Alps suggests that population declines to be observed during the upcoming decades will... Read Post
Next Week: National Academies Symposium: Sustainability Solutions - Science, Innovation, and Partnerships
May 11, 2012
The three-day public symposium in Washington, DC will feature invited presentations and discussions to showcase federal investments and institutional structures regarding sustainability, identify opportunities to help promote practices that woul... Read Post
Reducing risk from storms and floods to people, property and ecosystems
May 8, 2012
Maximizing Integration of Built and Natural Infrastructure Left in place, coastal marshes and sand dunes and inland wetlands and floodplains serve important flood-and storm-control purposes. Under the current National Flood Insurance Program... Read Post
Biodiversity Convention's scientific authority adopts climate change recommendations
May 8, 2012
From IISD (climate-relevant sections are bolded): SBSTTA 16 Adopts Recommendations on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Biodiversity and Climate Change 5 May 2012: The 16th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Ad... Read Post
Integrating fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives - WEBINAR, May 24
May 8, 2012
Distributed by the Resilience Practitioners Network Reef Resilience Webinar:
Integrating fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives in the design of resilient networks of marine protected areas How can marine protected area... Read Post
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