| Penguins
in peril as climate warms
The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global
warming, according to a WWF report. The report, Antarctic
Penguins and Climate Change, shows that the four populations
of penguins that breed on the Antarctic continent — Adélie,
Emperor, Chinstrap and Gentoo — are under escalating pressure.
For some, global warming is taking away precious ground on which
penguins raise their young. For others, food has become increasingly
scarce because of warming in conjunction with overfishing.
WWF. News & Facts. Newsroom. Publicated:
21-12-2007
GEF
to launch tropical forest account for World's last great tropical
forest
Action needed as threats mount for The Amazon, Congo Basin New Guinea
and Borneo. The world’s largest environmental funding body,
the Global Environment Facility (GEF), said it plans to launch the
Tropical Forest Account Initiative which will help safeguard forest
ecosystems while strengthening sustainable financing for protected
areas and for sustainable forest management.
Global Environment Facility. Projects.
USA. Publicated: 20-12-2007
Global
Change Research in Mountain Biosphere Reserves
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, the International
Hydrological Programme (IHP), and The Mountain Research Initiative
(MRI) joined forces in 2003 to assess and monitor the impact of
global change in mountain biosphere reserves. This led to the “Global
Change in Mountain Regions” (GLOCHAMORE) project to develop
a worldwide strategy, in the short term, for the detection and identification
of global change indicators, either bio-physical or socio-economic
in nature that will lead to adaptation by mountain communities to
better respond to global changes in the longer term. Over twenty
biosphere reserves representing diverse mountain ecosystems in most
of the world’s mountain regions actively contributed in the
development of the research strategy.
UNESCO. UNESCO/SC. Publicated: 07-12-2007
BirdLife
and Cemex launch 'Birds and People' and begin a decade of cooperation
Today (December 5th 2007) sees an event at the Bibliothèque
Solvay in Brussels to celebrate the signing of a 10- year agreement
between BirdLife International and Cemex to protect habitats and
biodiversity and to launch their new book: 'Birds and People: Bonds
in a Timeless Journey'.
BirdLife International. News. United Kingdom.
Publicated: 20-12-2007
The
Nature Conservancy Pledges $5 Million to Tackle Emissions from Deforestation
World Bank-led Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) will Demonstrate
New Incentives for Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation.
The Nature Conservancy has pledged $5 million towards the Forest
Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), an innovative new initiative
launched today by the World Bank to address the largest overlooked
contributor to climate change — the destruction of forests.
The Nature Conservancy. Press Releases.
USA. Publicated: 14-12-2007
The
Nature Conservancy Acts on Indonesia’s Call to Save Orangutans
and Address Climate Change
Nature Conservancy Pledges US $1 Million For Strategy and Action
Plan for National Conservation of Orangutans. Today at the UN climate
change talks in Bali, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
launched an action plan to save orangutans from extinction. The
Strategy and Action Plan for National Conservation of Orangutans
presents the first specific, enforceable agenda to protect the nation’s
disappearing orangutans. In addition, it will prevent substantial
emissions of carbon dioxide through avoided deforestation.
The Nature Conservancy. Press Releases.
USA. Publicated: 14-12-2007
CVA
Monthly e-News: December Conservation Volunteers e-News
Conservation Volunteers e-News is the monthly email newsletter that
is filled with information about upcoming conservation projects,
nature holidays, opportunities to volunteer overseas and special
offers.
Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA).
Australia. Publication Date: 12-12-2007 |
