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Masada National Park, Israel. Photo by Rob Bye.

A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate in British Columbia

Posted in Library, News & Publications on 04/18/11

A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia (Dr. Jim Pojar) explores the role of nature conservation in a climate action strategy for ecological adaptation (Part 1) and ecological mitigation (Part 2), with the key recommendation to develop a comprehensive and integrated Nature Conservation and Climate Action Strategy for the Province of British Columbia (Part 3): Part 1 presents available science on current climate-change projections,...

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Reserves: How Much Is Enough and How Do We Get There From Here?

Posted in Blog, Library, News & Publications on 04/13/11

(Essay) Reserves: How Much Is Enough and How Do We Get There From Here? By John Terborgh, Duke University Is the human species doing enough to conserve the rest of the world’s species for posterity? If not, then how much is enough? This is a key question, and opinions about the correct answer vary widely. An industry spokesperson is likely to ask, “Don’t they (the conservationists) have enough already?” “How...

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Rethinking Global Biodiversity Strategies

Posted in Library, News & Publications on 04/12/11

Summary ‘Rethinking Global Biodiversity Strategies’ Exploring structural changes in production and consumption to reduce biodiversity loss Improving prospects for future global biodiversity requires rethinking the strategic orientation from common policies and measures towards structural changes in production and consumption of goods and services. Significant and lasting improvements in the downward biodiversity trend will have to come from changes in human activities including agriculture, forestry, fishing, and energy use. Enhanced ‘eco-efficiency’...

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Think Big!

Posted in Blog, Library, News & Publications on 02/9/11

An editorial in Nature (January 2011), encourages us to "Think Big" about conservation, parks and species. We couldn't agree more.  Thinking and planning at a landscape scale - including legal protected areas like National Parks and Forests and corridors and other designated (formal or informal) natural lands - is perhaps our best chance to keep ecosystems functioning and species alive in the face of global climate change.   This editorial speaks...

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The Far North Act, 2009

Posted in Blog, Library, News & Publications on 12/13/10

An Act With Respect To Land Use Planning and Protection in the Far North On June 2, 2009, Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield introduced proposed legislation that would permanently protect at least half of the Far North of Ontario in a network of conservation lands and allow for sustainable development of the region’s natural resources. The proposed Far North Act, 2009 would enable a community-based land use planning process that...

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Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change

Posted in Library, News & Publications on 10/28/10

The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat has produced a number of documents about biodiversity and climate change adaptation and mitigation in the context of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) deliberations. These and other recent publications by the CBD are available below for download, including a summary of CBD events at UNFCCC COP15.

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IUCN Protected Area Categories

Posted in Library, News & Publications on 10/28/10

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) defined a protected area as: “A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values”.

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