• (http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/biodiversity-human-health/en/, accessed 21 February 2018). (who.int)
  • (https://www.cbd.int/doc/decisions/cop-11/cop-11-dec-06-en.pdf, accessed 21 February 2018). (who.int)
  • A New York resident, who drank raw milk purchased from Miller's Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, was diagnosed with brucellosis in November 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • Ebola virus disease outbreak occurred in 2014 in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, Monkeypox virus in Nigeria in 2017 and most recently Lassa virus in Nigeria, Togo and Benin in 2018. (who.int)
  • 2017. Bothalia 2016. (wikipedia.org)
  • SANBI 2016, The journal Bothalia changes to African Biodiversity & Conservation Feb 2014 Bothalia (2016). (wikipedia.org)
  • Please see the diagram below for information on developing an evaluation and treatment plan for patients who consumed raw milk or raw milk products from Miller's Biodiversity Farm since January 2016, and are still within the six-month window following their last known exposure . (cdc.gov)
  • It's in Your Hands (2004) and were adopted for reporting against the updated 2020 Challenge for Scotland's Biodiversity (2013). (gov.scot)
  • The timing is urgent, given the findings by the Global Biodiversity Outlook 4 that efforts are not on track to achieve the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets . (cbd.int)
  • The enhanced engagement of all stakeholders, in particular businesses, is critical in order to achieve the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. (cbd.int)
  • Mine Islar is lead Author (2017-2020) for the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, chapter on policy tools and instruments with a special focus on the tradeoffs in SDGs and their potential implications on biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • All these provide a unique ecosystem that supports a richer biodiversity. (gallmannkenya.org)
  • It presents new evidence of the links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human welfare, and demonstrates the importance of biodiversity for sustainable agriculture, providing arguments for the connection between the agricultural and environmental sectors. (iucn.org)
  • In the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 1 , large knowledge gaps persist on how to increase biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in cash crop-dominated tropical landscapes 2 . (nature.com)
  • Here, we present findings from a large-scale, 5-year ecosystem restoration experiment in an oil palm landscape enriched with 52 tree islands, encompassing assessments of ten indicators of biodiversity and 19 indicators of ecosystem functioning. (nature.com)
  • Overall, indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, as well as multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality, were higher in tree islands compared to conventionally managed oil palm. (nature.com)
  • Many agricultural landscapes are in urgent need of ecological restoration to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem functioning while also promoting local livelihoods 9 , 10 , 11 , a central goal of the current United Nations decade on Ecosystem Restoration. (nature.com)
  • However, trade-offs between biodiversity or ecosystem functioning and agricultural productivity may result in failed restoration efforts or lead to undesirable ecological spillover effects by promoting the expansion of the agricultural frontier into natural forested areas 12 . (nature.com)
  • However, to be a viable alternative for landowners, it is essential to generate empirical evidence on whether and how these restoration strategies affect biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and agricultural productivity in cash crop-dominated landscapes 2 . (nature.com)
  • To provide an holistic overview of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across the experiment, we calculated multidiversity and multifunctionality using the aforementioned indicators 18 . (nature.com)
  • A suite of ecosystem health indicators [146] has been developed for this purpose by the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Science and Technical Group . (gov.scot)
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services: A multi-scale empirical study of the relationship between species richness and net primary production ," Ecological Economics , Elsevier, vol. 61(2-3), pages 478-491, March. (repec.org)
  • The first risk concerns the threat of biodiversity loss to the provision of ecosystem services that are related to the economy. (pbl.nl)
  • Financial institutions who provide financing for economic activities that depend on those ecosystem services are therefore exposed to the physical risks of biodiversity loss. (pbl.nl)
  • The pledge provides an opportunity for business leaders to call attention to the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services for businesses and to reaffirm their commitment to take positive action in support of biodiversity. (cbd.int)
  • Similarly, with this approach then, one is able to draw the assumption that, in general, healthy stocks of natural capital (which heavily rely on biodiversity) will result in improved ecosystem service delivery, which will result in embedded resilience. (gresb.com)
  • Biodiversity underpins the ecological functions and processes that give rise to the benefits provided by ecosystems ("ecosystem services"), including purification of water and air, pest and disease control, pollination, soil fertility, and resilience to climate change. (who.int)
  • The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has on their website topical reports on indigenous and local knowledge. (lu.se)
  • LUCSUS researchers contributes to various high level reports, assessments and dialogues such as the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). (lu.se)
  • The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body with the objective to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • The organization of Bayes@Lund 2017 is made possible thanks to BECC , Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate, and the COMPUTE research school, both at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • Biodiversity and the Great Green Wall explores the dependence of humanity on nature and the importance of biodiversity for wellbeing and sustainable development in the Sahel. (iucn.org)
  • In this report he emphasizes the importance of biodiversity for the full enjoyment of human rights. (lu.se)
  • The fifth report detailing progress on the implementation of the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, covering the period 2017 to 2019, as required under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. (gov.scot)
  • Fanny Leubner currently works at the Department Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. (researchgate.net)
  • Actions for Biodiversity 2013-2021: implementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment , is the implementation plan for the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment's 17 recommendations. (caff.is)
  • Following the conclusion of the first phase of the PPR Global Eradication Program (PPR GEP) (2017-2021), the present work focuses on the disease situation and status of the eradication campaign in the fourteen countries of the PPR GCES Middle Eastern Roadmap as well as Egypt. (bvsalud.org)
  • The exhibition focused on the marine biodiversity of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which covers about 842 square miles at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. (whalingmuseum.org)
  • In term of conservation, the Mediterranean marine biodiversity includes numerous endemic and some emblematic species of global conservation concern, but is still far from reaching the Aichi target 11 of 10% area coverage and properly managed marine protected areas (MPAs), half the way having being done in the past 50 years. (iucn.org)
  • Helping marine biodiversity and people to adapt to climate change and propose measures to increase resilience of marine socio-ecosystems. (iucn.org)
  • Filippova N.V., Filippov I.V., Schigel D.S., Ivanova N.V., Shashkov M.P. Biodiversity informatics: global trends, national perspective and regional progress in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug // Environmental Dynamics and Global Climate Change. (gbif.org)
  • How will climate change, eutrophication, fishing, and species invasions influence the biodiversity in the Baltic Sea? (fona.de)
  • As warned by scientists, biodiversity is being threatened by factors like climate change, ocean acidification and, above all, urbanisation. (scmp.com)
  • Thankfully the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis have finally entered the collective consciousness. (gresb.com)
  • Of course, we are not addressing the climate emergency exclusively through biodiversity-related interventions, meaning that industry's response includes many non-nature-based solutions. (gresb.com)
  • Climate changes and the loss of biodiversity are twin challenges. (org.in)
  • This paper, drawing upon the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other recent scientific assessments on biodiversity and climate change, argues that these challenges must be addressed together through coordinated action at global, national and local levels, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. (org.in)
  • A national policy for climate change was endorsed at Cabinet level in 2017 and relevant ministries and organizations are responsible for the development and implementation of efficient interventions for adaptation and mitigation measures. (who.int)
  • African Biodiversity & Conservation, formerly known as Bothalia is a South African peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering the fields of botany, zoology and biodiversity, produced by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. (wikipedia.org)
  • The journal was formally known by the name Bothalia alone, from 1922 to 2014 when the title was expanded to better reflect the role of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2004 the National Botanical Institute was absorbed into a broader configuration, the South African National Biodiversity Institute, by the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act. (wikipedia.org)
  • Much of the information required for measuring progress is held by the National Biodiversity Network Gateway ( NBN ) [143] which in Scotland is displayed through the NBN Atlas Scotland [144] . (gov.scot)
  • 2017). A central national biodiversity system is missing. (gbif.org)
  • benefits that people receive from ecosystems and biodiversity? (caff.is)
  • Qatar has several important coastal wetland areas - mainly mangrove ecosystems - which are important not only for the habitats and biodiversity, but also for their contribution towards building resilience against coastal erosion, and acting as an interface between coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. (gulf-times.com)
  • Our findings indicate that species may be adapted to specific energy regimes, and the metabolic niche can potentially link scales from individuals to ecosystems as well as adaptation to patterns in biogeography and biodiversity. (frontiersin.org)
  • During the past decades, environmental resources and ecosystems have been threatened as a result of lack of precipitation, persistent drought, heat stress, air pollution, water pollution, soil erosion and loss of biodiversity. (who.int)
  • The aim of BIO-C3 is to address biodiversity changes, their causes, consequences, and possible management implications for the Baltic Sea. (fona.de)
  • Nonparametric modelling of biodiversity: Determinants of threatened species ," Journal of Policy Modeling , Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 618-635, July. (repec.org)
  • Current estimates of rainforest biodiversity suggest that perhaps 50-75% of all Earth's living species are concentrated in rainforests, which currently cover around 6-7% of Earth's surface. (guinnessworldrecords.com)
  • The great anthropogenic alterations occurring to carbon availability in the oceans necessitate an understanding of the energy requirements of species and how changes in energy availability may impact biodiversity. (frontiersin.org)
  • where species are adapted to specific energy regimes which scale with biodiversity patterns. (frontiersin.org)
  • With more than 5,600 species officially recorded, Hong Kong's biodiversity is surprisingly rich for its small space. (scmp.com)
  • A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows the importance of maintaining biodiversity to achieve natural pest control and reduce the use of insecticides. (organic-center.org)
  • Located around 12km south of Doha - close to Aqua Park - near the southern borders of Abu Nakhla village, it is rich in ecological biodiversity and considered an artificial wetland with natural topography. (gulf-times.com)
  • Examining the Effects of Biodiversity on the Ability of Local Plans to Manage Ecological Systems ," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management , Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(6), pages 817-837. (repec.org)
  • It is also part of Gubbi Labs' Project Ashoka - the Long Term Ecological Research initiative to undertake biodiversity estimations with a citizen science interface. (indiabioscience.org)
  • LUCSUS researchers have been involved in the IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity since 2017. (lu.se)
  • Building on efforts with IUCN Members and partners, the IUCN Review Protocol for Biodiversity Net Gain provides a step-by-step guide for project managers to measure their progress on achieving their biodiversity net gain targets. (iucn.org)
  • Under the auspices of the NPI Alliance, IUCN, Rio Tinto Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Ltd and The Nature Conservancy along with the International Finance Corporation, confirmed that companies adopting net positive impact (NPI) targets needed to take a systematic and scientific approach to evaluate their biodiversity impacts, establish biodiversity conservation goals and implement actions to achieve a net gain for biodiversity over time. (iucn.org)
  • The Arctic Council Ministers agreed to implement 17 recommendations articulated in the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Report for Policy Makers . (caff.is)
  • Implementing the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) recommendations requires a combination of building on existing efforts and embarking in new directions. (caff.is)
  • This motivated DNB, the Dutch central bank, and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency to jointly investigate the risks related to biodiversity loss for investments by Dutch financial institutions. (pbl.nl)
  • IUCN is promoting a biodiversity net gain approach, based on the mitigation hierarchy, which helps address residual impacts on biodiversity. (iucn.org)
  • IUCN works with governments and the private sector to development models and strategies that offer economically and environmentally sustainable solutions to business related biodiversity loss and degradation. (iucn.org)
  • IUCN is currently working with Newmont Mining to review biodiversity management in select operations. (iucn.org)
  • and the QMM Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management Committee in Madagascar, where IUCN facilitates an expert panel providing strategic insight on biodiversity and natural resource management issues. (iucn.org)
  • These wetlands are important as they create habitats for biodiversity and landing spots for migratory birds, as well as become natural landscapes that the people of Qatar and visitors can enjoy. (gulf-times.com)
  • OAN is a Key Biodiversity Area and has a unique combination of habitats and bio-geographical features, ranging from savannah woodland, afro-montane forest pockets, riverine forests, grasslands, wetlands to raised plains and hillsides. (gallmannkenya.org)
  • This visit will include the resources at the Aberdeen Biodiversity Centre, in addition to a session outdoors in the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • To book your nursery group in for a visit, please contact the centre on [email protected] for further details. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • Together, they are exploring the company's on-site and operational management systems on mining impacts as well as its activities related to restoration and offsets, in order to ensure better biodiversity outcomes. (iucn.org)
  • At the same time, biodiversity can sometimes be a source of pathogens and, when unsustainably managed, can exacerbate negative health outcomes. (who.int)
  • The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, together with the Government of Mexico, is inviting businesses and financial institutions to become a signatory to the Business and Biodiversity Pledge. (cbd.int)
  • To address this complexity and the challenges posed by loss of biodiversity and rising global health burdens WHO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity produced the state of knowledge review, drawing on the knowledge and insights of a multidisciplinary group of more than 100 experts. (who.int)
  • On this purpose, the BIOVALUE project examines the FAO initiative for the conservation of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), focusing on the case of Andean potato farming (a fundamental bearer of the global agro-biodiversity). (europa.eu)
  • At the crossroad of social and natural sciences, this investigation clusters an interdisciplinary team of scientists and articulates their expertise with international institutions involved in biodiversity and heritage preservation, thereby contributing to the development of participative global policies that safeguard both cultural and biological diversity. (europa.eu)
  • While the global decline of biodiversity affects all countries, biodiversity and pressures on biodiversity are unequally distributed around the world (Arlaud et al. (oecd-ilibrary.org)
  • This is why it is also important to have reporting standards that allow companies to be transparent about how global biodiversity loss may affect their particular business model. (pbl.nl)
  • Connecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health: a state of knowledge review. (who.int)
  • Thus the interactions between people and biodiversity can strongly influence population health, livelihoods, and the sustainability of public health interventions. (who.int)
  • Enhance cooperation and coordination between all Mediterranean stakeholders in order to influence governance and institutional processes for effective conservation and sustainable management of Mediterranean biodiversity and natural resources. (iucn.org)
  • Since 2008, each biennial meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity has called for and welcomed the strengthening of cooperation with WHO on the nexus between biodiversity and human health. (who.int)
  • The 18-month study, published in the scientific journal Biodiversity and Conservation , only provides a snapshot of the vibrant life under the sea. (scmp.com)
  • Biodiversity loss has a certain impact on the economy and, therefore, also on the financial sector. (pbl.nl)
  • Land degradation with deforestation and loss of biodiversity has been considered one of the most serious environmental problems for developing countries. (nowpublishers.com)
  • These range from preliminary studies to identify potential compensatory habitat, to nascent biodiversity markets, and project-level application of corporate standards of no net loss. (forest-trends.org)
  • Offsets seek to balance biodiversity losses from development projects in one location with an equivalent biodiversity gain in a separate location, with the goal of achieving "no net loss" (NNL) of biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • The alien invasive weed, Ludwigia peruviana, invading the wetlands of the Dhansiri catchment and eastern part of Kopili in Assam has threatened the resident biodiversity and has also posed possibilities of spreading to other wetlands of North East India. (org.in)
  • Evidence suggests that where offsetting policy is developed for specific marine application, the preferred approach is to pool financial contributions from developers into funds for strategic action for biodiversity benefit. (forest-trends.org)
  • In this context this study investigates the relationships between different indicators of agricultural biodiversity (crop diversity, livestock diversity and agro-diversity) and farm level technical efficiency (TE). (nowpublishers.com)
  • This process took into consideration the timeframe of results, giving higher weight to those actions likely to show benefits to Arctic biodiversity within the life of this plan, but still placing value on actions addressing longer-term, more fundamental needs to conserve biodiversity. (caff.is)
  • However, it remains an unfamiliar concept in terms of our consideration of biodiversity as commercial ecologists, notwithstanding our new-found familiarity with delivering Biodiversity net Gain (BNG) through planning. (gresb.com)
  • Biodiversity offsets are a popular tool in conservation policy. (lu.se)
  • At the same time, biodiversity impacts are often an inevitable consequence of development projects and operations. (iucn.org)
  • Ivanova N.V., Shashkov M.P. Biodiversity databases in Russia: towards a national portal // Arctic Science. (gbif.org)
  • Kupferschmidt K. Science, Aug 4, 2017. (cdc.gov)
  • This time, Lena Olsson found it difficult to find books, but when she looked for insights on biodiversity, cultural diversity and human rights she found a number of interesting electronic resources. (lu.se)
  • Phylodynamics of Yellow Fever Virus in the Americas: new insights into the origin of the 2017 Brazilian outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • The Action Plan went through a three phase process of development and was informed by the results of the Arctic Biodiversity Congress and discussions with Arctic Council countries, Permanent Participants, Working Groups, Task Forces, and Observers, is in response to this directive. (caff.is)
  • Performance Standard 6 of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation requires development projects to aim no protect biodiversity. (iucn.org)
  • The challenge is also recognised by the newly promulgated biodiversity action plan, which mapped out dozens of initiatives to enhance conservation measures, to include biodiversity considerations in development and to raise public knowledge and awareness. (scmp.com)
  • Biodiversity offsetting is used in diverse policy contexts to reduce, halt or reverse losses of biodiversity arising from development or other uses of the natural environment. (forest-trends.org)
  • This paper presents a systematic review of documents evidencing the application or inclusion of biodiversity offset principles in policy frameworks concerning the marine environment, and in marine development projects. (forest-trends.org)
  • According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.52. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2017 Journal Citation Reports. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sida: The text brings forward the people in rural areas and their dependence on biodiversity for their survival. (lu.se)
  • Muditha Karunarathna and Clevo Wilson (2017), "Agricultural biodiversity and farm level technical efficiency: An empirical investigation", Journal of Forest Economics: Vol. 29: No. 1, pp 38-46. (nowpublishers.com)