• Biodiversity conservation planning is highly important in the current context of global change. (mdpi.com)
  • Biodiversity conservation can be achieved by understanding changes in land use at the landscape scale. (mdpi.com)
  • Such understanding is needed to reverse the unprecedented pressure on natural resources that has been reported by many studies conducted on biodiversity conservation within the Oti-Keran-Mandouri protected areas. (mdpi.com)
  • EbA lies at the intersection of climate change adaptation , socio-economic development , and biodiversity conservation (see Figure 1). (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodiversity conservation and the careful management of natural resources are key issues today in international relations. (cbd.int)
  • Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Management, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, Uttarakhand, India. (edu.ni)
  • These included the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) lists, the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and the U.S. Endangered Species List. (phys.org)
  • While ecosystem services have always been used by societies, the term Ecosystem-based Adaptation was coined in 2008 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its member institutions at the UN Climate Change Convention Conference in 2008. (wikipedia.org)
  • Spatial data on known geographic ranges of terrestrial mammal and bird species were obtained from the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World. (mongabay.com)
  • In an independent report Conflict and Conservation, the IUCN focuses on armed conflict and nature, underscoring that overall, 70 percent of birds, mammals and amphibians have current ranges that overlap with armed conflict events. (mongabay.com)
  • Mangrove Specialist Group (MSG), Species Survival Commission (SSC), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Zoological Society of London, London, UK. (edu.ni)
  • The AIPH's Global Industry Intelligence Centre (GIIC) is an international hub for industry information and knowledge exchange. (aiph.org)
  • Geneva: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • EbA involves the conservation , sustainable management and restoration of ecosystems , such as forests , grasslands , wetlands , mangroves or coral reefs to reduce the harmful impacts of climate hazards including shifting patterns or levels of rainfall, changes in maximum and minimum temperatures, stronger storms, and increasingly variable climatic conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) describes a variety of approaches for adapting to climate change , all of which involve the management of ecosystems to reduce the vulnerability of human communities to the impacts of climate change such as storm and flood damage to physical assets, coastal erosion, salinisation of freshwater resources, and loss of agricultural productivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the past, invasive species were viewed as occupying niches created by human disturbance of natural ecosystems (e.g. (eaglehill.us)
  • Peccaries have a major impact on the maintenance of tropical ecosystems," says José Fragoso, the study's lead author and researcher at the University of Brasília's Zoological Department. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • An Invasive Alien Species is an alien species which becomes established in natural or semi-natural ecosystems or habitat, is an agent of change, and threatens native biological diversity. (gbif.org)
  • WHO (2020) Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) An international randomised trial of candidate vaccines against COVID-19 version. (granthaalayahpublication.org)
  • [10] In 2020, only around 7.5 to 8% of the global ocean area falls under a conservation designation. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2018). This knowledge results from a growing community of national and international scientists that, together, reveal aquatic mammals' extraordinary ecology and contribution to the region's economy (i.e. (ucr.ac.cr)
  • Drawing from a global dataset, the study by Wildlife Conservation Society-India (WCS-India), Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Panthera researchers reveals that currently at least 4291 (78 percent) terrestrial mammal species and 9056 (85 percent) terrestrial bird species experienced armed conflicts within their ranges during 1989-2018. (mongabay.com)
  • 2018). This usage is relevant to the purpose of GRIIS, and consistent with the concept of impact as formulated by Parker et al. (gbif.org)
  • She will develop best management practices for climate-smart forestry and fire resiliency and awareness, lead SFI participation in collaborative efforts to conserve forested landscapes and integrate Indigenous knowledge into SFI conservation programs. (forests.org)
  • Healy's scientific work will further the role of sustainable forest management in species recovery, climate-smart forestry, and conservation outcomes. (forests.org)
  • Thang Hooi Chiew was formerly the Deputy Director General, Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, and remains active in the development of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management and certification. (fao.org)
  • Characterization of essential habitat for sharks is a key requirement for effective conservation of shark populations. (springer.com)
  • Despite the fact that fishermen have realized the importance of specific essential fish habitat (EFH) for centuries, scientific recognition of the importance of habitat use of sharks by dates back only to the early 1990s, leading to a growing understanding of the roles of EFH for conservation of shark populations (Simpfendorfer and Heupel 2004 ). (springer.com)
  • Tiger numbers have collapsed so dramatically that conservationists are adopting a strategy of securing populations in priority conservation landscapes. (mdpi.com)
  • A new study suggests that white-lipped peccary populations become so big that they over-shoot their resources, which weakens the animals and makes them more vulnerable to disease and starvation. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • And while it is natural for animal populations to fluctuate, in the case of the white-lipped peccary, sudden crashes are cyclical and synchronized over a vast area. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests. (academicinfo.net)
  • As most tropical natural forests escape contamination by artificial chemicals such as those in urban landscapes or leached from intensive agriculture, the quality of their water is often the least hazardous to human health. (fao.org)
  • Paradoxically because of the inherent quality of the natural forest environment, standards of environmental protection in selectively managed natural forests, including hydrological requirements, are often far tougher than those applied in non-forest lands. (fao.org)
  • The article identifies what the authors consider to be the single most important hydrological standard - the watercourse buffer zone - and considers its application outside certified natural forests, which is important because many tropical natural forests are being converted with no certified hydrological standards to agriculture, agroforestry and urban landscapes. (fao.org)
  • Quantitatively, river sediment load and turbidity are the hydrological features most affected by commercial harvesting in tropical natural forests, as shown by a recent review (Chappell et al . (fao.org)
  • Klett, T. R., and Gautier, D.L., 2009, Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of the Barents Sea Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2009-3037, 4 p. (oceaneconomics.org)
  • The Historical Map Archive is a digitized collection of selected map holdings from the University of Alabama Map Library, the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, the Rucker Agee Collection of the Birmingham Public Library, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. (academicinfo.net)
  • He has worked on numerous conservation projects across the country, helping some of the most imperiled species in the United States. (forests.org)
  • John Losey, professor of entomology and the lead author of the paper, "Insects and Spiders on the Web: Monitoring and Mitigating Online Exploitation of Species and Services," which published April 2 in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation , said the study began as a project for his Insect Conservation Biology course. (phys.org)
  • international trade of such CITES Appendix 1 species are generally prohibited. (phys.org)
  • It was really astonishing how easily endangered species are openly being sold online," said Juan Pablo Jordán, a student co-author who is now a doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (phys.org)
  • To that end, the study has been shared with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which enforces illegal trade of species but lacks the resources to monitor the commerce. (phys.org)
  • Status review of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) under the Endangered Species Act, U. S. Department of Commerce, Report No. NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-540. (ucr.ac.cr)
  • The authors of the study call for a re-examination of species conservation assessments with an emphasis on threats from conflict. (mongabay.com)
  • Attention to conflict resiliency in conservation plans is crucial because conflicts act as threat multipliers for species imperiled by habitat loss, overexploitation and human disturbances. (mongabay.com)
  • The impacts of armed conflicts on wildlife globally are underestimated, according to recent research which calls for urgent attention to conflict resiliency in conservation plans for a wide suite of species. (mongabay.com)
  • Conflicts were more widespread and frequent among species classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as threatened with extinction, the study found. (mongabay.com)
  • For example, captive breeding and reintroduction programs may need to be considered for highly endangered species that experience conflicts throughout their ranges," added Harihar, affiliated with Nature Conservation Foundation, India and Panthera, New York. (mongabay.com)
  • For species whose ranges extend beyond active conflict zones, proactive conservation measures in non-conflict areas could play a role in facilitating post-conflict recovery, he said. (mongabay.com)
  • According to John Polisar, member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Species Survival Commission, the report is important in documenting the cyclical highs and lows of an animal he describes as a crucial ecosystem architect. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • There are likely other forest species that go through some kind of population cycling," he says, and studying and understanding why this happens is important for achieving other biodiversity and conservation goals. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • This article examines the number, species and habitat status of reptiles in the Bukhara region and neighboring Ayakogitma, Kandym, Ayakgujumli, Kyzylkum State Reserve and surrounding areas, as well as their natural and economic significance. (7universum.com)
  • The resource will be a support to countries to make progress to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 -in the development of their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans, their National Invasive Alien Species Strategy and Action Plan, target setting and monitoring. (gbif.org)
  • An Introduced or Alien species means a species, subspecies, or lower taxon occurring outside of its natural range (past or present) and dispersal potential (i.e. outside the range it occupies naturally or could not occupy without direct or indirect introduction or care by humans) and includes any part, gametes or propagule of such species that might survive and subsequently reproduce. (gbif.org)
  • In GRIIS, species are recorded as having an impact (as 'yes' under 'isInvasive') if there is evidence of the species negatively impacting biodiversity, and including species that are widespread, spreading rapidly or present in high abundance (Pagad et al. (gbif.org)
  • Healy holds a PhD from the Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, at the University of California at Berkeley, and an MA in Environmental Studies from Yale University's School of the Environment. (forests.org)
  • He received his B.S. in Biology at the University of South Florida in 2004 and his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Alabama in 2010. (forests.org)
  • Melvin, April M. et al, "Climate change damages to Alaska public infrastructure and the economics of proactive adaptation. (oceaneconomics.org)
  • This project report presents the scientific outcome of the International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change ( ICSM-CHC ). (icomos.org)
  • Contribution of Knowledge Systems Group I to the International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change. (icomos.org)
  • The concept of EbA has been promoted through international fora, including the processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) . (wikipedia.org)
  • EbA is increasingly viewed as an effective means of addressing the linked challenges of climate change and poverty in developing countries, where many people are dependent on natural resources for their lives and livelihoods. (wikipedia.org)
  • His Highness also emphasized the UAE's support for the "Bridgetown" initiative led by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Motley from "COP 26", to access international financing for climate action, especially for countries most vulnerable to climate change. (dubaiweek.ae)
  • The country needs to transform its economy to effectively address concern about a range of environmental problems from burning fossil fuels and steeply rising oil import and international pressure to exhibit greater ambition in fighting global climate change. (repec.org)
  • Abundance and distribution trends of the West Indian manatee in the coastal zone of Belize: implications for conservation. (ucr.ac.cr)
  • It states that, among other implications, for natural resource governance, conservation and management agencies, conservation must continue even in war-torn regions with the safety of frontline environmental defenders as well as the environment they are defending. (mongabay.com)
  • Healy will also serve as SFI's conservation science liaison with the wider conservation and scientific community. (forests.org)
  • But he also sees a wider conservation message in the report. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • In addition to recognizing outstanding officers in wildlife conservation, SSCI also provides a $20,000 death benefit to the officer's family in the event the officer is killed in the line of duty. (outdooralabama.com)
  • Andrew Taber, former Latin America program director at the Wildlife Conservation Society, has studied peccaries in the past and says he believes the study offers a compelling explanation of population cycling. (focusingonwildlife.com)
  • [11] This area is equivalent to 27 million square kilometres, equivalent to the land areas of Russia and Canada combined, although some argue that the effective conservation zones (ones with the strictest regulations) occupy only 5% of the ocean area (about equivalent to the land area of Russia alone). (wikipedia.org)
  • by International Council of Scientific Unions. (who.int)
  • A clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. (wikipedia.org)
  • Impact can of course be defined in different ways, driven by different objectives, such as its usage in EICAT where it is defined as a measurable change to the properties of an ecosystem caused by an alien taxon (Hawkins et al. (gbif.org)
  • Healy currently serves as Chief Scientist for NatureServe, and she is an elected member of the Executive Committee for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature U.S. National Committee. (forests.org)
  • Gland, Switzerland : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1985. (fredsakademiet.dk)
  • While the barriers to widespread uptake of EbA by public and private sector stakeholders and decision makers are substantial, cooperation toward generating a greater understanding of the potential of EbA is well established among researchers, advocates, and practitioners from nature conservation and sustainable development groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Biodiversity is the world's range of natural resources that safeguards humanity's prosperity, making it the most fundamental public good. (cbd.int)
  • Nine federal departments and related agencies, including Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency, were shuttered for regular business during the partial shutdown, continuing only "essential operations. (esa.org)
  • Investment in conservation increases the chances of peace and strengthening management of natural resources can contribute towards environmental peace building. (mongabay.com)
  • Additionally, the growing presence of Chinese producers in Southern resource industries has the potential to accentuate structural changes in the organisation of production, because Chinese actors' activities are said to be concentrated in the extractive rather than the processing stages of production, often in disregard of socio-environmental consequences. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • International Environmental Agreements under Uncertainty: Does the Veil of Uncertainty Help? (repec.org)
  • These conversations were instrumental in gaining insights into different perspectives on sustainable development and environmental conservation. (lu.se)
  • Water resources are essential for people, ecology and economic development in both forested and non-forested areas. (fao.org)
  • A High-level Panel on Energy Transition for Sustainable Post-COVID Recovery featured high-level participants including Heads of State, Ministers, heads of international and regional organisations and private actors, who shared their views on the role of the energy transition driven by renewables as a response to the pandemic and draw out strategies to simultaneously advance multiple economic, social and climate priorities. (irena.org)
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan emphasized that sustainable development is a priority for all countries and an inherent right of people, and that achieving it requires a qualitative change in the course of climate action and mobilizing global efforts aimed at achieving climate neutrality. (dubaiweek.ae)
  • WFF Law Enforcement Chief Matt Weathers (left) presents Officer Jason Bassett with the SSCI Alabama Wildlife Officer of the Year Award. (outdooralabama.com)
  • Jason Bassett has been named Alabama Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Shikar-Safari Club International (SSCI). (outdooralabama.com)
  • Bassett currently serves as a Senior Conservation Enforcement Officer with the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) in St. Clair County. (outdooralabama.com)
  • In the more than 15 years that Bassett has served the people of Alabama as a Conservation Enforcement Officer, he has not only prevented hundreds of wildlife violations, he has also saved the lives of some of his fellow officers. (outdooralabama.com)
  • Additionally, while working alongside Bassett, Conservation Enforcement Officer Greg Gilliland became involved in a confrontation which resulted in his arm becoming trapped in a vehicle's steering wheel as the driver attempted to back over him. (outdooralabama.com)
  • Officer Bassett's selfless service to his state and his fellow officers is an example for us all to follow," said Chris Blankenship, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (outdooralabama.com)
  • The natural landscape of Dubai's urban and peri-urban environment has also changed dramatically over this timeframe. (aiph.org)
  • Paul Curtis, extension wildlife specialist in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, is a senior co-author. (phys.org)
  • China, from its own perspective cannot afford to, and from an international perspective, is not allowed to continue on the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment. (repec.org)
  • Any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or all of the natural and cultural resources therein. (wikipedia.org)
  • The nomination cycle for 2023 AGU Union awards, medals, and prizes is now open until 12 April at 23:59 ET. (agu.org)
  • During the process, inputs and peer reviews were provided by more than 70 ICOMOS experts, coming from 20 National Committees and 13 International Scientific Committees , both in-person (Knowledge Café and experts' meeting), and online (survey, a Working Group meeting, and two rounds of consultations on drafts of the document). (icomos.org)
  • Therefore, it represents a first attempt at providing a policy framework for all actors, including international organizations, national and local governments, businesses, civil society, and expert organizations. (icomos.org)
  • International Network of Basin Organizations / Det internationale netværk af flodbassin organisationer. (fredsakademiet.dk)
  • Marine conservation zones, as with their terrestrial equivalents, vary in terms of rules and regulations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lauren currently leads the Forest Carbon and Climate Program at Michigan State University, and she has international experience working with Indigenous communities in Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, and the United States. (forests.org)
  • Synergies between hydrological research and certification of natural forest management in the humid tropics give rise to water protection standards that are also partially applicable to forest plantations and agroforestry systems. (fao.org)
  • Washington, DC: American Forest & Paper Association prepared by Seneca Creek Associates, LLC and Wood Resources International, LLC. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Rural roads are important for the communities in the hilly areas of Nepal as they introduce livelihood opportunities at the local level, provide better access to the health care, education and resources. (encyclopedia.pub)
  • Joshua Tree National Park reported illegal off-road driving, damaging natural areas, and overflowing trashcans and toilets. (esa.org)
  • Much of what is known about lemon shark reproduction and nursery areas has resulted from long-term studies in the Bahamas over the past four decades (Kessel et al. (springer.com)
  • There are a number of global examples of large marine conservation areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • : 355 Other large marine conservation areas include those around Antarctica, New Caledonia, Greenland, Alaska, Ascension Island, and Brazil. (wikipedia.org)
  • As areas of protected marine biodiversity expand, there has been an increase in ocean science funding, essential for preserving marine resources . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama's natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. (outdooralabama.com)
  • [4] Such marine resources are protected by local, state, territorial, native, regional, national, or international authorities and differ substantially among and between nations. (wikipedia.org)
  • This definition is intended to make it more difficult to claim MPA status for regions where exploitation of marine resources occurs. (wikipedia.org)
  • If there is no defined long-term goal for conservation and ecological recovery and extraction of marine resources occurs, a region is not a marine protected area. (wikipedia.org)
  • JJ is currently a partner on a 2021 SFI Conservation Grant. (forests.org)
  • According to Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Pakistan proposed to set a very ambitious conditional objective of an overall 50 % reduction in anticipated emissions by 2030, with 15 % coming from domestic resources and 35 % contingent on international grant financing, which would entail USD 101 billion just for the energy transition. (bvsalud.org)
  • A series of NASA wind turbines were developed under a program to create a utility-scale wind turbine industry in the U.S., with funding from the National Science Foundation and later the United States Department of Energy (DOE). (wikipedia.org)
  • The House yesterday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan conservation legislation that many in Congress and the White House hope will bolster an ailing economy because of the shovel-ready outdoor and infrastructure projects it will finance. (bgov.com)
  • His research combines multiple fields and methods (i.e. conservation genetics, habitat-modeling, life history studies, etc.) in order to develop and inform optimal conservation and management decisions. (forests.org)
  • Aquatic mammals are charismatic megafauna that can become symbols of conservation, though the significance of their contribution to a particular habitat is often misrepresented. (ucr.ac.cr)
  • Mangrove environments and seagrass meadows are preferred habitat for some carcharhinid sharks (White et al. (springer.com)
  • Population growth and increasing resource demands in Ethiopia are stressing and degrading agricultural landscapes. (mdpi.com)
  • is an ongoing project of the Cartographic Research Laboratory, which operates under the auspices of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama. (academicinfo.net)
  • Recent research, primarily in Malaysia, has shown that erosion, collapse of hollow-log culverts (along feeder roads and secondary haul roads) and landslides can increase river sediment loads 5- to 50-fold directly after selective harvesting (Chappell et al . (fao.org)
  • The Oil-Based Economies International Research Project. (repec.org)
  • That meeting with Blunt, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn. (bgov.com)
  • Instead, he'll stand in the shadows of his own accomplishments realizing he is blessed to be a link in the chain of conservation stewardship. (outdooralabama.com)
  • For instance, on matters where there is already a long-standing public record of input from marginalized communities, agencies should consider ways to begin with what has already been shared instead of putting the onus on under-resourced groups to have to continually repeat their input to be heard. (sensiblesafeguards.org)
  • Shearson later observed, "Reports to our union suggest that even if the shutdown ends this week, the damage to federal agencies and their work on behalf of the American people will not be quickly repaired. (esa.org)
  • Posted on 19 February 2024 by Naja Yndal-Olsen (PhD student, Department of Sociology and the Agenda 2030 Graduate School). (lu.se)
  • She will support the SFI standards pillar on customer engagement related to conservation science and the SFI education pillar on engaging Project Learning Tree audiences. (forests.org)
  • Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China/School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. (edu.ni)
  • SSCI is an international conservation organization that funds and supports a variety of conservation projects and scholarships around the world. (outdooralabama.com)
  • Specific conservation projects such as the growth and development of U.S. National Parks are included in this category. (academicinfo.net)
  • Bauhinia forficata decoction was also found in the study of Peroza et al. (herbshealthhappiness.com)
  • We recommend our study be expanded to contribute to shark conservation and management as outlined in Cuba's National Plan of Action for sharks. (springer.com)
  • Braamfontein: The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Subjects include personal activities, education, South Asia, South Asian community, regional and international affairs and US politics to financial markets. (riazhaq.com)
  • The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) members consist of thousands of growers of flowers and ornamental plants around the world who are together united by one essential goal - promoting the place of plants in people's lives. (aiph.org)
  • Jumping forward in time to another non-Western context, the atheist Arab philosopher Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (973 - 1057 CE) from Syria advocated veganism out of care for animals in their own right. (lu.se)
  • Dr. Healy Hamilton works collaboratively and strategically across SFI's conservation pillar to support scaling conservation impact. (forests.org)
  • Use of trade names and commercial sources is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)