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Twenty-three
new biosphere reserves join UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB)
network
The Bureau of the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO’s
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) has added 23 new reserves sites
in 18 countries to its global network. The additions were made by
the Bureau during its meeting from 18 to 20 September at Organization
Headquarters in Paris.
UNESCO. Press
Release N°2007-109. France. Publicated: 20-09-2007 |
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The
Status of Coastal Waterbirds and Wetlands in South-east Asia.
Results of Waterbird Surveys in Malaysia (2004–2006) and Thailand
and Myanmar (2006)
By David Li Zuo Wei and Rosie Ounsted.
July 2007
Produced by Wetlands International
The outcomes of this recent investigation demonstrate the importance
of peninsular Malaysia for many migratory species, but also show an
alarming trend. Shorebird numbers showed an overall decline of 22%
in Malaysia between 1983–1986 and 2004–2006. |
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Waterfowl
of the Noetropical Region
By M. Carbonell, K. Kriese &
K. Alexander.
Published by: Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
EThe challenge of identifying waterfowl can be very recreational.
The
differences in type and color of feathers help to tell species apart.
With
experience you can also identify species by flight patterns or habitat.
This guide does not include the common names because different names
are often used in each country. Included with each species is the
scientific name, an approximate weight, a picture of the bird and
its wing, a description of their distinguishing characteristics, and
their distribution.
Ramsar. News. Switzerland.
Publicated: 13-09-2007 |
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Selection
of new UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Thirty three new sites will be considered for inclusion into World
Network of Biosphere Reserves when the Bureau of the International
Coordinating Council for UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme
(MAB-ICC), meets at the Organization’s Headquarters from 18-20
September. During this meeting, the MAB Bureau will examine propositions
from 21 countries, of which El Salvador, Qatar and the United Arab
Emirates will present sites for the first time. Those selected will
join a network that currently includes 507 biosphere reserves in 102
countries...
UNESCO. Media Advisory N°2007-60.
Publicated: 13-09-2007 |
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New
Peace Parks Book. Conservation and Conflict Resolution
Edited
by Saleem H. Ali. Foreword by Julia Marton-Lefevre
Although the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Kenyan environmentalist,
few have considered whether environmental conservation can contribute
to peace-building in conflict zones. Peace Parks explores this question,
examining the ways in which environmental cooperation in multijurisdictional
conservation areas may help resolve political and territorial conflicts.
Its analyses and case studies of transboundary peace parks focus on
how the sharing of physical space and management responsibilities
can build and sustain peace among countries. |
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The
Pan-European Ecological Network: taking stock (Nature and Environment
N°146)
The pace of biodiversity decline is quickening worldwide. Habitat
break-up, pollution, over-use of natural areas and the creation of
artificial landscapes increase the rate of erosion, while reducing
species' opportunity for migration, dispersion and exchange. How and
by what means can this situation be put right? In 1995, when the European
Ministers of the Environment met in Sofia, they launched the Pan-European
Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, so as to strengthen environment
and biodiversity conservation policies. The setting up of the Pan-European
Ecological Network covering Eurasia was one of the key steps taken
under the Strategy...
Council of Europe
Publishing. Environment. Nature and environment Series. Publicated:
03-09-2007 |
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Interview:
Andrew Dobson explains why a warmer world will be a sicker world
In its report released on 6 April on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities,
the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPcc) predicts that
20–30% of species will become extinct if the mean global temperature
rises by more than 1.5–2.5°c this century. The IPcc similarly
predicts that these higher temperatures will cause a considerable
shift in the range of species and increase the burden from infectious
diseases...
UNESCO. Natural Sciences. A World of Science
- issue July 2007. France. Publicated: 27-08-2007
Taking
the temperature of mountains
Future climate warming is expected to be especially marked in colder
environments, such as mountains and northern climes. For the past
two years, 350 scientists participating in the European Union-funded
Global Change in Mountain Regions (GLOCHAMORE) project involving
UNESCO and the Swiss-based Mountain Research Initiative have been
developing a network of sites in selected mountain biosphere reserves
to observe and study over time the signs of global change in nature
and their impact on the people who inhabit these regions. The project
was coordinated by the University of Vienna (Austria) and comprised
14 partners from eight European countries, plus India. By the time
the project wound up last October, some 28 biosphere reserves around
the world had been identified and the foundations had been laid
for the long-term study of change in these alpine monitoring sites.
UNESCO. Natural Sciences. Retrospective
on climate change. A World of Science - fifth anniversary issue
October 2007. France. Publicated: 27-08-2007 |
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