IFG and Allies Launch Cancun Mobilization For Cop 16

kristyGreen Prosperity, Earth Systems Science

Linking local leaders with international allies to drive global decisions IFG recently convened another landmark meeting near Cancun, where the world’s governments will soon meet to pick up the pieces from Copenhagen’s frustrating failure to forge a global climate deal. UNFCCC’s COP 16 could yield some useful decisions to set …

ENB on the Side – Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity – Issue #1

Ethical MarketsEarth Systems Science

Lessons Learned from Tracking the Current Target, and Next Steps for Post-2010 Presented by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change The session on lessons learned from tracking the 2010 Biodiversity Target and next steps for post-2010 was chaired by Leon Bennun, Birdlife International, who noted that the key question …

Earth Negotiations Bulletin: CBD COP 10 HIGHLIGHTS

Ethical MarketsEarth Systems Science

The morning plenary heard opening remarks and addressed organizational issues. In the afternoon, Working Group I (WG I) considered inland waters, mountain, and marine and coastal biodiversity. WG II addressed: progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target and the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO); and the revised strategic plan, biodiversity target and …

Trade Unions Call for Action on Biodiversity

kristyEarth Systems Science

Brussels, 20 October 2010 (ITUC OnLine): Maintaining biodiversity is a central issue for working people and their communities around the planet, including through the creation of decent jobs, protection of livelihoods and ensuring resilience to climate change, according to the ITUC in its submission to biodiversity talks currently underway in …

Living Planet Report: Humanity Now Needs 1.5 Earths

kristyEarth Systems Science

Living Planet Report: Humanity Now Needs 1.5 Earths Humanity is now using renewable resources and producing carbon dioxide at a rate 50 percent faster than the Earth can sustain, reveals the 2010 edition of the Living Planet Report – the leading survey of the planet’s health. The biennial report, produced …

Summary of the Twentieth Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry

kristyEarth Systems Science

Earth Negotiations Bulletin 4-8 OCTOBER 2010 The twentieth session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Committee on Forestry (COFO 2010) convened from 4-8 October 2010 at FAO headquarters in Rome. The meeting attracted 770 participants from COFO member states, including heads of forestry departments, UN agencies, and …

UNEP GEO Bulletin – Vol. 182 No. 3 – UN Environment Programme Fifth Global Environment Outlook Europe Consultation – Final Summary

kristyEarth Systems Science

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Regional Consultation for Europe took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 23-24 September 2010. The regional consultation brought together 53 participants representing a range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, government departments, research and academic institutions, the private sector and press from Europe.