Climate science
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 6 diary
CBD COP11: The green pylon, I predict a riot, urban sprawl expanding and week 1 review
UN biodiversity talks: week one review from Hyderabad
CBD COP11: Jane Smart, Global Director of the IUCN, joins RTCC for a 10 minute review of week one at the UN biodiversity negotiations
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 5 diary
CBD COP11: DDT in the air, dying lakes, finance stalemate but progress on 4 main issues
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 4 diary
CBD COP11: Finance heats up, Hyderabad’s cash machines cool down and youth groups make a stand
India urged to ditch damaging sea walls and plant mangroves
CBD COP11: Calls for India to halt damaging sand mining and sea wall construction and focus on cultivating mangrove forests
Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 3 diary
CBD COP11 – Tierney Smith: Golf course protests, biodiversity warnings, USA ramps up security
UN biodiversity chief calls for political urgency on environment
CBD COP11: Braulio Dias tells RTCC world is sleepwalking into an eco-catastrophe unless politicians and society take collective action
Indian Environment Minister calls for rich-poor partnerships to boost sustainable development
Speaking at launch of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP11 summit in Hyderabad, Jayanthi Natarajan said poverty alleviation and ecological protection must be balanced.
Papua forest communities offer new perspective on climate change
Local knowledge in Indonesia is filling crucial gaps in data for climate scientists
Can we break the REDD+ stalemate?
Accelerating the pace of REDD+ negotiations would send strong signals that the world is serious about addressing climate change, say CIFOR scientists.
Developing threats to global biodiversity must be addressed at CBD COP11
Dr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, outlines his goals ahead of the 11th Conference of the Parties in Hyderabad, India
Emission reduction policies must be based on accurate carbon measurements
Understanding how much carbon is stored and released from trees remains on of the biggest technical challenges for REDD+, say scientists.
Nitrous oxide and methane: the forgotten gases in the forests and climate change debate
Deforested land used to grow palm oil, soya bean and other crops releases huge levels nitrous oxide and methane into the atmosphere
VIDEO: A record-breaking year for the Arctic & Antarctic
Sea ice levels in the North and South Poles have dominated the climate change debate this summer – these animations demonstrate why.
VIDEO: Why it’s time time to protect biodiversity – nature’s safety net
Terry Sunderland from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) explains the relationship between biodiversity and climate change.
Second generation of biofuels could give forests a break
Biofuels have been charged with devastating large tracts of forested land – but their successors could change that perception for good
Agricultural expansion: an “either or more” factor in deforestation
Growing global demand for beef and edible oils have bumped arable land under cultivation to a 532 million hectares in recent decades.
Sea levels likely to rise one metre by year 3000
New study finds current greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have triggered an irreversible warming causing melt from glaciers, ice caps, Greenland and Antarctic
Challenges mount for REDD+ as scheme prepares for implementation
How has REDD+, the UN’s project aimed at rewarding communities for protecting their forests and enhancing their carbon stock, developed since its inception in 2007?
Video: Saving the Congo Basin’s precious forests
Could a green belt around the village of Lukolela in the DRC help the local community adapt to climate change, while also bringing carbon reduction benefits?