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Carbon Dioxide's Effects on Plants Increase Global Warming, Study Finds
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ScienceDaily (May 4, 2010) — Trees and other plants help
keep the planet cool, but rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are
turning down this global air conditioner. According to a new study by
researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, in some regions more than a
quarter of the warming from increased carbon dioxide is due to its direct impact
on vegetation.
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Small Pacific islands call for big carbon cuts
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Leaders of the countries - which are members of the 16-nation forum meeting this week in Cairns, Australia - expressed concern at the "serious and growing threat posed by climate change to the economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and security" of their populations
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Negotiations in 2009 leading to Copenhagen
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2009 is a crucial year in the international effort to address climate change, culminating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. In 2007, Parties agreed to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed at Copenhagen. COP 15 - Quick Information for Parties, observers and press...
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UN-REDD Programme, Second Policy Board Meeting
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The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) held its second Policy Board Meeting from 14-15 June 2009, in Montreux, Switzerland.
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Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules
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Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to reduce illegal logging, and consumer countries are taking a range of measures to exclude illegal timber from their markets.
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