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TIMOR-LESTE, Fragile environment in jeopardy (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) Photo: Stephanie March/IRIN Replanting of coastal flora, such as mangroves, is needed to stop the effects of rising sea levels and extreme weather that is destroying TimorLeste's coastline DILI, 31 July 2008 (IRIN) Since it was built in 1983, residents of Dili have ... Other labels: blog, timorleste, climate, security

First Steps Taken to Implement GEO Biodiversity Observation Network (Newsroom) April 10, 2008 A workshop to further plan the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) was held in Berlin/Potsdam April 810 and attended by Alex de Sherbinin, Deputy Manager of SEDAC http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/. GEOBON is envisioned ... Other labels: ciesin, biodiversity

Are the IPCC scenarios 'unachievable' (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) Published online 2 April 2008 \ Nature452, 508509 (2008) \ doi:10.1038/452508a http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080402/full/452508a.html Claim that the challenge of cutting emissions has been underestimated is debated. Quirin Schiermeier The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has ... Other labels: blog, climate, stability, security

Health of nations (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) Kate Sheppard is a writing fellow at the American Prospect. Kate SheppardMarch 30, 2008 5:00 PM http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/katesheppard/2008/03/healthofnations.ht ml In 1968, Robert Kennedy took up the question of whether the gross domestic product was an adequate measure ... Other labels: blog, gdp, environment, measurement

New Human Footprint Data Now Available (Newsroom) March 17, 2008 CIESIN has released an updated version of The Human Footprint, a data set that aims to measure the extent of human influence on the Earth's surface. First produced in 2002 by CIESIN with the Wildlife Conservation Society http://www.wcs.org/, this new ... Other labels: ciesin, sedac, conservation, population

Huge study gives wake-up call on state of world's oceans (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/feb/15/biodiversity.scienceofclimate change Alok Jha in Boston The Guardian Friday February 15 2008 Fishing, climate change and pollution have left an indelible mark on virtually all of the world's oceans, according to a huge study that has mapped ... Other labels: oceans, blog, water, maps, study

Middle East collaborates on seismic mapping (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) From: Science and Development Network, ENN Published February 14, 2008 09:17 AM http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/31183 Earth scientists from Israel, Jordan and Palestine have formed a research partnership to map seismic activity in the region ... Other labels: blog, cooperation, middleeast, mapping, conflict, prevention

Map shows top CO2 producers in the world (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/15/carbon.map.ap/index.html WASHINGTON (AP) \\ There's growing worry about global warming, but how much of it is the work of that power plant just outside town? And if Congress limits heattrapping greenhouse gases, will it affect utility and electric bills ... Other labels: climate, maps, co2

Scientists strive for pinpoint warming forecasts (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative ) Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Nov 12 (Reuters) http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05671126.htm  Moving on from the risk of global warming, scientists are now looking for ways to pinpoint the areas set to be affected by climate change, to help countries ... Other labels: climate, water, industry