Unpacking the task of synthesis when weaving knowledge systems for biodiversity assessments
Abstract The pivot towards evidence‐based conservation since 2000 has inspired global environmental assessments to gather evidence across multiple knowledge systems, including through co‐production with Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Knowledge co‐production is highlighted as a strategy for transformative change towards a just future that ...
Maria Tengö +7 more
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 9th Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 - 30 June 1993 [PDF]
The Panel at its ninth session would set the stage for the assessment process envisaged over the next two years. The panels also stressed the need for a high scientific and technical standard which would ensure the best information to decision-makers ...
World Metrological Organization (WMO) +2 more
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Systemic bio‐inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox
Abstract Biodiversity is declining globally while inequity is growing, and poverty rates are not improving. Global sustainable development and conservation initiatives aim to address biodiversity loss and poverty simultaneously. Through text analysis of global biodiversity policies, we identified a consistent narrative that countries with high ...
Conor Waldock +4 more
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Twenty-Ninth Session, Geneva, [Switzerland], 31 August - 4 September 2008 [PDF]
The focus of this meeting was on the future of the IPCC, in particular the scoping of the 5th Assessment Report. The Panel was also invited to consider the outcome of the Scoping Meeting for a possible Special Report on "Extreme events and disasters ...
World Metrological Organization (WMO) +2 more
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A review of blue carbon credit projects' socio‐economic activities
Abstract Coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems (mangroves, seagrasses and saltmarshes) are critical for climate regulation and biodiversity, yet significant funding gaps persist in marine conservation. While blue carbon credits are increasingly used to bridge these gaps, concerns remain regarding their efficacy in delivering socio‐economic benefits.
Nata Tavonvunchai +3 more
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 7th Session, Geneva, Switzerland, 10-12 February 1992 [PDF]
The primary objective of the Seventh session of the IPCC was to agree on the contents of the 1992 IPCC Supplement. Accordingly, the panel was informed of the results of the session of the IPCC Task Force on IPCC Structure and expressed its view on the ...
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Designing for biodiversity data in place: Species, encounters, and interfaces
Abstract Species occurrence data, which records the presence of an organism at a point in space and time, is central to environmental science and its opening up to new forms of participation such as citizen science. Such data are increasingly aggregated and mobilised, reaching diverse audiences.
Mitchell Whitelaw +3 more
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Climate change 2007: The physical science basis--summary for policymakers [PDF]
reportThe Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report describes progress in understanding of the human and natural drivers of climate change1, observed climate change, climate processes and attribution, and estimates of projected ...
Alley, Richard; Berntsen, Terje; Bindoff, Nathaniel L.; Chen, Zhenlin; Chidthaisong, Amnat; Friedlingstein, Pierre; Gregory, Jonathan; Heimann, Martin; Hegerl, Gabriele; Hewitson, Bruce; Hoskins, Brian; Joos, Fortunat; Jouzel, Jean; Kattsov, Vladimir; Lohmann, Ulrike; Manning, Martin; Matsuno, Taroh; Molina, Mario; Nicholls, Neville; Overpeck, Jonathan; Qin, Dahe; Raga, Graciela; Ramaswamy, Venkatachalam; Ren, Jiawen; Rusticucci, Matilde; Solomon, Susan; Somerville, Richard; Stocker, Thomas F.; Stott, Peter; Stouffer, Ronald J.; Whetton, Penny; Wood, Richard A.; Wratt, David
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Public Awareness of Major Climate Change Reports and Potential Political Connections
Climate change will affect all life. Sociologists contribute to major climate change reports and are interested in how people are engaging these documents.
Cameron T. Whitley
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