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Biodiversity

Making marine life count: A new baseline for policy

The Census of Marine Life aids practical work of the Convention on Biological Diversity, discovers and tracks ocean biodiversity, and supports marine environmental planning.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
Meryl J. Williams, Jesse Ausubel, Ian Poiner & et al
PLoS Biology
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Marine Life, Biodiversity, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Research
Biodiversity

Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides a globally significant demonstration of the effectiveness of large-scale networks of marine reserves in
contributing to integrated, adaptive management.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
Laurence J. McCook, Tony Ayling, Mike Cappo & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Marine Ecosystems, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environment Economics, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Tourism, Australia, Corals, Biodiversity Conservation
Biodiversity

Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

Marine protected areas (MPAs) that exclude fishing have been shown repeatedly to enhance the abundance, size, and diversity of species. These benefits, however, mean little to most marine species, because individual protected areas typically are small.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
Steven D. Gaines, Crow White, Mark H. Carr & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Marine Fisheries, Marine Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Cost Benefit Analysis, Biodiversity Conservation, Protected Area Conservation
Biodiversity

Communicating marine reserve science to diverse audiences

As human impacts cause ecosystem-wide changes in the oceans, the need to protect and restore marine resources has led to increasing calls for and establishment of marine reserves. Scientific information about marine reserves has multiplied over the last decade, providing useful knowledge about this tool for resource users, managers, policy makers, and the general public.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
Sarah E. Lester, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Satie Airam & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Marine Ecosystems, Marine Research, Protected Area Conservation, California, Information, Biodiversity
Biodiversity

What lies underneath: Conserving the oceans genetic resources

The marine realm represents 70% of the surface of the biosphere and contains a rich variety of organisms, including more than 34 of the 36
living phyla, some of which are only found in the oceans.

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
Jess M. Arrieta, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Carlos M. Duarte
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Protected Area Conservation, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Patents, Benefit Sharing, Genetic Resources
Climate Change

International conference on climate change

KOCHI: Climate change has been happening for several centuries leading to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

But what is happening in the last two centuries has been created by man and we are beginning to see its effects in the oceans and the atmosphere, said Gangan Prathap, director, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR).

Delivering the inaugural addr

Publication Date: 
25/10/2010
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Kerala, Climate Change, Kochi, Biodiversity, Climate Impacts
Biodiversity

Nagaland begins quest for biodiversity safeguards

Kohima, Oct 21: The first phase of public consultations for the districts of Phek, Dimapur, Peren and Kohima on the drafted Nagaland Biodiversity Rules (NBR) 2010 was held today here at Deputy Commissioner (DC) Conference Hall, Kohima.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
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Nagaland, Biodiversity, Dimapur (D), Kohima (D), NGO
Biodiversity

Call for positive action to conserve biodiversity

Expert hails participatory forest management
R. Wendy Strahm says World Heritage inscription is really about identifying which sites are the best of the best.
KOCHI: The Western Ghats have

Publication Date: 
20/10/2010
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
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Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Kerala, Forest Management, UNESCO
Biodiversity

Media urged to give priority to bio-diversity

GUWAHATI, Oct 19

Publication Date: 
20/10/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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Assam, Guwahati, Biodiversity, WWF, Flora
Biodiversity

Species facing mass extinction: U.N.

Lost wealth: A logged-over area in the mountains of Jambi province in Indonesia's Sumatra island in this August 2010 file photo.

TOKYO: The world must act immediately to stop the rapid loss of animal and plant species and the habitats they live in, the United Nations warned on Monday at the start of a major summit on biodiversity.

The 193 members of the U.N.'s Convention on Biological Divers

Publication Date: 
19/10/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
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Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Extinct Species, Land Degradation, Biodiversity, Ecosystems

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