Shifting global water systems: markers of a new geological epoch, “The Anthropocene”
Global Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth […]
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As Canada takes Arctic Council helm, experts stress north’s vulnerability to spills, emergencies
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto / Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Programme 13-May-2013 International experts recommend key focus areas for next 2
‘Water Security’: Experts propose a UN definition on which much depends
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada) / UN-Water 22-Mar-2013, World Water Day / International
Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other
Former world leaders call on UN Security Council to recognize water as a top concern
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012
Sea-surfing ‘wave glider’ robot deployed to help track white sharks in the Pacific
Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app
Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257B
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls
Eyeing resources, India, China, Brazil, Japan, other countries want a voice on Arctic Council
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 15-Jan-2012 International experts to recommend key issues as Canada prepares to assume Arctic Council
Major threats foreseen due to Europe’s changing marine environments
Project CLAMER (Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ) Oostende, Belgium, and Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ),
Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone: Study
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 28 Jul 11 Continued reliance on a strategy