Reports:
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Biodiversity:
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www.cbd.int
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United Nations Environment Programme. World
Conservation Monitoring Center. "Global Biodiversity Outlook 2"
assesses the current status and trends of biodiversity and the key
drivers of biodiversity loss.
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www.panda.org
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"Living Planet Report 2008" is World Wildlife Fund's periodic
update on the state of the world's ecosystems. Indicates that
humanity’s Ecological Footprint, our impact upon the planet, has
more than tripled since 1961. Our footprint now exceeds the world’
s ability to regenerate by about 25 per cent. Lots of graphs, data,
resources. ***
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secure.wwf.ca
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'Canadian' Living Planet Report 2007 is World Wildlife Fund's
periodic update on the state of the world's ecosystems. It describes
the changing state of global biodiversity and the pressure on the
biosphere arising from human consumption of natural resources.
Good graphs/info. PDF. ***
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cbc.amnh.org
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Center for Biodiversity and Conservation- AMNH.
"Biodiversity and Human Health: A Guide for Policymakers" Brief
guide summarizes the consequences of biodiversity loss for human
health, including threats to global supplies of food and fresh water,
exposure to formerly rare diseases and opportunistic infections,
and loss of important sources of medicines." PDF.
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www.ciesin.columbia.edu
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Center for International Earth Science Information Network
(CIESIN) is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia
University. Links to data.
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www.millennium
assessment.org
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"Ecosystems & Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis" A
Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. PDF.
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www.millennium
assessment.org
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The Condition and Trends Working Group's Current State &
Trends Assessment found that over the past 50 years, humans
have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in
any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet
rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and
fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss
in the diversity of life on Earth. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
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www.worldwildlife.org
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World Wildlife Fund Biodiversity Support Program. Promoting
conservation of the world's biological diversity. The publications
on this Web site are from over a decade of work by the
Biodiversity Support Program.
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Reports-Climate Change:
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www.usda.gov
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"The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land
Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United
States" U.S. Climate Change Science Program. May 2008.
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www.iied.org
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"Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the
links" International Institute for Environment and Development
Feb 2008.
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www.climatescience.gov
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"Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and
Resources" A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science
Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.
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Professor E.O. Wilson estimates that we lose 137 plant and animal species
every day.
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