Ecosystem Services
ERA and Wildlife Works Deliver First REDD+ Project in the Congo Basin Rainforest
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- 21 December 2012 | By ERA Carbon Offsets | 1107
ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. and Wildlife Works Carbon LLC are pleased to announce the validation and verification of the first REDD+ project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project has earned 2.5 million tonnes of Verified Emission Reductions to date and will generate an average of 5.6 million tonnes annually.
Emerging Consensus Shows Climate Change Already Having Major Effects on Ecosystems and Species
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- 19 December 2012 | By USGS | 426
Plant and animal species are shifting their geographic ranges and the timing of their life events – such as flowering, laying eggs or migrating – at faster rates than researchers documented just a few years ago, according to a technical report on biodiversity and ecosystems used as scientific input for the 2013 Third National Climate Assessment.
Deforestation in Tropical Regions Contributed 3.0 Gigatons of CO2 per Year to the Atmosphere from 2000-2005
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- 03 December 2012 | By Woods Hole Research Center | 420
Risks to Sovereign Bonds Due to Overuse of Natural Resources Need Greater Attention: New Report
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- 07 December 2012 | By UNEP | 431
Consideration of environmental risks and natural resource constraints is becoming increasingly important in assessing a nation's credit risk, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and Global Footprint Network, in collaboration with leading financial institutions. The project calculated natural resource risk profiles for five pilot countries. On December 12, the key findings & methodology of the E-RISC: A New Angle on Sovereign Credit Risk reportwill be discussed at an interactive event hosted by Citi in New York City.
Ecosystem Services – Vital for Human and Wildlife Populations
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- 29 November 2012 | By Millennium Ecosystem Assessment | 483
Ecological services derived from healthy streams, wetlands, and riparian zones include food, freshwater, flood control, water treatment, and recreational opportunities to mention only a few. They are vital for human well-being and maintaining healthy wildlife populations. Their benefits are felt locally in the form of providing drinking water and food, while on a global scale sequestering carbon and helping to regulate climate. The economic impacts are great. Some estimates put the world economic impact from ecological services at $18 trillion per year (Costanza et. al. 1997). Read More
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