Earth System Visioning » Interdisciplinary http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How does mankind, responsible for climatic and other anthropogenic changes including geo-political and cultural processes, interact with biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:35:28 +0000 Jiskavandijk http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1726 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-does-mankind-interact-with-biodiversity-ecosystems/feed/ 8 What factors determine the resilience of the full set of interacting ecosystem services that support human well-being and allow for adaptation to a changing environment? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:37:52 +0000 SCarpenter http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=812 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/resilience-ecosystem-services/feed/ 2 How will permafrost affect and be affected by global environmental change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-will-permafrost-affect-and-be-affected-by-global-environmental-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-will-permafrost-affect-and-be-affected-by-global-environmental-change/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:06:27 +0000 hlantuit http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2087 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-will-permafrost-affect-and-be-affected-by-global-environmental-change/feed/ 1 What are the global impacts (socio, economic, others) of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/what-are-the-global-impacts-socio-economic-others-of-biodiversity-loss-and-ecosystem-degradation/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/what-are-the-global-impacts-socio-economic-others-of-biodiversity-loss-and-ecosystem-degradation/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:30:28 +0000 PG http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=795 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/what-are-the-global-impacts-socio-economic-others-of-biodiversity-loss-and-ecosystem-degradation/feed/ 5 How can we effectively modify the dangerous human striving for more and more? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:17:27 +0000 kohlmann http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1449 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-can-we-effectively-modify-the-dangerous-human-striving-for-more-and-more/feed/ 1 How can we satisfy the (increasingly conflicting) needs to maintain global human well-being and to maintain global biodiversity (including its “option values” for the future)? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/maintain-global-humanwellbeing-and-global-biodiversity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/maintain-global-humanwellbeing-and-global-biodiversity/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:53:10 +0000 Daniel P Faith http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1012 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/maintain-global-humanwellbeing-and-global-biodiversity/feed/ 1 What are the regional vulnerabilities in the availability of fresh water to support human needs and sustain freshwater biodiversity, and how can these vulnerabilities be mitigated? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/regional-vulnerability-fresh-water-availability-mitigation/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/regional-vulnerability-fresh-water-availability-mitigation/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:25:46 +0000 Davi Dudgeon http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1121 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/regional-vulnerability-fresh-water-availability-mitigation/feed/ 1 How long can the Earth System sustain the present rate of human-induced global-environmental change? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:50:21 +0000 Blanchon http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=833 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/earth-system-sustain-environment-change/feed/ 5 What will be the contribution to sea level rise of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica over the coming century? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/greenland-antarctic-contribution-sealevel-rise/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/greenland-antarctic-contribution-sealevel-rise/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:21:47 +0000 rignot http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=862 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/greenland-antarctic-contribution-sealevel-rise/feed/ 3 How can we boost agricultural output and improve rural livelihoods in the developing world (especially sub-Saharan Africa) without attendant land/forest degradation and resultant biodiversity loss? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/boost-agriculture-without-degradation-biodiversity-loss/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/boost-agriculture-without-degradation-biodiversity-loss/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:09:59 +0000 bfisher http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=880 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/boost-agriculture-without-degradation-biodiversity-loss/feed/ 4