Earth System Visioning » Social-Ecological Systems 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 How will the global water cycle evolve in response to global warming? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/global-water-cycle/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/global-water-cycle/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:34:04 +0000 Ray http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=756 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/global-water-cycle/feed/ 9 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 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 the human population explosion be curbed? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:05:06 +0000 hddt http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=868 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-can-the-human-population-explosion-be-curbed/feed/ 13 How and why did genuine global changes happen? What were their local and global consequences on the physical environment, the ecosystems and the societies? What thresholds are involved? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:24:55 +0000 paillard http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=928 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/how-why-genuine-global-change-consequence/feed/ 0 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 can research help address the vicious circle of environmental change, resource scarcity, poverty, and poor health? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/research-environment-poverty-cycle/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/research-environment-poverty-cycle/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:22:46 +0000 Chris http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=715 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/research-environment-poverty-cycle/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 Can we quantify uncertainties in complex models of the complete Earth System? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:10:39 +0000 cornford http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1565 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-we-quantify-uncertainties-in-complex-models-of-the-complete-earth-system/feed/ 2