Earth System Visioning » Biodiversity 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 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 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 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 What are the feed back mechanisms between biodiversity and climate, how will they change over the next decades and what are the consequences? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:58:07 +0000 Carlo Heip http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1443 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/feedback-mechanisms-between-biodiversity-and-cimate/feed/ 1 How can biodiversity serve a role in agricultural resilience to climate change, both in supporting ecosystem services, and for adaptability of livelihoods? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0000 lejackson@ucdavis.edu http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1163 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/feed/ 0 What are the components and dimensions of biodiversity that are necessary for particular ecosytem processes, functions and services, now and in the future? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:30:41 +0000 gmace http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1504 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/feed/ 0 What are the critical biodiversity levels below which ecosystems collapse, due to human interventions? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/determine-critical-biodiversity-levels-ecosystems-collaps/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/determine-critical-biodiversity-levels-ecosystems-collaps/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:54:48 +0000 bentenbrink http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1084 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/determine-critical-biodiversity-levels-ecosystems-collaps/feed/ 0