Earth System Visioning » human well-being http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 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 consequences of land cover and land use change for human societies and the sustainability of ecosystems? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/consequences-of-land-cover-and-land-use-change-for-human-societies-sustainability/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/consequences-of-land-cover-and-land-use-change-for-human-societies-sustainability/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:43:47 +0000 messouli http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2171 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/consequences-of-land-cover-and-land-use-change-for-human-societies-sustainability/feed/ 0 How can we provide food to humanity while sustaining animal well-being and biodiversity ? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/provide-food-to-humanity-while-sustaining-animal-well-being-and-biodiversity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/provide-food-to-humanity-while-sustaining-animal-well-being-and-biodiversity/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:03:20 +0000 ma http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1342 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/provide-food-to-humanity-while-sustaining-animal-well-being-and-biodiversity/feed/ 1 How will agricultural biodiversity losses predicted by climate change impact agriculture, rural development and food security? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-agricultural-biodiversity-losses-predicted-by-climate-change-will-impact-on-agriculture-rural-development-and-food-security-2/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-agricultural-biodiversity-losses-predicted-by-climate-change-will-impact-on-agriculture-rural-development-and-food-security-2/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:30:32 +0000 Alura http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1720 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-agricultural-biodiversity-losses-predicted-by-climate-change-will-impact-on-agriculture-rural-development-and-food-security-2/feed/ 0 How do we meet the human wellbeing requirements (e.g. food and nutritional security, health, livelihoods) of current and future human populations without increasing pressure on already vulnerable ecosystems? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:13:03 +0000 SSallu http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1675 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/feed/ 0 What would life in a warmer and ocean-acidified world be like, and how easy will it be to adapt? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-would-life-in-a-warmer-and-ocean-acidified-world-be-like/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-would-life-in-a-warmer-and-ocean-acidified-world-be-like/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:13:28 +0000 scs469 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1204 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/what-would-life-in-a-warmer-and-ocean-acidified-world-be-like/feed/ 0 How do we overcome the apparent unreadiness of the scientific community to take a leadership role in addressing the interrelated ecological, biological, social, and economic complexities of the global catastrophe we are currently experiencing before it is too late? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:49:48 +0000 Denny http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1914 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/how-to-overcome-unreadiness-of-scientific-community-to-take-a-leadership-role/feed/ 0 What are the net consequences for human wellbeing of converting remaining areas of wild nature for “mainstream” economic use? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/converting-wildnature-to-economic-us-consequences-for-human-wellbeing/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/converting-wildnature-to-economic-us-consequences-for-human-wellbeing/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:32:29 +0000 abalmford http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1071 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/converting-wildnature-to-economic-us-consequences-for-human-wellbeing/feed/ 0 Would human well being goal and operational mechanism be able to motivate the human society to transcend anthropocentric view for valuing biodiversity? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/human-wellbeing-goal-operational-mechanism-motivate-transcend-anthropocentric-view-for-valuing-biodiversity/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/human-wellbeing-goal-operational-mechanism-motivate-transcend-anthropocentric-view-for-valuing-biodiversity/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:39:17 +0000 Joyashree http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1559 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/human-wellbeing-goal-operational-mechanism-motivate-transcend-anthropocentric-view-for-valuing-biodiversity/feed/ 0 Between the goals of climate stabilization and sustainability, which goal can better deliver paradigm shifts in the development pathway and life style choices of nations, irrespective of which stage of development they are at? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/climate-stabilization-or-sustainability-which-goal-can-better-deliver-paradigm-shift/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/climate-stabilization-or-sustainability-which-goal-can-better-deliver-paradigm-shift/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:16:37 +0000 Joyashree http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1562 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/climate-stabilization-or-sustainability-which-goal-can-better-deliver-paradigm-shift/feed/ 0