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Dear Colleagues,

If you were touched watching the Inconvenient Truth, this video will definitely propel you to move immediately in responding to climate change.

"We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way
we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's
climate..."

Happy viewing.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

MANILA, 18 May 2009 (IRIN) - Climate change is taking its toll on farming in the Philippines, with more than US$27 million damage done to crops and livestock by typhoons Kujira and Chan-hom, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported [see: http://ndcc.gov.ph/home/] .

The heavy rains unleashed by the two back-to back-typhoons earlier this month are generally not expected until June.

However, according to specialists, climate change will disrupt the planting calendar, affecting the qual… Continue

ABSTRACT

This article proposes a multi-dimensional framework for understanding the development and effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes, framed around the notions of institutional design, performance and interplay. The framework is applied in the context of Mexico's Programme of Payments for Carbon, Biodiversity and Agro-forestry
Services (PSA-CABSA), with an emphasis on its carbon component. The analysis shows that PSA-CABSA was promoted by civil society and it… Continue

Abstract

Many champions of environmental accounting suggest that calculating and internalizing ‘externalities’ is the solution to
environmental problems. Many critics of neoliberalism counter that the spread of market-like calculations into ‘non-market’ spheres, is, on the contrary, itself at the root of such problems. This article proposes setting aside this debate and instead closely examining the concrete conflicts, contradictions and resistances engendered by environmental accounting… Continue

The Bay of Naples is renowned for its breathtaking beauty and glittering clear waters. For centuries, tourists have flocked to the region to experience its glories.
But beneath the waves, scientists have uncovered an alarming secret. They have found streams of gas bubbling up from the seabed around the island of Ischia. 'The waters are like a Jacuzzi - there is so much carbon dioxide fizzing up from the seabed,' said Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, of Plymouth University. 'Millions of litres of gas bubbl… Continue