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Air > Climate > Causes > Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Projections 2006 new

http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2006_9/en/eea_report_9_2006.pdf

report by the European Environment Agency which shows greenhouse gas emission trends in all EU member states (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Impacts > Abrupt Climate Change

Beyond the Tipping Point: Positive Feedback and the Acceleration of Climate Change new

http://www.meridian.org.uk/_PDFs/BeyondTippingPoint.pdf

presentation suggesting that Earth’s climate has passed a “tipping point” beyond which the extinction of humanity is possible if climate change is not managed (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Impacts > Vegetation and Ecosystems

Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage new

http://whc.unesco.org/documents/publi_climatechange.pdf

UNESCO publication which highlights impacts of climate change on World Heritage sites, a global network now comprising 830 natural and cultural properties (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Information > News Sources

11th Hour Action new

http://11thhouraction.com/

site for Leonardo DiCaprio's film and supporting action community
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Science and Research > Arctic and Antarctic

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) new editor's pick

http://amap.no/acia/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

documents relating to arctic warming, including the important "Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment" (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Science and Research > Vegetation and Atmospheric Interactions

Clouds on the Horizon: The Congo Basin's Forests and Climate Change new

http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/files/Global%20Warming%20Low%20PDF.pdf

a report by the Rainforest Foundation UK about emissions from deforestation in the Congo Basin, and the likely impact of increased logging and land conversion in the future (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Solutions

Carbon Neutral Myth, The - Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins new editor's pick

http://www.carbontradewatch.org/pubs/carbon_neutral_myth.pdf

5 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

report from Carbon Trade Watch highlights several ways in which the carbon offset approach to climate change is fundamentally flawed (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Solutions > Reduce Emissions

Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists new editor's pick

http://www.communityrights.org/ClimateScientistsAmicusFinal.pdf

the legal brief filed by climate scientists to the Supreme Court in support of Massachusetts vs. EPA, 05-1120 which seeks to clarify that carbon dioxide is a pollutant that can and should be regulated by the EPA (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Climate > Solutions > Risk Mitigation and Adaptation

Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable new

http://www.unfoundation.org/files/pdf/2007/SEG_Report.pdf

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a report from the UN Foundation regarding integrating adaptation and mitigation strategies to achieve reduction negative impacts of climate change (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Protection and Solutions > Market Based

Green Power Marketing in the United States: A Status Report new

http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/resources/pdfs/38994.pdf

a technical report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory documenting green power marketing activities and trends in the United States (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Air > Renewable Energy > Biofuels

American Fuels new

http://www.americanfuels.info/

blog with news and commentary on alternative energy with an emphasis upon biofuels and biodiesel
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Ecology > Birds

Climate Change Impacts on Bird Species new

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/problems/impacts/species/cc_and_birds/index.cfm

a recent status report compiled for WWF that reviews more than 200 scientific articles, finds a clear and escalating pattern of climate change impacts on bird species around the world, suggesting a trend towards a major bird extinction from global warming (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Ecology > Plants > Gardening and Horticulture

Gardner's Guide to Global Warming, The new editor's pick

http://www.nwf.org/gardenersguide/Gardeners_Guide.pdf

the National Wildlife Federation discusses the challenges and solutions (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Forests > Destruction > Agriculture > Tree Plantations

Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation of Climate Change, Privatisation and Power new

http://www.dhf.uu.se/pdffiler/DD2006_48_carbon_trading/carbon_trading_web.pdf

a critical analysis of carbon trading and carbon-offsets, in particular of those based on tree monocultures, published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Forests > Organizations > Advocacy

Broken Ground new

http://www.ourforests.org/brokenground/release.html

a report from the Heritage Forests Campaign which shows how the Bush Administration has broken its pledge for interim protection of America's last wild forests (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Tropical Rainforests > Destruction > Deforestation

Carving up the Congo Report new

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/forests/africa/congo-report

4 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Tropical Rainforests > Information > Publications

Bulldozing Progress new

http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_acf-celcor_full.pdf

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

report from the Australian Conservation Foundation and Celcor investigates human rights abuses and corruption in Papua New Guinea's large scale logging industry (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Failing the Forests: Europe's Illegal Timber Trade new

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/failingforests.pdf

a WWF report about illegal timber sales in Europe; includes research on the scale of the illegal timber market, origins of illegal timber and policy options for stopping it (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Ghosts on our Own Land new editor's pick

http://www.forestpeoples.org/documents/prv_sector/oil_palm/ghosts_on_our_own_land_txt_06_eng.pdf

report by Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch about the social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Hydroelectric Dams on the Madeira River new

http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/RIO_MADEIRA.pdf

a report by Friends of the Earth International about the social and environmental threats posed by planned hydro-damns on the Madeira River -- the Amazon's largest tributary -- in Brazil (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Land > Tropical Rainforests > Protection > Methods

Divided Forests: towards fairer zoning of forest lands new

http://rainforestfoundationuk.org/files/Divided%20Forests.pdf

report from Rainforest Foundation discussing case studies where tropical rainforest zoning practices have favored timber companies over long term sustainability (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Sustainability > Sectors > Agriculture > Factory Farming

Factory Farm.org new

http://www.factoryfarm.org/home.php

seeks to eliminate factory farming in favor of sustainable food production system which is healthful and humane, economically viable and ecologically sound
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Sustainability > Sectors > Human Health

Climate Change Health Impacts in Australia new

http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_ama_acf_full_report.pdf

report on the effects of dramatic carbon dioxide emission reductions; concludes that policy action to control greenhouse gas emissions, if taken decisively and soon, will reduce the extent and severity of climate change impacts on the health of Australians(pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Sustainability > Solutions > Information Technology

Fraunhofer IZM - Department Environmental Engineering new

http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/EN/abteilungen/ee/index.jsp

supports industry's efforts to develop competitive electronic innovations with high ecological, economical as well as social benefits
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Water > Information > Publications

Insights from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture new

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/21_08_06_world_water_week.pdf

report seeks to critically evaluate the current situation regarding choices about water, food and ecosystems and to provide policy relevant recommendations on the way forward (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
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