| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| Bioenergy projects for climate change mitigation: eligibility, additionality and baselines |
| This paper was presented at the 2nd World Conference on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection, 10-14 May 2004, Rome, Italy
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en2/en2_050401_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en2/en2_050401_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en2/en2_050401_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en2/en2_050401_ar.htm |
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| Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) |
| The central mission of the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) is to provide policy makers, resource managers and researchers with access to the data they need to detect, quantify, locate, understand and warn of changes (especially reductions) in the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development.
GTOS focuses on five issues of global concern: 1. changes in land qu... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/gtos/ |
| French: http://www.fao.org/gtos/gtos_fr/index_fr.html |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Announcement of a new web site: CLIMAGRImed |
| CLIMAGRI is oriented toward understanding the consequences of climatic variations in Italy in the agricultural sector. It aims at an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship between agricultural and climatic variations. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN09013_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN09013_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN09013_es.htm |
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| Earth Summit+5: progress on the road from Rio |
| The FAO is Task Manager for four of Agenda 21's key chapters - planning and management of land resources, combating deforestation, sustainable mountain development, and sustainable agriculture and rural development. It is actively involved in the implementation of others - such as combating desertification and drought, and conservation of biological diversity - and in broader areas covered by Agen... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0028.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/FRdirect/EPre0028.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/SPdirect/EPre0028.htm |
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| Environment - Energy and environmental technology |
| The Role of Energy in Sustainable Development: Rio, Johannesburg and beyond |
| The Executive Summary and an abstract of this study are contributions to the ongoing discussions at the international level on sustainable development and, in particular, to the linkages between energy, agriculture, climate change and sustainable agriculture and rural development - SARD. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0803_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0803_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0803_es.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| El Niño situation and prospects: 29 July 2002 |
| This update reports that the likelihood of an El Niño taking place at the end of this year has risen to about 90%. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0801_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0801_en.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0801_en.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| El Niño situation and prospects: 7 June 2002 |
| 7 June 2002. This El Niño situation and prospects report notes that uncertainty continues to prevail about a full-fledged El Niño, with Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) remaining slightly above average, while the typical response of the atmosphere is still not setting in.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0602_en.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| El Niño situation and prospects: 6 May 2002 |
| The 6 May update of "El Niño situation and prospects" notes that uncertainty continues to prevail about a full-fledged El Niño developing this year: Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) remain above average, but the expected response of the atmosphere fails to develop. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0503_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0503_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0503_es.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Technical Support Services of FAO to the Italian project CLIMAGRI |
| This document details a financial contribution to FAO to provide technical support for the implementation of the national project CLIMAGRI – Climate Change and Agriculture.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0501_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0501_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN0501_es.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| TEMS (Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites database) |
| The New TEMS database is now on line. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites database (TEMS) is an international directory of sites (T.Sites) and networks that carry out long-term terrestrial monitoring and research activities. Based on a core list of 110 variables, the database provides information on the "who, what and where" of long term terrestrial monitoring for use by both the scientific... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/EN0501_en.htm |
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