Some books appear on the market with big media hype. Television talk shows celebrate
their authors. But after waiting a few months on a bookstore's shelf for a buyer, most …

" The precautionary principle-the environmental version of the admonition" first, do no harm"-
is now enshrined in numerous international environmental agreements including treaties …

Regional climate prediction is not an insoluble problem, but it is a problem characterized by
inherent uncertainty. There are two sources of this uncertainty: the unpredictability of the …

In addition to long-term benefits of greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the form of avoided
health and ecosystem damage, there are important near-term benefits resulting from the …

ABSTRACT The Farm Fieldwork and Fossil Fuel Energy and Emissions (F4E2) model was
upgraded and then re-verified using the 1996 Farm Energy Use survey (FEUS). The revised …

For more than two decades the sustainable development of island countries and
ecosystems has been a subject of international discussion and negotiation. A high point of …

We consider how the governmental and political contexts of societies affect the delivery of
decarbonization agendas. Data on government effectiveness and political stability …

Given the rapidity of global environmental change and the growing ambiguity of the
termbiodiversity', I argue that there is an urgent need to move away from a narrow focus on …

The Large-Scale Biosphere–Atmosphere (LBA) experiment in Amazônia represents a
unique opportunity to make a comprehensive study of the Amazon region and its component …

We consider how the governmental and political contexts of societies affects the delivery of
decarbonization agendas. Data on effectiveness and political stability (capability) and voice …