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Featured sitesThe Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network works to improve management and conservation of coral reefs by providing manuals, equipment, databases, training, problem solving, and helps with finding funds for reef monitoring. The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign assists cities to adopt policies and implement quantifiable measures to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhance urban livebility and sustainability. zerocarbonbritain details how Britain can eliminate emissions from fossil fuels in 20 years and break dependence on imported energy. Plan B, from the Earth Policy Institute, details how to rescue a planet under stress by cutting carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2020. And finally,Lorraine Berry was commissioned by the Environmental Change Network to produce a web-based creative work, as Seasons Change, drawing on data and knowledge concerning climate change. About the PortalThe Tiempo Climate Portal provides access to carefully selected documents, websites and other resources concerned with climate and sustainable development. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon. Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is a co-production of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development, sponsored by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. While every effort is made to ensure that information on this site, and on other sites that are referenced here, is accurate, no liability for loss or damage resulting from use of this information can be accepted. |
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Barbados Programme of Action Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC) Climate Change and Food Security in Pacific Island Countries Division for Sustainable Development Environmental Vulnerability Index Project EuroCaribbean Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands Global Web Service on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands INSULA IPCC 2001 on Small Island States Island Resources Foundation Kiribati: a Call to the World Many Strong Voices Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy Pacific Plan Online Possible impacts of climate change on Pacific Island State ecosystems Renewable Energy on Small Islands SIDSnet Small Island States – Leading the Global Energy Revolution Small Islands Voice Small Islands Voice Global Forum Small Islands Voice Youth Forum Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and in Small Islands Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States UN Works for Small Island States Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States Autogenerated: 4 Jul 2009 |
Bright Ideas
New York's Del Posto restaurant no longer supplies bottled water to its customers, citing transportation, packaging and the absurdity of moving water all over the world
The AIRPod, carrying three adults and a child, runs on compressed air at one euro per 200km
The Zero S is a high performance electric motorcycle with half the weight of a normal bike
The E3 electric tricycle is an eco-friendly, sustainable mini-taxi, zero emissions and zero noise
The Save La Mesa Watershed Project has created a 33 hectare public park, a venue for healthful recreation and a true forest experience, a living classroom
The GeoBulb LED light bulb uses 7.5 watts of power to provide as much light as a 60-watt incandescent light bulb and has a lifespan of ten years
Mumbai-based company Crompton Greaves has partnered with Lemnis Lighting to promote LED lighting products in India
Schools in Joondalup, Australia, can participate in dune rejuvenation and protection through the Adopt a Coastline programme
Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica, is the world's first zero-emission polar research station
The Canadian city of Kelowna is equipping parks, paths and other public spaces with solar-powered LED lights
The City of Oslo uses waste to generate energy for a district heating system, part of a hierarchical waste management strategy
BioEnergy Solutions provides the infrastructure necessary to create renewable natural gas from animal waste, then shares revenues and carbon credits with the farmer
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