This chapter updates and revises a study undertaken in 1996/97 for the Department of Conservation and the Ministry for Environment, to provide background information for New Zealand’s Biodiversity Strategy. While the fi rst report was

Scenarios of changes in biodiversity for the year 2100 can now be developed based on scenarios of changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate, vegetation, and land use and the known sensitivity of biodiversity to these changes. This study identified a ranking of the importance of drivers

ecosystem. The international law for the protection of wildlife presents a highly complex picture since (a) it relies on a variety of discreet approaches (or a combination thereof) (b) it applies to areas both within and beyond national jurisdiction (c) it applies also to areas such as Antarctica

Over the past 200 years, the rate at which human activities have generated carbon dioxide has increased substantially. Almost half of these emissions are buffered by uptake into the oceans and assimilation into land-based ecosystems. But the excess emissions accumulate in the atmosphere

The coral reef ecosystem forms part of a ‘seascape ’ that includes land-based ecosystems such as mangroves and forests, and ideally should form a complete system for conservation and management. Aquaculture, including artisanal fishing for fish and invertebrates, shrimp farming, and seaweed farming

An on-land flow-through cultivation system was designed for the macroalgal species Ulva armoricana (Chlorophyta) to reduce the environmental impact of aquaculture effluent in coastal ecosystems as part of an integrated aquaculture system. The macroalgae was cultured in various enriched media at a

Abstract: Land-based aquaculture facilities are located throughout Nova Scotia. They are generally located beside streams, to which they discharge large quantities of used water, and their discharges are usually only monitored for some nutrient parameters at varying frequencies. However

The ELD Initiative is a global awareness study focused on raising political and public awareness of the impacts of land degradation and importance of land-based ecosystems, from an economic perspective. Initiated in 2010, the ELD Secretariat is based in Bonn, Germany, while the ELD Scientific

In this issue: Coral reef resilience – policies for coastal zone management to enhance resilience……………………..…...…….....4 Ecosystem-based adaptation: increasing resilience in coastal areas………………………….……....6

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