Rogow 2008

Q&A: The Kyoto Protocol

As the Kyoto protocol comes into effect, BBC News Online looks at the agreement which many say is the best hope for curbing the gas emissions thought partly responsible for the warming of the planet.

Chapter 1

Introduction - A new fossil fuel crisis

In which the growing climate crisis is traced mainly to the mining of coal, oil and gas; the dangers to survival and livelihood are outlined; the political nature and implications of the problem explored; and reasonable and unreasonable solutions sketched.

Don't Just Be the Change, Mass-Produce It

Alex Steffen

September 12, 2007 3:50 PM

"If our world is really looking down the barrel of environmental catastrophe, how do I live my life right now?" asked an email I got recently. I know the standard answer: Be the change.

About the Common Fisheries Policy

Managing a common resource

The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the European Union's instrument for the management of fisheries and aquaculture.

About the Common Fisheries Policy

Conservation measures

Protecting fish stocks

About the Common Fisheries Policy

Conservation measures

Protecting fish stocks

Fisheries

The populations of commercially important species such as cod and salmon are declining due to overexploitation and environmental degradation. Current levels of fishing for the most commercially important species are unsustainable. Despite repeated recommendations from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) for a complete closure of the eastern cod fishery until a long-term management plan has been adopted and has come into force, cod fisheries under the EU Common Fisheries Policy continues.

As you already know the 2008 BUP students’ conference is dedicated to intercultural communication.

At the conference you will learn how to enjoy your contacts with people who come from other cultures.

Massive subsidies to the fisheries sector

Each year the fisheries sector receives huge amounts of money in the form of subsidies. Some of these subsidies are directly harmful, since they contribute to the overcapacity of the global fishing fleet. This problem has received a lot of attention lately, at European as well as global level.

Baltic University Programme Students Conference on Intercultural Communication

Rogów, Poland, 16-20 April 2008

Preliminary Programme

STERN REVIEW: The Economics of Climate Change

Summary of Conclusions

There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now.

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change is a serious global threat, and it demands an urgent global response.

Summary

Meeting Global Challenges: International Cooperation in the National Interest

Summary Report of the International Task Force on Global Public Goods

Published on Saturday, January 1, 2005 by unicamp.br
The Prosperous Way Down
By Howard T. Odum and Elisabeth C. Odum

Let's start with the premise that resource scarcity and rising costs cause the global economy to contract. Let's not be concerned here with the timing, but consider what can be expected and what our adapting strategies should be to conditions that force descent.