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Posted by laura.deangelo on December 22nd, 2008
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Post-Normal Science (PNS) is a new conception of the management of complex science-related issues. It focuses on aspects of problem-solving that tend to be neglected in traditional accounts of scientific practice: uncertainty, value loading, and a plurality of legitimate perspectives.
Posted by maggie.surface on December 19th, 2008
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Antibiotic
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria
El Niño, La Niña and the southern oscillation
Escherichia Coli O157:H7
Pacific Ocean
Tipping Elements In Earth’s Climate System
UN weather agency sees climate threat from El Niño ebb for rest of year
UN food agency issues call for urgent support for storm-beleaguered Haitians
Ban Ki-Moon to travel to Myanmar to boost aid effort
Shigellosis Cases Creep Up Again
NOAA’s El […]
Posted by maggie.surface on December 19th, 2008
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Ying Zhang
Ying Zhang holds a MBBS, M Med Sci (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and PhD from University of Adelaide. She has conducted diverse projects in the field of epidemiology. Her PhD thesis uses Australian and Chinese data to elucidate the relationship between climate variation and selected infectious diseases.
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Peng Bi
Dr Peng Bi is senior lecturer […]
Posted by maggie.surface on December 18th, 2008
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International Arctic Science Committee was established in 1990, began operations in 1991 and today comprises 18 member countries. The IASC member organizations are national science organizations covering all fields of Arctic research.
Anticipated changes in physical conditions in the Arctic
Arctic freshwater environments
Arctic marine environment
Biodiversity
Biodiversity fact sheet
Ecosystem-based management
International Polar Year
Arctic Warming Threatens Future of the […]
Posted by laura.deangelo on December 17th, 2008
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Road ecology is a relatively new subdiscipline of ecology that focuses on understanding the interactions between road systems and the natural environment. Road ecology is an applied science, and much of the work within this field endeavors to find ways to minimize the detrimental effects that road systems can have on plant and animal populations…
Posted by maggie.surface on December 16th, 2008
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Fact of the week
In the eastern U.S., fewer rainy days are occurring, but more rain (three inches a year) is falling. Periods of 30 days or longer when […]
Posted by maggie.surface on December 11th, 2008
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Posted by maggie.surface on December 11th, 2008
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Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda
by Adil Najam, Mihaela Papa, and Nadaa Taiyab
Global economy
Human Development Index
Millennium Development Goals (MGDs)
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE), Stockholm, Sweden
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Johannesburg, South Africa
All eyes on EU as UN climate talks […]
