Biological markers used to assess the effects of environmental pollution have attracted considerable attention from regulatory agencies and are currently under evaluation at a number of research facilities throughout the world. Meer
The book addresses in a comprehensive way the full greenhouse gases budget of the Italian landscape, focusing on land use and terrestrial ecosystems. In recent years there has been a growing interest in the role of terrestrial ecosystems with regard to the carbon cycle and only recently a regional approach has been considered for its specificity in terms of new methodologies for observations and models and its relevance for national policies on mitigation and adaptation to climate changes. Meer
In recent years, a greater level of integration of the world economy and an opening of national markets to trade has impacted virtually all areas of society. Meer
Does extinction have to be forever? As the global extinction crisis accelerates, conservationists and policy-makers increasingly use advanced biotechnologies such as reproductive cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and bioinformatics in the urgent effort to save species. Meer
Adaptive management is an approach to managing social-ecological systems that fosters learning about the systems being managed and remains at the forefront of environmental management nearly 40 years after its original conception. Meer
The 21st century will present unprecedented challenges. Already in its first decade we have seen the dramatic impact of two systemic risks, that of climate change and that of the financial crisis. Meer
The 21st century will present unprecedented challenges. Already in its first decade we have seen the dramatic impact of two systemic risks, that of climate change and that of the financial crisis. Meer
Ausgangspunkt der Arbeit ist die Überlegung, dass in Anbetracht der häufig grenzüberschreitenden Auswirkungen der Umweltbeeinträchtigungen das Europarecht auch für das Strafrecht zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. Meer
This book is about joint implementation. It addresses legal, economic and institutional questions which should be taken into account in setting up joint implementation projects and in developing criteria for joint implementation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). Meer
Der Band untersucht Formen und Wirkungen institutioneller Arrangements. Welche Formen können sie annehmen und was leisten sie nach dem Kriterium der Zukunftsfähigkeit bzw. Meer