8 research outputs found
Naturalness assessment performed using forestry maps to validate forest management sustainability
A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011
This review describes outcomes of a 2010 horizon-scanning exercise building upon the first exercise conducted in 2009. The aim of both horizon scans was to identify emerging issues that could have substantial impacts on the conservation of biological diversity, and to do so sufficiently early to encourage policy-relevant, practical research on those issues. Our group included professional horizon scanners and researchers affiliated with universities and non- and inter-governmental organizations, including specialists on topics such as invasive species, wildlife diseases and coral reefs. We identified 15 nascent issues, including new greenhouse gases, genetic techniques to eradicate mosquitoes, milk consumption in Asia and societal pessimism
The Supervisory Framework Surrounding Nonbank Participation in the U.S. Retail Payments System: An Overview
A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2010
Horizon scanning identifies emerging issues in a given field sufficiently early to conduct research to inform policy and practice. Our group of horizon scanners, including academics and researchers, convened to identify fifteen nascent issues that could affect the conservation of biological diversity. These include the impacts of and potential human responses to climate change, novel biological and digital technologies, novel pollutants and invasive species. We expect to repeat this process and collation annually
A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2012
Our aim in conducting annual horizon scans is to identify
issues that, although currently receiving little
attention, may be of increasing importance to the conservation of biological diversity in the future. The 15
issues presented here were identified by a diverse team
of 22 experts in horizon scanning, and conservation
science and its application. Methods for identifying
and refining issues were the same as in two previous
annual scans and are widely transferable to other disciplines.
The issues highlight potential changes in climate,
technology and human behaviour. Examples
include warming of the deep sea, increased cultivation
of perennial grains, burning of Arctic tundra, and the
development of nuclear batteries and hydrokinetic instream
turbines