Convention on Biological Diversity Archives - Page 3 of 9

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Current state of knowledge and potential role of philanthropy

2019

Think Tank Report

Antonius Gagern (CEA Consulting)

This document discusses the current knowledge and knowledge gaps relating to the local and global application of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), with a section on the governance considerations associated with the science and technology of OAE.

Oceans in Transition: Incorporating Climate-Change Impacts into Environmental Impact Assessment for Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

2018

Scholarly Work

Robin Warner

This Article reviews the existing international law and policy framework for environmental impact assessment in areas beyond national jurisdiction, with a look at how ocean iron fertilization fits into the existing framework.

Governing Experimental Responses: Negative Emissions Technologies and Solar Climate Engineering

2018

Scholarly Work

Jesse Reynolds

This chapter places the governance of climate engineering in a polycentric governance conceptual framework.

Knowledge gaps on climate-related geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

2018

Think Tank Report

Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2)

This technical briefing presents an assessment of knowledge gaps around ethics, governance, deployment and research related to geoengineering, including carbon removal technologies, and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Bioenergy and Carbon Capture with Storage (BECCS): The Prospects and Challenges of an Emerging Climate Policy Response

2017

Scholarly Work

Wil Burns, Simon Nicholson

This article suggests that a human rights-based approach can help to protect the interests of those who might be adversely impacted by BECCS deployment.

Ocean Iron Fertilization and Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Food: Leveraging International and Domestic Law Protections to Enhance Access to Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

2016

Scholarly Work

Randall S. Abate

This article addresses whether indigenous communities like the Haida in the U.S. Pacific Northwest region could assert a legal right to employ OIF as a strategy to help restore a cultural food source that has been depleted due to climate change.

Barometer Rising: The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety as a Model for Holistic International Regulation of Ocean Fertilization Projects and Other Forms of Geoengineering

2016

Scholarly Work

Matthew Hubbard

This note argues that there is a strong comparison between biotechnology and geoengineering, and that the current regulatory framework for biosafety can serve as a model for similar regulation of ocean fertilization.

Update on Climate Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Potential Impacts and Regulatory Framework

2016

Scientific Report

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

This report provides an update, including regulatory developments, to the CBD's 2012 Technical Series No. 66: Geoengineering in Relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity report on the potential impacts of geoengineering.

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