American Meteorological Society Policy Statement on Geoengineering the Climate System
A policy statement of the American Meteorological Society addressing geoengineering techniques, including those that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.
The Anchorage Declaration
A call for action to abandon geoengineering techniques that negatively impact indigenous people's rights as agreed by consensus of the participants in the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change in Anchorage Alaska on April 24th 2009.
Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Fertilization on Marine Biodiversity
This report presents a review and synthesis of existing literature and other scientific information on the potential impacts of ocean fertilization on marine biodiversity, pursuant to CBD COP 9 decision IX/20, paragraph 3.
H.R.3748 – Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009
This bill sets up a joint Department of Interior and USDA loan guarantee program to commercialize biochar production units that produce net-negative carbon emissions.
U.S. Tree Planting for Carbon Sequestration
This Congressional Research Service report examines the use of afforestation to provide offsets under a cap-and-trade approach.
Afforestation and forestry land allocation in northern Vietnam: Analysing the gap between policy intentions and outcomes
This paper discusses the impacts of state afforestation efforts and forestry land allocation on farmers’ land-use decisions in northern Vietnam.
Geoengineering the Climate: Science, Governance and Uncertainty
This report presents an independent scientific review of the range of geoengineering methods and introduces and addresses the key policy questions surrounding geoengineering that the international community needs to confront.
The Dirt on International Environmental Law Regarding Soils: Is the Existing Regime Adequate
This note analyzes the gaps and deficiencies in this current mix of legal regimes and how they lead to under-protection of global soil functions.
Ocean Iron Fertilization and International Law
This article examines the application of the International Law of the Sea to ocean fertilization, with particular reference to the law’s dumping regime, which prohibits the dumping of wastes or other materials from vessels into the ocean.
UN Convention on Biological Diversity Decision IX/16
Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its ninth meeting.