Department of agriculture research, education and economics office of the chief scientist july 24, 2012 there is considerable sciencebased evidence that the global climate is changing, with increasing overall temperatures, increasing carbon dioxide co 2 and other greenhouse gases ghgs, and. Climate change for forest policymakers food and agriculture. When climate denial and alternative facts pervade the body politic, its time to zoom in on the science. When it comes to climate change, why do we do so little when we know so much. Largescale forest plantations for climate change mitigation.
Amazon rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the amazon basin in northern south america and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles 6,000,000 square km. The central role of forests in climate changethe central role of forests in climate change forests are vulnerable forests emit ghg s e c o n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t s o u r c e o f g hg e m m i s s i o n s i m p a c t s o n e c o s y s t e m s, p e o p l e a n d t h e w o o d c h a i n. Forests influence climate change mainly by affecting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. To celebrate, carbon brief has compiled a list of 10 of some of the best videos about climate change featured on the site. Produced by pbs with a climate scientist host who is very well respected in the science community, is earth the operators manual pbs. The documentary mixes interviews with alaska scientists and climate change experts with the stories of alaska residents affected by climate change. Documentary filmmakers take on climate change scientific. The relationship between climate change and the endangered. Framework convention on climate change unfccc over the past. Phase 2, of which this document is a part, provides. Fao, in collaboration with forest management and climate change experts and relevant stakeholders.
As a result of changing environmental conditions, climate change affects wildlife species both directly and indirectly. Climate change is real and its effects are already visibleeven more so when you can see them play out on the big screen the 15th wild and scenic film festival, in nevada city in january, was rife with such evidence. Forest service, northern research station, durham, nh. The impacts of climate change on forests of the northeastern united states and eastern canada lindsey rustad is a research ecologist with the u. Canadian council of forest ministers climate change task force. A number of such practices and tools are highlighted throughout this document. Watch leonardo dicaprios riveting new climate change. It is the worlds richest and mostvaried biological reservoir, containing several million species. Inuit knowledge and climate change will be screened nationally and internationally over the next month. Based on evidence from tree rings, ice cores, and other natural records. Climate change documentary, discussion belfast waldo. Adapting sustainable forest management to climate change. Al gore made the definitive climatechange movie in 2006 with an inconvenient truth, and since then, rising temperatures have brought with them a surge of environmental documentaries. A short documentary trailer that examines the environmental issues that affect certain parts of nigeria.
Matt damon in showtimes climate change documentary. Pdf on jun 3, 2016, narayanan subramanian and others published impacts of climate change on forest management and implications for swedish forestry find, read and cite all. What are some of the best documentaries on climate change. Climate change mitigation strategies have focused on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases ghgs, especially carbon dioxide co 2. As climate change affects european forests in different ways, it is relevant to reflect on available regional. Forests, rangelands and climate change in southern africa. Pdf impacts of climate change on forest management and. Climate change can be natural or might be caused by changes people have made to the land and atmosphere. The climate change series explains how greenhouse gases work, looks at alternative theories to climate change, and debunks the huge number of urban myths that are zipping round the internet a basic look at how climate scientists infer that manmade carbon gases are changing the climate, and how this view is contradicted by other climate scientists who are skeptics. David attenborough investigates the effects and probable causes of global warming, highlighting several meteorological and climatological. Produced as a prelude to the 2015 united nations framework convention on climate change, the canadian production a climate of change relies on the expert insights of several revered scientists to debunk the skepticism of global warming deniers and advocate for greater urgency in preventing further planetary abuse. In doing that, it is imperative to recognize the big difference in expected climate change impacts and possible response options as presented in table 1.
Short trailer for a 15 minute video by the forestry commission of great britain on the interaction between earths forests and our climate. Carbon dioxide co 2, methane ch 4, nitrogen oxide nox, the so called halocarbon compounds cfs, water vapor and. According to the project document, ecosystem management, including. This talk was a consequence of me talking smack on twitter. The documentary, which is meant to show the human element of climate change, will be produced by david gelber and joel bach, both of whom have worked at the cbs magazine show 60 minutes. Before the flood climate change film 5 of 10 the film is a collaboration between dicaprio and fisher stevens, the documentarian behind the cove. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the.
United states effects of climate change agriculture on. Global climate change presents perhaps the most profound and complex challenge the human species has ever faced. Featuring comedians, scientists and some very slick graphics, these hits have helped make the internet a more entertaining and informative place to learn about climate science and policy. Forest and climate change policies, strategies and. A s we have begun to see the effects of climate change more severely, more frequently and closer to home, so too have filmmakers been spurred to address the consequences of an irrevocably damaged. Forest service, northern research station in durham, nh. Forestry and climate change forests are the worlds most important terrestrial storehouses of. Three new films look at the science and consequences of global warming from different angles, with beautiful and. Okay, lets walk through the slideshow, one or two at a time. Through a relentless investigation to find the answer, disruption takes an unflinching look at the devastating consequences of our inaction. Free screenings of a new documentary that highlights climate change in alaska will be offered sept.
Population, climate change, and sustainable development in. Time to choose, released this past month, is the latest documentary to attempt to tackle the subject of climate change and succeeds in. New documentary time to choose highlights climate change. Background paper on climate change issues, zambia may 2011 1 1. Climate change will put a premium on information about water resources, yet few countries know about the quantity, quality, distribution and reliability of their water resources, about how they are being used, or which water sources are functional. A new climate change documentary focuses on solutions, not. I said i could explain climate change in 15 minutes and was then invited. Effects of climate change on natural resources and communities. Forests and climate change home food and agriculture. In a new video from national geographic, leonardo dicaprio explores climate change and what must be done to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on. The best climatechange documentaries to watch on earth. Because forests can absorb and store carbon over an extended period of time, they are considered carbon sinks.
This document is published as part of the effort by the forestry department of fao. Rome, food and agriculture organization of the united nations. Climate change guidelines for forest managers food and. Ten years after davis guggenheims seminal documentary film an inconvenient truth laid out a cleareyed some would say chilling and frightening picture of the challenges facing the earth in reversing climate change, awardwinning documentary filmmaker charles ferguson has released a similarly comprehensive but ultimately more hopeful film about. Armed with easily understandable testimony and clear. The exploration lays bare the terrifying science, the shattered political process, the unrelenting industry special interests and the. If you are looking for great cinematography, this one is worth watching. Innovative forest value chains to enhance climate change mitigation. The n eotropics and global warming global warming is an atmospheric greenhouse gas enrichment consequence. Climate change is considered a threat to biodiversity as the geographic distribution of suitable habitat for many plant species is expected to change, with range expansions and contractions in. The national climate assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the united states, now and in the future.
What are the best and most accurate documentaries on. This carbon remains stored in the forest ecosystem. Alig introduction climate change is affecting environmental conditions for people and wildlife. This paper presents a detailed analysis of a composite climate vulnerability index cvi to examine and compare climate change vulnerability and its dimensions adaptive capacity, sensitivity and exposure. The truth about climate change is a twopart documentary series presented by david attenborough, about global warming and the surrounding controversy. Sensitivity analysis of a climate vulnerability index a case study from indian watershed development programmes. Forest disturbances under climate change article pdf available in nature climate change 7. Climate change refers to longterm changes in the climate. Documentaries about climate change on netflix popsugar news.
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