Stéphane Le Goaster, an engineer with the French forest administration, explains how climate change considerations are integrated into forest management practices across France.

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Stéphane Le Goaster, an engineer with the French forest administration, explains how climate change considerations are integrated into forest management practices across France.

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The National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) serves as the main research arm for the Center for the Blue

The National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) serves as the main research arm for the Center for the Blue Economy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

NOEP provides current economic and socioeconomic data on changes and trends along the U.S. coast and in coastal waters, with an emphasis on education and research.

Marine Biologist Dr. Stephen Palumbi discusses how global warming is transforming our oceans. He highlights rising

Marine Biologist Dr. Stephen Palumbi discusses how global warming is transforming our oceans. He highlights rising ocean temperature, acidity, and water levels.

These environmental changes are accelerating, with their effects projected to last for centuries. Corals are among the organisms most severely impacted by these shifts.

The survival of coral ecosystems ultimately depends on the rate at which our climate continues to change.

Amed Jkoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity. He warns that its rapid loss, occurring at an unprecedented pace

Amed Jkoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity. He warns that its rapid loss, occurring at an unprecedented pace globally and locally, poses a severe threat to our environment, economies, cultures, and societies.

This degradation fundamentally alters our self-perception and place in the world. Human impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate continues to grow, yet the complex and diverse services flowing from biodiversity are often unknown and undervalued.

People worldwide are expressing concern over climate change and the future of our cities.

Published on October 24, 2012, this GoodPlanet Foundation project is based on Yann

People worldwide are expressing concern over climate change and the future of our cities.

Published on October 24, 2012, this GoodPlanet Foundation project is based on Yann Arthus-Bertrand's 7Billion Others initiative and supported by BNP Paribas.