scientific effort to predict the effects of changes in climate, atmospheric composition, and land use on terrestrial ecosystems, and resultant feedbacks to the atmosphere and climate system

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change

seeks to develop an integrated large scale risk assessment for biodiversity as well as terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems associated with climate change, environmental chemicals, rates and extent of loss of pollinators and biological invasions

works to harness market forces toward halting tropical deforestation through innovative public and private sector partnerships

UNEP-WCMC aims to put authoritative knowledge on biodiversity and climate change at the heart of decision-making, enabling better links between the climate and biodiversity policy worlds

the journal "Nature" presents the "Recent patterns and mechanisms of carbon exchange by terrestrial ecosystems" article which examines the effectiveness of terrestrial carbon sinks

a report by the Rainforest Foundation UK about emissions from deforestation in the Congo Basin, and the likely impact of increased logging and land conversion in the future (pdf)

seeks to contribute to improved international policy setting regarding sustainable development of the world's forests, including providing the Austrian Carbon Database

an alliance of 29 scientific institutions in 19 countries, which lead the world in forest canopy research, education and conservation; seeking to define and explore the range and economic value of forest ecosystem services

report describes the effects of a drier climate 8000 to 4000 years ago on Amazonian forests and the fires that occur there (pdf)

BioScience scientific article presents an overview of the global permafrost carbon pool and of the processes that might transfer this carbon into the atmosphere, as well as the associated ecosystem changes that occur with thawing (pdf)