PA Newsletter July 2010
In This Issue
Planet Action News
Interview with Jean-Claude Jacques, IUCN
Results from Indonesia
Results from the Azerbaijan Republic
  News from the Blogosphere
Everglades Summit
Satellite imagery played an important role in generating political support for the restoration of the Everglades.

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Species and Climate Change: More Than Just the Polar Bear
This report presents 10 new climate change flagship species.

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Impact of Invasive Alien Species
IUCN states that the impacts of alien invasive species are immense.
 
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 Latest News
Activity is continuing to grow, and more than 350 projects are benefitting from support from Planet Action and its partners.  In the past few months we have received feedback from many projects who are doing amazing work on the ground on climate change- related issues.  We will continue to post results on our website and encourage everyone to share.  Thanks to all those who have taken the time to provide reports and we look forward to learning more about your projects and how the imagery and GIS technologies are used.  
 
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Interview with Jean-Claude Jacques, Head Representation to the European Union, IUCN
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Jean-Claude
He discusses how climate change and biodiversity are linked, the upcoming Atlas of Biodiversity in Francophone Countries, and why the Year of Biodiversity is so important.
 
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 Focus on the Field
Results from Indonesia: Tsunami Recovery Efforts in Aceh
Tsunami IndonesiaThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had devastating consequences for coastal communities.The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is working in partnership with the American Red Cross (ARC) for a green sustainable recovery. Satellite images were essential to map the changes in forest cover, water quality, and mangroves in the coastal zone.
 
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Results from the Azerbaijan Republic: Rare Vegetation Monitoring
Vegetation MapA team of experts from the Institute of Botany and the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan are studying the impacts of climate change on the rare desert/semi-desert vegetation in the Gobustan State National Park. Satellite images and GIS software are beint used to identify test working sites and to develop land use maps of the area.

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