Global Change
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs/programs.htm?NP_CODE=204
It refers to large-scale changes in Earth's biological, geological, hydrological, and atmospheric systems. Agriculture is vulnerable to these environmental changes. Successfully adapting to change depends upon a quantitative and predictive understanding of the ways that agriculture and food supplies may be affected by climate change, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone levels, and increased UV-B radiation
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Georgians views on forestry mixed
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/research/html/forestry/georgians_views_mixed.html
While most Georgians recognize the economic benefits of the forest products industry, they also believe that the environment should come before other concerns, including the economy.
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Studies reveal some trees pine for greenhouse gases
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/research/html/forestry/pine.html
New studies in USDA's Southern Global Change Program indicate there is at least one hidden advantage to increased CO2 concentrations caused by global warming: much better tree growth due to improved photosynthesis.
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The Montreal Process
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/forestry/mont.html
The goal of the Montreal meeting was to develop a scientifically rigorous set of criteria and indicators (C&I) that could be used to measure forest management.
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Understanding Global Changes: The Greenhouse Effect
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/service/library/index.php3?docID=50
This publication provides background information on global warming. It will help you understand the Earth and the role people play In global changes.
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