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The recent publication of a World Scientistsʼ Warning to Humanity highlighted the fact that climate change, absent strenuous mitigation or adaptation efforts, will have profound negative effects for humanity and other species, affecting numerous aspects of life. In this paper, we call attention to one of these aspects, the effects of climate change on medicinal plants. These plants provide many benefits for human health, particularly in communities where Western medicine is unavailable. As for other species, their populations may be threatened by changing temperature and precipitation regimes, disruption of commensal relationships, and increases in pests and pathogens, combined with anthropogenic habitat fragmentation that impedes migration. Additionally, medicinal species are often harvested unsustainably, and this combination of pressures may push many populations to extinction. A second issue is that some species may respond to increased environmental stresses not only with declines in biomass production but with changes in chemical content, potentially affecting quality or even safety of medicinal products. We therefore recommend actions including conservation and local cultivation of valued plants, sustainability training for harvesters and certification of commercial material, preservation of traditional knowledge, and programs to monitor raw material quality in addition to, of course, efforts to mitigate climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the need for climate change mitigation and adaptation to increasing greenhouse gases. Topics discussed include need to adapt to the effects of climate change; human-caused climate change led to more rainfall during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, as revealed in a paper published in "Geophysical Research Letters" and Fiji's Environment and Climate Adaptation Levy to fund environmental projects.

Information about several papers discussed at the 4th International Conference on Climate Change sponsored by the Heartland Institute on May 16, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark is presented. Topics include climate change, surfaces temperatures and global temperatures. The conference features Dr. Patrick Michael, Michael Mann and Steve McIntyre.

Presents news related to environment and geography as of February 2000. Efforts of environmentalists to prevent the planned salt works in Baja California, Mexico; Ways to reduce the global consumption of paper; Details on the chemical contamination of killer whales off Canada's west coast.

Reports on developments in various environmental issues which can be accessed through the Internet. United States' development of the National Library for the Environment on the World Wide Web; Great Britain-based charity Powerful Information's paper guide `Environmental Resources on the Internet.'

Presents an abstract of the paper "Possible Responses to Global Climate Change: Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation," by Thomas J. Wilbanks and Sally M. Kane published in the June 2003 issue of "Environment" journal.

The article discusses the scientists' challenge of clearly communicating to the Australian public the realities of climate change. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, has published a paper to educate the public about how the climate has changed and the effect of these changes. It explains that in order to tackle the problem of climate change people should know the options they have to mitigate further change.

Warns of global warming and the need to reduce pollution as Britain and 30 other countries suffer record hot temperatures. Climatologists increasingly sure the cause is man-made through emissions of carbon dioxide and other gasses from burning fossil fuels; Dangers of global warming weather changes; Kyoto Protocol under which industrial nations agreed to make modest cuts in emissions by 2012; Nations who have balked at the Protocol; Suggestion that rich nations make progressive cuts in emissions while poor nations are allowed to increase their emissions and trade surplus emissions rights; Results of British government white paper on energy; Britain to hold the European Union (EU) presidency in 2005 which needs to address this issue.

Suggests Web sites that offer great lessons to motivate students to accept the challenge of protecting the environment. Paper University; Energy Quest; Recycle City. INSET: PIONEER DVD-V7400 DVD VIDEO PLAYER.

Reports that Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp. has developed several resolutions that will improve quality of life and help the environment in the United States. Reduction of paper usage; Replacement of divots in golf.

Presents several environment-related news briefs worldwide. Prohibition of jetski in San Francisco, California, and five National Parks in the United States (US) by Bluewater Network; Joint effort of ReThink Paper and the Independent Press Association; Monitoring being conducted by the Yggdrasil Institute on development in the uranium enrichment industry in the US.

Presents events in some parts of the world regarding economics, aerospace, environment, coffee and media. Rise of Estonia's economy; Dangers posed by low-orbiting communications satellite to astronauts and spacecrafts; United Nations' survey regarding the world's threatened forests; Reason why coffee prices are destined to rise; The launch of south China edition by Beijing's People's Daily paper.

Provides information about the `Rio '92 Journal,' a grassroots newsletter printed on mocha-colored recycled paper that offers useful information about the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development from the nongovernmental organization perspective. Candido Mendes Cultural Center as publisher; Contents of the March 1992 issue; Contact information. INSETS: Earth Summit 1992, by Maurice F. Strong.;The UNCED news team..