Report Chapter - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Impacts of Climate-Related Geoengineering on Biological Diversity

    Authors:
  • Phillip Williamson
  • Robert Watson
  • Georgina Mace
  • Paulo Artaxo
  • Ralph Bodle
  • Victor Galaz
  • David Santillo
  • Chris Vivian
  • David Cooper
  • Jaime Webbe
  • Annie Cung
  • Emma Woods
| September 2012

Technical Series 66

Working from a mandate from the 2010 Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this report compiles and synthesizes available scientific information on the possible impacts of geoengineering techniques on biodiversity, including preliminary information on associated social, economic, and cultural considerations.

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For Academic Citation: Williamson, P., R.T. Watson, G. Mace, P. Artaxo, R. Bodle, V. Galaz, A. Parker, D. Santillo, C. Vivian, D. Cooper, J. Webbe, A. Cung, and E. Woods. “Impacts of Climate-Related Geoengineering on Biological Diversity.” In Geoengineering in Relation to the Conventionon Biological Diversity: Technical and Regulatory Matters, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, September 2012.

The Authors

Phillip Williamson

Robert Watson

Georgina Mace

Paulo Artaxo

Ralph Bodle

Victor Galaz

David Santillo

Chris Vivian

David Cooper

Jaime Webbe

Annie Cung

Emma Woods

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