Bolivia Climate Change Monthly: May 2013

Welcome to the May 2013 issue of Bolivia Climate Change Monthly where you will find the latest research, policy and news related to climate change in Bolivia*.

Carbon stocks and dynamics in grazing highlands from the Andean Plateau by M.A. Munoz, A. Faz, and R. Zornova published in CATENA.

Elevational Distribution and Conservation Biogeography of Phanaeine Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in Bolivia by S. K. Herzog, A. C. Hamel-Leigue, T. H. Larsen, D. J. Mann, R. W. Soria-Auza, B. D. Gill, W. D. Edmonds, and S. Spector published in open access journal PLoS ONE.

A land cover map of Latin America and the Caribbean in the framework of the SERENA project, by P. D. Banco et al, published in Remote Sensing of Environment.

The development of soil and water conservation policies and practices in five selected countries from 1960 to 2010 by J. de Graaffa, A. Aklilub, M. Ouessarc, S. Asins-Velisd, and A. Kesslera published in Land Use Policy.

Critically Evaluating Climate Change Research: An important new skills for policy makers across the Andean region, Development Roast, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), May 23, 2013.

Promoting human rights in the debate on climate-induced migration, Intercambio Climatico, May 15, 2013.

Cambio Climático, una montaña de desafíos, Mountain Research Initiative, May 15 – 16, 2013.

The effects of land use intensification on ecosystem functions in Bolivia, Wageningen University, May 13, 2013.

What can Bamboo do about CO₂? Development Roast, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), May 09, 2013.

Festival La Paz Positiva Frente al Cambio Climático, Tropico Desarrollo Sostensible, May 01, 2013.

Bolivia puts people and environment before profit, by Federico Fuentes on Climate and Capitalism, May 28, 2013.

Forced to flee: Bolivia’s changing climate, IRIN News, May, 2013.

U.K.’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced ‘mitigating climate change with Bolivia’ as a worldwide priority, U.K. Government website, May 15, 2013.

Climate Change affecting Lake Poopó’s water levels, Earth Snapshot, May 13, 2013.

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*Development Roast does its best to include most of the latest relevant research and media publications in Bolivia Climate Change Monthly. If you are aware of any links or citations we have missed, please email ifenton@inesad.edu.bo and we will add it.