[gep-ed] Sorry

2010-03-17 Thread Wil Burns
Unbeknownst to me until now, I apparently have some weird interface issue in Outlook that results in my messages being translated into very large fonts, in some cases including color. I am not entirely sure why this is the case when I review my Options in Outlook, but am dialing back the settings t

RE: [gep-ed] monitoring fishery quotas

2010-03-17 Thread Wil Burns
In terms of the first question, enforcement is effectuated primarily by port-inspections. Of course, there are supplementary methods, including electronic systems, e.g. VMS, and surveillance/boarding by coastal States, occasionally, on the high seas in the case of some of the RFMOs and through enfo

[gep-ed] monitoring fishery quotas

2010-03-17 Thread Peter Haas
Costs of monitoring ocean fisheriesI have a related question, that arose in my lecture. How are fishery quotas actually enforced? Who is measuring the fish catch? Are these numbers at all accurate? - Original Message - From: Charles Chester To: gep-ed@googlegroups.com Sent:

[gep-ed] Costs of monitoring ocean fisheries

2010-03-17 Thread Charles Chester
Hi everyone, Please excuse the potential naïveté of this question, but I¹m trying to find out if anyone¹s estimated the total costs of what it would take to effectively monitor global fisheries. Not looking for enforcement estimates, but just what it would cost (1) to improve current extraction es

RE: [gep-ed] Still Seeking Panelists on Food Systems Pedagogy

2010-03-17 Thread Wil Burns
Piggybacking on Rich's message, I'm still looking for panelists for a session on climate geoengineering for the same conference. Thanks, wil Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 1702 Arlington Blvd. El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA Ph: 650.281.9126 Fax

[gep-ed] Still Seeking Panelists on Food Systems Pedagogy

2010-03-17 Thread Wallace, Richard
Dear GEP-Ed folks: Patrick Hurley and I are still seeking interested folks to submit abstracts to take part in a panel on food systems pedagogy that we are running at the AESS meeting in Portland in June. If you are interested, please read on, below. Apologies for cross-postings. Thanks! Chee

[gep-ed] sources on politics of POPS negotiations

2010-03-17 Thread Barbara Connolly
Dear Colleagues, I have a group of FRESHMEN doing research for simulated negotiations on global POPs regulation, and they are having real trouble finding articles or books that describe the political issues surrounding the original Aarhus Convention on POPs and the subsequent Stockholm Conventi

[gep-ed] Reminder- Invitation teleseminar Land & conservation South Africa tomorrow!

2010-03-17 Thread Bram Buscher
Everybody is more than welcome to dial in tomorrow! Kind regards, Bram ** The Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative (TPARI), hosted by the Univers