Final Report on the Framework Agreement for 2008–2009

Educational Posters www.grida.no/polar/ipy/2839.aspx

A set of five classroom posters prepared for the International Polar Year (IPY). The posters are designed to present polar science and issues and to create awareness of IPY and its research activities. The posters include illustrations and text highlighting the human dimension of the each poster theme -- showing how people are affected by polar science and issues and why they should care. Main target audience is high- school age students. Poster themes are:

1. The Polar Regions 2. Climate Change in the Polar Regions 3. Polar People 4. Research in the Polar Regions 5. Biodiversity and the Poles

International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD ) www.agassessment.org/ GA prepared the graphics featured in the newly released report of the IAASTD on the state of global agriculture. The assessment was initiated by the World Bank and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization to evaluate how to make better use of agricultural knowledge, science and technology to reduce hunger and poverty, improve rural livelihoods, and foster equitable and sustainable development.

Report of the joint OSCE-UNEP mission to Georgia www.osce.org/documents/eea/2008/10/34577_en.pdf

GA contributed to the report of a joint OSCE-UNEP mission to assess the environmental impacts of the recent conflict in Georgia has been released this week. The mission that took place from 29 September to 3 October was led by the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Bernard Snoy, and the UNEP Regional Director for Europe, Christophe Bouvier. The OSCE-UNEP mission assessed the damage caused by fire, including in the area of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. It also gained access to the so-called "Grey Zone" and identified priority environmental issues related to access to and quality of water, availability of firewood or other sources of energy ahead of the winter season, and waste disposal.

Continental Shelf: The Last Maritime Zone www.grida.no/publications/shelf-last-zone/

Many coastal States are currently involved in defining their maritime jurisdiction under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea legislation. While the final boundaries may not be in place for some time, 2009 marks an important year, as many of the eligible States submitted their proposed outer limits for examination and decision. This publication illustrates the status of these submissions and put them into the perspective of the new world map.