TABLE OF CONTENTS STAGE SET FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MARCHI, WIRTH TELL CGCP SYMPOSIUM READERS WRITE CGCP NOW THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LAND-USE AND LAND-COVER CHANGES: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CANADA SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON PROBLEMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: A RENEWED CANADIAN PRESENCE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND HUMAN SECURITY PROJECT STARTS UP GECHS — AN OVERVIEW MONTREAL — GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT IMAGES OF A TIGER*: HELP FOR THE ACRONYMICALLY- CHALLENGED CCP INFO THE CANADA COUNTRY STUDY: CLIMATE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - HIGHLIGHTS THE EARTH SYSTEM: GEOLOGY LESSONS FOR OUR FUTURE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM "ELECTRICITY PRODUTION AND GREENHOUSE GASES : FACTS AND PERSPECTIVES" May 4-7 1997, Montreal, Québec RECENT PUBLICATIONS EVENTS CALENDAR

Events Calendar November 4-15, 1996 UN Convention on Biological Diversity: Third Conference of Parties — Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact the Secretariat for the Convention on Biodiversity, World Trade Centre, 413 rue St. Jacques, Office No. 630, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9, Canada. Tel: +1-514-288-2220; fax: +1-514-288-6588. November 13-17, 1996 World Food Summit — Rome, Italy. Conference Web site is at http://www.fao.org. Contact: World Food Summit Secretariat, FAO, viale delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100, Rome, Italy. Tel: +39-6/5225 2932; fax: +39-6/5225 5249; e-mail: food-summit@fao.org November 19-21, 1996 International Symposium on Wastewater Treatment, Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists Annual Meeting, Workshop on Drinking Water — Montreal, Canada. These three meetings are being held in conjunction with each other. Contact for all three: Patrick Ryan, Science Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, tel: +1-709-772-4491; e-mail: ryan@athena.wnafc.nf.ca November 22-25, 1996 International Workshop on Integrated Application of Sustainable Forest Management Practices — Kochi, Japan. Jointly hosted by Canada, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, FAO and ITTO. Contact: Takeshi Goto, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 100, Japan, tel: +81-3-3502- 8111 (6212) or +81-3-3591-8449; fax: +81-3-3593-9565; or David Drake, Natural Resources Canada, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Hull, Quebec K1A 1G5, Canada, tel: +1-819- 997-1107, ext. 1947; fax: +1-819-994-3461; e-mail: ddrake@am.ncr.forestry.ca February 11-14, 1997 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Forests: Fourth Session — New York, U.S.A. Contact: Elizabeth Barsk-Rundquist. Tel: +1-212-963-3263; fax: +1-212- 963-1795; e-mail: barsk-rundquist@un.org May 25-28, 1997 The 8th Global Warming International Conference and Expo — New York, U.S.A. Organized jointly by the Global Warming International Center (GWIC) U.S.A. and Columbia University. Contact: GW8 International Program Committee, c/o GWIC, P.O. Box 5275, Woodbridge, IL, 60517-0275 U.S.A. June 9-13, 1997 Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly — New York, U.S.A. Convened to complete a review of the implementation of Agenda 21. Contact: Andrey Vasilyev, UN Division for Sustainable Development. Tel: +1-212-963-5949; fax: +1-212-963-4260; e-mail: vasilyev@un.org September 1-6, 1997 Ninth World Congress, International Water Resources Association — Montreal, Canada. Congress theme is Water Resources Outlook for the 21st Century: Conflicts and Opportunities. Contact: Mr. Aly Shady, Canadian International Development Agency, 200 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec, K1A 0G4, Canada. Tel: +1-819-994-4098; fax: +1-819-953-3348. December 1-12, 1997 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Third Conference of Parties — Kyoto, Japan. Homepage of the Secretariat is at http://www.unep.ch/iucc.html Contact: UNFCCC Secretariat. Tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-815-1999; e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.de