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

DELTA Vol. 7, No. 3, 1996 DELTA: NEWSLETTER OF THE CANADIAN GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM (CGCP) is published quarterly by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). It is named after the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, a universal symbol for incremental change. This issue was edited by K. Mortimer. The members of the DELTA Editorial Board are M.R. Dence (RSC), F. Kenneth Hare (University of Toronto), J. Holmes (Parliamentary Centre), R.A. Price (Queen's University) and J. Watson (RSC). Desktop publishing and printing by Plantagenet Printing. Cover design and logo by 3rd Wave Design. We thank everyone who contributed. Your contributions or comments are always welcome. The next submission deadline is December 13, 1996. Letters or articles in either official language should be sent to: Canadian Global Change Program c/o The Royal Society of Canada 225 Metcalfe, #308, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P9. Phone: (613) 991-5639 Fax: (613) 991-6996 E-mail: cgcp@rsc.ca WWW: http://www.cgcp.rsc.ca/ The CANADIAN GLOBAL CHANGE PROGRAM is the national focal point for global change activity in Canada. It represents a multidisciplinary network for coordinating research and communicating results, ideas and recommendations to the policy and research communities. Funds and indirect support are provided by Environment Canada's Green Plan, the Richard Ivey Foundation, the Canadian Climate Program, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Medical Research Council, the National Research Council, federal departments (including Agriculture Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada), non-government organizations, crown corporations, private industry and provincial governments. The CGCP Secretariat Staff Jeffrey Watson, Executive Director Claude Lefrançois, Program Coordinator Dave Henderson, Information Coordinator Karen Mortimer, Communications Coordinator Jim Bottomley, Program Assistant Yarrow McConnell, Program Assistant Denise Fortin, Secretary Annette Shaw, Cartoonist Canada & the State of the Planet Michael Keating, Project Director & Editor     The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers, and do not necessarily represent those of the CGCP. © The Royal Society of Canada, 1996 Aussi disponible en français.