AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsThe Scientific Evidence: Data for the figure were taken from Environmental Data Report (1990), United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.
The Need for Precautionary Action: Data for the figure were taken from Wigley, T. M. L., and Raper, S. C. B. (1992) Implications of revised IPCC emissions scenarios, Nature, 357, 293-300.
Recent Changes in Climate and Sea Level: Data for the figure were drawn from the temperature data bank held in the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia.
Future Changes in Climate and Sea Level: Data for the figures were based on unpublished research by the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia. For details of the approach, see Kelly, M., and Hulme, M. (1993) Climate Scenarios for the Indian Subcontinent and Himachal Pradesh Region, University of East Anglia, Norwich/International Institute for Environment and Development, London.
Biodiversity: The figure is adapted from Collins, N. M, Sayer, J. A., and Whitmore, T. C. (eds.) (1991) The Conservation Atlas of the Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific, MacMillan, London.
Other sources are listed at the relevant point in the briefing document.
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