This report outlines the advances made by IUCN's Global Business and Biodiversity Programme in working with business to further global conservation goals — from helping develop Holcims Biodiversity Management System to bringing the business voice to CBD negotiations.
Plusieurs technologies sont actuellement utilisées en milieu rural du Burkina Faso, dont certaines peuvent être qualifiées de bonnes pratiques dadaptation au changement climatique.
Author(s):
Nianogo, Aimé J.
Savadogo, Moumini
Seynou, Oumarou
Somda, Jacques
Zabré, Sylvain
Organization(s):
Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
Lobjectif global du forum était de favoriser la prise de conscience sur létat et limportance de la biodiversité et des forêts et un partage dexpériences de capitalisation des données, de conservation et de valorisation de la diversité biologique (animale, végétale), in situ et /ou ex situ au
Organization(s):
IUCN Burkina Faso
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
Sweden, SIDA
UNDP
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Burkina Faso, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie/DGCN
This publication aims to further raise awareness about the value of transboundary conservation, highlighting the many benefits transboundary cooperation generates, while not neglecting the challenges and problems parties encounter when they engage in transboundary initiatives.
Author(s):
Vasilijevic, Maja
Pezold, Tomasz
Organization(s):
IUCN
European Green Belt Initiative
Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Transboundary Conservation
This publication provides an in-depth review of the status of implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and of specific strategies and plans as part of CBD-determined National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) at national levels.
Author(s):
Benzaken, D. (Dominique)
Renard, Yves
Organization(s):
IUCN, European Programme
IUCN, European Union Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories Programme
Community Environmental Action Planning (CEAP) is a stripped-down and simple participatory approach that has been used successfully over several years, and in a variety of forms, to introduce a greater degree of participation into environmental planning.
This paper outlines the progress of the East Asian region towards the goals adopted in the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA) and in the implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Protected Areas of East Asia (RAP); findings of which aros
This documentary film is a medium of information and awareness for various stakeholders (policy makers, civil society, populations, technical and financial partners) about the many challenges and opportunities related to large dams in West Africa.
Organization(s):
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
Ce film documentaire est un support de sensibilisation et d'information des différents acteurs (décideurs, société civile, populations, partenaires techniques et financiers) sur les multiples enjeux et perspectives liés aux grands barrages en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Organization(s):
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
Des zones importantes pour la conservation des oiseaux ainsi que des zones importantes pour les plantes ont déjà été identifiées dans plus de 170 pays.
This book presents the results of an international research project, which was designed explicitly to examine application of the forest landscape restoration (FLR) approach to dryland forest ecosystems in Latin America.
The purpose of these guidelines is to update and expand the original guidelines on protected areas legislation published in 1980 and to reflect new developments and emerging issues.
Ce rapport présente une évaluation préliminaire des Zones importantes pour les plantes en Méditerranée méridionale et orientale, plus lAlbanie. Dix recommandations ont été formulées, qui contribueront à orienter les actions de conservation de la flore sauvage en Méditerranée.
This report describes a rapid assessment of Important Plant Areas in the south and east Mediterranean; a project designed to provide the wild plant perspective for the regional investment strategy of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
An independent scientific review panel was formed under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) to review the results of research on belugas (Delphinapterus leucas), or white whales, in the SakhalinAmur region of eastern Russia
Author(s):
Reeves, Randall R.
Brownell, Robert L.
Burkanov, V. N.
Kingsley, Michael
Lowry, Lloyd F.
Taylor, Barbara L.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia that was undertaken between 2008 and 2010.
Ecosystem valuation is a complex topic with extensive jargon and rapidly evolving techniques. Although a multitude of related guidelines already exist, none cater directly for the needs of business.
Organization(s):
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
<p>This report includes an inventory of data and information on the Iraqi marshland ecosystem; technical guidance on the assessment framework and tools for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation with regard to the requirements for World Heritage nomination; and guidance on the d
This report builds on these and other efforts to bring to light the important carbon sequestration potential of coastal wetlands, and the significant and largely unaccounted for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the disturbance, drainage, and conversion of these natural coastal carbon
Un plan de gestion est un document qui établit l'approche de la gestion et ses objectifs et qui comprend aussi un cadre pour prendre des décisions, à appliquer dans l'aire protégée pendant une période donnée.
Author(s):
Middleton, Julie
Thomas, Lee
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
Although Bonaires coral reefs remain among the healthiest and most resilient in the Caribbean, this IUCN report based on the IUCN Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs highlights some of the threats that exist to Bonaires coral reefs, and which could have serious implications for resilience to f
Author(s):
Grimsditch, Gabriel D.
Arnold, Suzanne
Bey, Henry de
Brown, Jeanne B.
Engel, Sabine
Leon, Ramon de
Vermeij, Mark
Organization(s):
IUCN, Global Marine Programme
UNEP
Nature Conservancy, US
Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI)
Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA Bonaire)
One of the main reasons cited for inadequate representation of biodiversity in the development processes is a lack of readily available information on inland water taxa.
Author(s):
Allen, D. J.
Brooks, E. G. E.
Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
European Union
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
Qualified, competent and committed staff are central to the success of protected areas. Training of protected area (PA) staff is more and more recognized as a vital component of efficient protected area management.
This report reviews the conservation status of all native marine fishes occurring in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the assessments for 513 species and 6 subspecies using the IUCNs Red List methodology.
In this report, highlights of CEC activities in 2010 are presented. The Commission engaged in initiatives supporting the IUCN One Programme, with an emphasis on communicating biodiversity.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The purpose of this study is to advise State Parties to the World Heritage Committee on nonpolar deserts as potential World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value with a focus on geomorphological aspects.
As part of a comprehensive strategy to highlight and help prioritize urgently needed conservation action for the most critically endangered turtles and tortoises in the world, the Turtle Conservation Coalition have highlighted the Top 25 most endangered species every four years since 2003.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
O Caderno dos Conhecimentos, preparado no quadro do Programa Regional de Educação Ambiental do PRCM, descreve o ambiente costeiro e marinho dos países implicados (Mauritânia, Cabo Verde, Senegal, Gâmbia, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné-Conacri, Serra Leoa).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
This knowledge handbook, produced in the framework of the Regional Environmental Education Programme of PRCM, describes the coastal and marine environment of the countries involved in this programme (Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
Ce cahier des connaissances, réalisé dans le cadre du Programme régional déducation environnementale du PRCM, décrit lenvironnement côtier et marin des pays couverts par le programme (Mauritanie, Cap Vert, Sénégal, Gambie, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée, Sierra Leone).
Organization(s):
IUCN
Programme régional de conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l'Ouest (PRCM)
