This is a new editon of the classic textbook on marine protected area (MPA) management in the tropics, originally produced as an output of the Bali World Parks Congress in 1982. Approaches to planning and managing MPAs have evolved considerably.
This novel publication includes summaries of the main issues arising from an internet discussion on the changing perspectives on environmental education in the light of the global initiative on sustainable development.
Author(s):
Kempen, Peter Paul van
Wals, Arjen E. J.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Grouse have long attracted and fascinated people. Their display behaviour, and their traditional communal mating grounds or "leks", have inspired poetry and folklore as well as scientific theories on sexual selection and mating systems.
Author(s):
Storch, Ilse
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
WPA/BirdLife/SSC Grouse Specialist Group
World Pheasant Association, UK
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
WWF International
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Documents nationally threatened fauna and flora of Sri Lanka. The lists were prepared using new national criteria. According to the lists, a total of 560 species of fauna and 690 species of plants are found to be highly threatened or threatened.
Author(s):
Dela, Jinie
Organization(s):
IUCN Sri Lanka
IUCN, Asia Regional Biodiversity Programme
WWF International
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
Cooperation at the scale of entire mountain ranges, whether through formal agreements or regional institutions, is widely acknowledged to be desirable. The Caucasus, generally better known for conflict than cooperation, is a major centre of biological, landscape, and cultural diversity.
The attention given to landscape in environmental law is new and the subject raises a series of interesting problems, which were highlighted at a Colloquium. Its central theme was the draft European Landscape Convention prepared by the Council of Europe, the first of its kind.
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)
IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Société française pour le droit de l'environnement, FR
This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival.
Author(s):
Reeves, Randall R.
Smith, Brian D.
Kasuya, Toshio
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
WWF International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
One threat to parrot arises from their attractiveness as "talking" companions to humans, leading to a high demand for trade that involves hundreds of thousands of birds annually on a global basis, and gives parrots a high monetary value.
Author(s):
Snyder, Noel
McGowan, Philip J. K.
Gilardi, James
Grajal, Alejandro
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
WWF International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The family Cracidae is made up of 50 species of guans, curassows and chachalacas - large gregarious game birds, many of which have striking colours. They are important as seed dispersers, biological indicators of the environment, a major protein source for indigenous people, and for ecotourism.
Author(s):
Brooks, Daniel M.
González-Garcá, Fernando
Pereira, Sergio Luiz
Strahl, Stuart D.
Organization(s):
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cracid Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Les plaines d'inondation des grands fleuves de la zone sahélienne d'Afrique de l'Ouest sont des écosystèmes humides dotés d'une productivité exceptionnelle comparée à celle des habitats arides et semi-arides environnants.
Author(s):
Ki-Zerbo, Joseph
Organization(s):
Groupe d'experts des plaines d'inondation sahéliennes
An overview of the relationship between trade liberalisation under the WTO and the requirements of sustainable fisheries management. This document provides a helpful reference for use in trade and environment issues.
This compilation contains all key documents produced during the development of the Vision for Water and Nature, the environment and ecosystems componant of the Vision for Water, Life and the Environment for the 21st Century, generally known as the World Water Vision.
A new millenium is a fine opportunity to reflect on humanity's relationship with the rest of life on Earth - its biodiversity. Are natural ecosystems and species essential to our own success? And are we destroying them? The answers lie within this unique volume.
Plant genetic resources are crucial for world agriculture, food security and the global economy. They are vital for the pharmaceutical industry and are important assests for developing countries rich in biodiversity.
Author(s):
Dutfield, Graham
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
Los objetivos de este taller, que llevó a cabo en Cuidad Guatemala del 5 al 8 julio de 1999, fueron los siguentes: 1, intercambiar lecciones aprendidas en los diversos enfoques de conservación y manejo de humedales y zonas costeras en los proyectos ejecutados en América Central; 2, establecer pri
Author(s):
Villela, Lisa
Organization(s):
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
