In the 1990s, the international community placed both biodiversity protection and trade liberalisation high on its agenda, resulting in the formation of global agreements and institutions, such as the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Author(s):
Downes, David R.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
This landmark publication builds on previous work between IUCN/WCPA and the European Commission and addresses the key protected area policy issues and needs of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries.
Author(s):
Howe, Sylvia
Synge, Hugh
Organization(s):
European Commission, Directorate-General for Development
The degree to which community involvement in forest management (CIFM) is recognised by governments and is integrated into state management goals varies widely.
Author(s):
Poffenberger, Mark
Organization(s):
Ford Foundation, US
IUCN
IUCN, Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
Although most antelope species still exist in large numbers in sub-Saharan Africa (some in hundreds of thousands), up to three-quarters of the species are in decline.
Author(s):
East, R. (Rod)
Estes, R. D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Antelope Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
WWF International
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
IUCN's 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
IUCNs 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
IUCN's 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
Conifers are one of the world's most important resources of timber. If managed wisely and used sustainably, these resources will provide wood for a multitude of purposes, virtually indefinitely.
Author(s):
Farjon, Aljos
Page, Christopher N.
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conifer Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Visitors to parks and protected areas impact at many levels: political, economic, social and ecological. To ensure effective park management for increasing visitor numbers, good quality global data on visitor use is necessary.
Author(s):
Eagles, Paul F. J.
Hornback, Kenneth E.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Canada, Parks Canada
Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism
The issue of tenure strikes at the heart of much of what "the nations of the world" hold most precious - their capacity to sustain themselves. This volume was compiled in 1998 to communicate the science and scholarship of tenure to policy makers and decision makers around the world.
Author(s):
Oglethorpe, James
Organization(s):
IUCN, Sustainable Use Initiative
University of Oslo, Centre for Development and the Environment, NO
This publication sets wetlands in their scientific, economic and legal context, before describing the main legal issues involved in implementing the Ramsar Convention.
Provides an assessment of the international forest regime, in reponse to calls from many quarters, including the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) and the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, as well as several NGOs.
The first part of this publication provides an overview of IUCN Nepal's environmental economics programme, its major objectives and activities, and reviews its future plans. The second part forms a source book of information on environmental economics in Nepal.
The eight species of bear live in more than 65 countries or autonomous regions in four continents, in a variety of habitats from tropical rainforests to arctic ice. Numerous human cultures around the world symbolically or physically try to incorporate the power of bears into their people.
Author(s):
Herrero, Stephen
Peyton, Bernard
Servheen, Christopher
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Bear Specialist Group
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Polar Bear Specialist Group
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, US
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy.
These guidelines were drafted by the Re-introduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, and approved by the 41st Meeting of IUCN Council in May 1995.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
The special significance and characteristics of mountains often require that major portions of them be afforded extra care or protection. Many have received legislative recognition by designation as parks or reserves of various kinds, and there are some 430 mountain protected areas worldwide.
Author(s):
Poore, Duncan
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
Fundación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, PE
This report draws on lessons learned from observations made at seven case study sites, all of which permit economic activities, especially recreation, that are not harmful to the biological values and natural functions of the area.
These guidelines were drafted by the Re-introduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, and approved by the 41st Meeting of IUCN Council in May 1995.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
These guidelines were drafted by the Re-introduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, and approved by the 41st Meeting of IUCN Council in May 1995.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
These guidelines were drafted by the Re-introduction Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, and approved by the 41st Meeting of IUCN Council in May 1995.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
