Seven recognized gibbon taxa are distributed across Kalimantan, Java, Sumatra and the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, all of which were recently reassessed as Endangered using IUCN Red List criteria.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)
IUCN hosted an electronic discussion forum for its Members, Commissions, Staff and the public at large between August and September 2006.2 The e-discussion forum is one element of the IUCNFuture of SustainabilityInitiative.
The Critically Endangered Fijian Crested Iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis, is unique to Fiji and survives today on only a few islands in western Fiji. This document is a detailed five-year plan for conservation action considered essential to reverse the species' population decline and ensure the lo
Author(s):
Harlow, Peter S.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
La Trousse à outils contient douze outils pratiques ; chacun d’eux est conçu pour aider ceux qui sont responsables de la conservation des sites du patrimoine mondial à rassembler tous les éléments d’un cadre de gestion exhaustif, en ce compris l’élaboration de stratégies de suivi ciblées
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Secretariat
The Toolkit contains twelve practical tools, each designed to help those responsible for World Heritage site conservation piece together the elements of a comprehensive management framework, including the construction of targeted monitoring strategies.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Secretariat
IUCNs Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many
Organization(s):
IUCN
Biodiversity Foundation
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
This Facilitator Manual has been written to support a 2.5 - 3 day workshop that has as one of its goals helping a team or group of people to understand better the parts of the system in which they work in order to make thoughtful recommendations for strategic intervention points - points at which
This document reports on progress made during the first year of the project (January 1--December 31 2007). A financial report covering the same period has been prepared and submitted along with this document.
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
This report presents the proceedings of the workshop, held in Hanoi and attended by participants representing GEF International Waters projects and partner institutions from governments and NGOs.
La Déclaration sur les forêts et le changement climatique, adoptée sur la base dun consensus par le Dialogue sur les forêts, a donné lieu à quatre dialogues internationaux multipartenaires auxquels ont participé plus de 250 responsables de la forêt venus du monde entier, qui ont formulé des reco
Declaración sobre los bosques y el cambio climático, elaborada por The Forests Dialogue a partir de los consensos logrados en cuatro diálogos internacionales con múltiples partes interesadas en los que participaron más de 250 líderes de todo el mundo.
This document represents The Forests Dialogue's consensus-based Statement on Forests and Climate Change produced after 4 international multi-stakeholder dialoges involving more than 250 leaders from around the world.
The purpose of this guide is to help owners and managers of small and large hotels, located in all areas, from cities to mountain to coastal areas, to conserve nature. In particular, it is designed to guide the sustainable use of biological resources in the day-to-day operations of hotels.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Accor
Fondo para Iniciativas de Desarrollo Educativo de El Salvador (FIDES), SV
Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS), SV
Grupo Agrisal, SV
International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA)
IUCNs Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many
Organization(s):
IUCN
Biodiversity Foundation
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
The Categories Summit which is reported in these proceedings was a major contribution to the revision of the IUCN protected area management categories.
World Heritage properties are some of the most unique places on our planet because of the range of outstanding and unique natural or cultural features and values that they contain. Like anything precious these places need to be protected and cared for responsibly.
This Resource Manual represents IUCNs advice to States Parties which are considering nominating a natural or mixed property for World Heritage status.
IUCNs Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many
Organization(s):
IUCN
Biodiversity Foundation
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
IUCNs Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many
Organization(s):
IUCN
Biodiversity Foundation
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
This report documents the modelled scenarios of local climate variability due to global climatic change, using the projected climate changes to modify the no change, 76-year long, monthly sub-catchment rainfall sequences, and average monthly evaporation values that serve as input to the hydrolo
This report describe the relationships between the timing and magnitude of freshwater flows in the Pangani system and the biology and life history characteristics of its key fish and invertebrate species.
This report provides information to enhance understanding of water-related ecological and economic systems of the Pangani Basin based on work which was already completed then with a view to identifying gaps and development of Terms of Reference for specialist studies to address the gaps.
This report documents information on surface water inflows and groundwater recharge in maintaining water levels in Lake Jipe and the Kirua swamps and water levels (or depth) and inundated areas in Lake Jipe, Nyumba ya Mungu and Kirua Swamp associated with different antecedent river flows and seas
This report addresses study area delineation and site selection for the Pangani Environmental Flow Assessment work. The task was accomplished by first separately delineating relatively homogeneous zones and sub-zones along the river and estuary, and for socio-economic activities in the basin.
