The Ecosystem Approach, defined as a strategy for the management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way, was adopted at the Second Conference of the Parties of the CBD as the primary framework for action under the Convention.
Author(s):
Smith, R. D. (Richard D.)
Maltby, Edward
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN, Ecosystem Management Programme
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
UNESCO
WWF International
Royal Holloway Institute for Environmental Research
As part of the preparations for the Vth World Parks Congress, a high-level team was assembled by IUCN to consider the long-term future of protected areas.
This primer was developed to increase the knowledge about biodiversity prospecting and its implications and was conceptualised after repeated requests from groups working in southern Africa on these difficult issues.
Author(s):
Laird, Sarah A.
Wynberg, Rachel
Organization(s):
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
IUCN South Africa
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
The 2003 version of the CITES Checklist not only provides an alphabetical list of the fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES as adopted by the Conference of the Parties, but includes as well a CD-ROM containing the Annotated Appendices which have an index to family names an
Organization(s):
UNEP-WCMC
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
European Union, Commission
United Kingdom, Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Wetlands in Africa are increasingly being recognised as ecosystems of extreme importance to man and biodiversity. However, the management of these wetlands has been impacted by alien invasive species that specialize on aquatic (and semi-aquatic) systems.
Author(s):
Howard, Geoffrey W.
Matindi, Susan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
By far the largest habitat for life on earth and the cradle of new species, habitats and undiscovered ecosystems, our oceans are being intensively exploited and heavily degraded.
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
Energy has recently emerged at the forefront of sustainable development. The United Nations Development Programmes World Energy Assessment (2000) linked energy and most of the ills of modern society in both developed and developing countries.
El libro bilingüe es una recopilación de frases que dieron la vuelta al mundo a propósito de la realización de la Cumbre de Johannesburgo, 2002; antes, durante y después de esta reunión global.
Colombias policy on its indigenous people includes recognizing their rights relating to political and administrative autonomy, land tenure, education and health.
This CD provides maps of land cover, population density and biodiversity for 154 basins and sub-basins around the world. It lists indicators and variables for each of these basins and, where appropriate, provides links and references to relevant information.
Author(s):
Revenga, Carmen
Nackoney, Janet
Hoshino, Eriko
Kura, Yumiko
Maidens, Jon
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Water Management Institute, LK
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI).
Author(s):
Ascencio, Alfonso
Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise
Kinderlerer, Julian
Kummer, Katharina
La Viña, Antonio
Mackenzie, Ruth
Tapper, Richard
Werksman, Jacob D.
Organization(s):
Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
Consistent evaluation and new recommendations for action are required of protective measures to address threats that were unrecognised or non-existent until recently. Global warming, noise pollution and reduced availability of prey are now of great concern.
Author(s):
Crespo, Enrique A.
Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe
Reeves, Randall R.
Smith, Brian D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
All indicators point to a worsening state of global fisheries. According to the latest figures of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 70% of fish stocks worldwide are fished at full capacity, overfished, or recovering.
This bilingual publication results from a four-day symposium aimed at capturing the general directions and analytical issues that characterize approaches to sustainable use in Africa.
Author(s):
Bihini Won wa Musiti
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use Specialist Group
The Muthurajawela Marsh is part of an integrated coastal wetland system of high biodiversity and ecological significance. Yet it is subject to intense and growing pressures from urban, residential, recreational and industrial development.
Climate change is here and will be with us for the long term. The challenge facing water professionals is how to make decisions in the face of this new uncertainty.
Wetlands in Africa are increasingly being recognised as ecosystems of extreme importance to man and biodiversity. However, the management of these wetlands has been impacted by alien invasive species that specialize on aquatic (and semi-aquatic) systems.
Author(s):
Howard, Geoffrey W.
Matindi, Susan
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
Centroamérica ha abrazado con fuerza el tema de las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental (EIA) y el Comité Técnico de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental de Centroamérica está liderando la armonización y modernización de los sistemas de EIA en la región.
Author(s):
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Nicaragua, Ministerio del Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
La Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (EAE) es un instrumento que ayuda a asegurar una evaluación apropiada en todas las decisiones estratégicas relevantes de los países y en Centroamérica puede constituirse en un mecanismo útil para el alivio de la pobreza.
Author(s):
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
La incorporación del enfoque de equidad de género es fundamental en la comprensión integral del ambiente. El gran reto es lograr de la EIA mejore la calidad de vida de las poblaciones y éstas puedan participar activamente en todas las gestiones necesarias para su desarrollo.
Author(s):
Acuña Sossa, Kathia
Rodríguez, Guiselle
Siles Calvo, Jackeline
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Organization(s):
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
The critically endangered Blue Iguana is globally unique to Grand Cayman. Urgent wide ranging conservation measures are vital if this Caymanian flagship animal is to be saved from extinction.
Author(s):
Burton, Frederic J.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
