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This report synthesizes insights and lessons from decades of experience in community wildlife management (CWM), supplementing this with insights from more recent work focused on community-level responses to tackling the current illegal trade in wildlife (ITW) “crisis”.
Author(s):
- Cooney, Rosie
- Roe, Dilys
- Dublin, Holly T.
- Booker, Francesca
This book addresses both risk management at a startup, beginning at the mission statement, and for existing nonprofits that may be at risk due to inappropriate policies, or lack thereof, proper procedures and risk abatement planning.
Author(s):
- Feiler, Jesse
- Nayowith, Gail B.
This report provides, for the first time, a comprehensive global-scale assessment of the benefits, risks, and trade-offs of energy efficiency technologies and their combined effects when deployed alongside low-carbon electricity supply technologies.
Organization(s):
- UNEP, International Resource Panel
The main purpose of this wildlife crime assessment is to provide information on the current trends and drivers of wildlife crime in Ethiopia, get insights into existing local criminal networks, evaluate how the country serves as a transit route for the contraband and, assess the strengths and wea
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
A 30-page manual detailing the different diseases of mud crab and the corresponding prevention/control measures.
Author(s):
- Tendencia, Eleonor A.
- Cabilitasan, Ma. Venuz C.
- Quinitio, Emilia T.
Organization(s):
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department
- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, PH
Author(s):
- Quinitio, Emilia T.
- Parado-Estepa, Fe Dolores
- Coloso, Relicardo M.
Organization(s):
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department
- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources
- University of the Philippines Visayas
This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas.
Author(s):
- Kabisch, Nadja
- Korn, Horst
- Stadler, Jutta
- Bonn, Aletta
Organization(s):
- Italy, Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo
This innovative book identifies the key issues that block progress in sustainable development and proposes transdisciplinary solutions.
This refreshingly clear guide provides environmental scientists and conservation professionals with an effective writing process that can be applied in a range of financial, political, or organizational contexts.
Intense exploitation of our oceans and seas is degrading marine biodiversity and ecosystems at an alarming rate.
Organization(s):
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Only one of the nine African savanna hornbill species, the Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri: hereafter SGH) is listed as being of conservation concern.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)
Back from the Brink celebrates the remarkable resolve of innumerable people and institutions to save the ever-rising numbers of threatened species.
Author(s):
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Sechrest, Wes
Organization(s):
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- Global Wildlife Conservation
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
- American Bird Conservancy
- Oceanic Society
- Sea Legacy
- Turtle Conservancy
- Turtle Survival Alliance
This conservation strategy provides a summary of available information for the three species of angel shark in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Organization(s):
- The Shark Trust, UK
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), ES
- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, DE
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Indonesia is home to one species of pangolin, the Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica, which can be found from Sumatra, Java and adjacent islands to Kalimantan. While little is known about the population of pangolins in Indonesia, it is likely that current trade and hunting levels are unsustainable.
Author(s):
- Gomez, Lalita
- Leupen, Boyd T.C.
- Krishnasamy, Kanitha
- Heinrich, Sarah
Pangolins are currently the most heavily trafficked wild mammals in the world. In this report, the illegal pangolin trade from 2010–2015 was investigated, focusing on the global trade routes used to traffic pangolins and their derivatives.
Author(s):
- Heinrich, Sarah
- Wittmann, Talia
- Ross, Joshua V.
- Shepherd, Chris R.
- Challender, Daniel W.S.
- Cassey, Phillip
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
- IUCN
- United States, USAID
- University of Adelaide, AU
Organization(s):
- Poland, Bialowieski Park Narodowy
Author(s):
- Laffoley, D.
- Baxter, J. M.
- Turley, Carol
- Lagos, Nelson A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
In recent years, the governments of the Sahel have committed to combat poverty and food insecurity through a significant increase in the development of irrigable areas. From 2013 onwards, GWI has carried out retrospective studies on three existing dam and rice field sites: Sélingué in Mali, Bagré
Author(s):
- Bazin, Frédéric
- Hathie, Ibrahima
- Skinner, Jamie
- Koundouno, Jérôme
Organization(s):
- Global Water Initiative (GWI)
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN Burkina Faso
Author(s):
- Barnard, Francois
- Davies, Giles
- McLuckie, Matthew
- Victurine, Raymond F.
Organization(s):
- Conservation Capital
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Volume 7 of the Handbook of Mammals of the World (HMW) covers 9 families of Rodents.
Author(s):
- Wilson, Don E.
- Lacher, Thomas E.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Conservation International
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Bellinger River Snapping Turtle (BRST) (Myuchelys georgesi) is a freshwater turtle endemic to a 60 km stretch of the Bellinger River, and possibly a portion of the nearby Kalang River in coastal north eastern New South Wales (NSW). In mid-February, 2015 a significant mortality event was obser
Author(s):
- Jakob-Hoff, Richard M.
- Lees, C.M.
- McGilvray, G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Organization(s):
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- ICOMOS
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
- Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), DE
The Arctic is an increasingly important region faced with major challenges caused not only by the effects of climate change, but also by a growing interest in its living and non-living resources, its attraction as a new destination for tourism, and as a route for navigation.
Anna's Forest focuses on the need to protect life on land (SDG #15). After Anna’s father finds out that he is facing some serious health concerns, enhanced by the pollution in the city, she and her family temporarily move to the countryside.
Organization(s):
- Tinta Vital
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- UNICEF
The Guidelines aim to be equally relevant for any taxon on Earth. Recent experience has shown that no two planning situations are the same.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Species Conservation Planning Sub-Committee
The Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot is known to be one of the most biologically rich and complex regions on Earth.
Author(s):
- Máiz-Tomé, Laura
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Numa, C.
- Barrios, V.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Vultures are a characteristic, distinctive and spectacular component of the biodiversity of the environments they inhabit. They also provide critically important ecosystem services by cleaning up carcasses and other organic waste in the environment.
Organization(s):
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Secretariat
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Vulture Specialist Group
- BirdLife International
- Vulture Conservation Foundation
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
The Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket, Zeuneriana marmorata, is a rare bush-cricket species, which is found in a few wetlands in north-eastern Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and Slovenia. For several decades, Z.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Gomboc, Stanislav
- Veenvliet, Paul
- Lipovšek, Gregor
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Grasshopper Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invertebrates Conservation Sub-Committee
- L'Associazione Studi Ornitologici e Ricerche Ecologiche del Friuli Venezia Giulia
The Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket, Zeuneriana marmorata, is a rare bush-cricket species, which is found in a few wetlands in north-eastern Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and Slovenia. For several decades, Z.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Tami, Francesca
- Fanin, Yannick
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Grasshopper Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invertebrates Conservation Sub-Committee
- L'Associazione Studi Ornitologici e Ricerche Ecologiche del Friuli Venezia Giulia
The Bonn Challenge, launched in September 2011 and extended by the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests, is an enormous opportunity to improve environmental and social outcomes globally, nationally and sub-nationally.
Author(s):
- Dave, R.
- Saint-Laurent, C.
- Moraes, M.
- Simonit, S.
- Raes, Leander
- Karangwa, C.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Here we report on the ninth iteration of the biennial listing of a consensus of the 25 primate species considered to be among the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of conservation measures.
Author(s):
- Schwitzer, Christoph
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Rylands, Anthony B.
- Chiozza, Federica
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
- Macfie, Elizabeth J.
- Wallis, Janette
- Cotton, Alison
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
- International Primatological Society
- Conservation International
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
Charcoal is widely used for cooking and heating in developing countries.
This Youth Voices Curriculum Sourcebook, developed as part of the IUCN World Conservation Congress Hawai'i 2016 to reach younger generations, aims to infuse nature into teaching and learning endeavors, to help (re)connect children and youth with nature, and to inspire their passion and action for
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- East-West Center, US
- UNEP
In 2015, the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) formed a citizen working group to develop an action guide to connect Canadians with Nature. One year later, The Nature Playbook was launched to great acclaim.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- Canadian Parks Council (CPC)
CONTENTS:
Unit A2 1: Physical Processes, Landforms and Management
Author(s):
- Thom, Martin
- Armstrong, Eileen
The objective of the Our Common Dignity initiative has been to contribute towards building awareness of rights issues in World Heritage and heritage management, to promote ‘good practice’ approaches to rights and their enabling conditions, and to develop and recommend relevant tools and guideline
Author(s):
- Sinding-Larsen, Amund
- Larsen, Peter Bille
Organization(s):
- ICOMOS Australia
- ICOMOS South Africa
- ICOMOS India
- ICOMOS Norway
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Washington DC Office
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are areas contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. KBAs need to be managed to ensure environmental flows are sufficient to support these fragile freshwater ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Tognelli, Marcelo F.
- Máiz-Tomé, Laura
- Kraus, Dan
- Lepitzki, Dwayne
- Mackie, Gerry
- Morris, Todd
- Carney, Joseph
- Alfonso, Noel
- Tonn, Bill
- Cox, Neil
- Smith, Kevin G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- Conservation International
Natural World Heritage sites are internationally recognised as having the highest global nature conservation priority.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of national legal instruments in all European Union Member States related to protection of the marine environment from plastic pollution, and to support upcoming European policy efforts such as the EU Strategy on Plastics, but also other future effo
Author(s):
- Arroyo Schnell, A.
- Gómez Girón, E.
- Klein, N.
- Sousa, J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Author(s):
- Alexander, Sasha
- Dudley, Nigel
Organization(s):
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
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