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At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably.

Nineteen papers examine the importance of the region’s wetlands resources and the critical conservation issues faced.

The Workshop on Greek wetlands held in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1989, brought together 26 Greek and international experts and representatives of the EEC and Ramsar Convention, to review the problems facing Greek wetlands; to identify the priority problems; and recommend effective solutions.

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.

This Action Plan lists 39 endangered and Vulnerable species and 55 “Potentially Vulnerable” species; in all 94 marsupials and 2 monotreme species that need some form of conservation action.

This handbook is for educators intending to teach the values of tropical moist forests. The book is organized in five parts, each containing several sections. The goal is to help educating people about the true worth of tropical moist forests.

This stunningly attractive hardback book covering 360 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, combines a superb collection of over 400 colour photographs of cultural and natural World Heritage sites with essays contributed by world-renowned figures.