This list contains 26216 entry(ies).
Author(s):
- Rassi, Pertti
- Hyvärinen, Esko
- Juslén, Aino
- Mannerkoski, Ilpo
Organization(s):
- Finland, Ministry of the Environment
- Finnish Environment Institute, FI
Genetic improvement is an essential component of the management of animal genetic resources and can make important contributions to food security and rural development. Yet, the majority of developing countries have not been successful in sustaining breed development programmes.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
This book provides new data on these migratory birds, in a key geographical area for their conservation which provides refuge for the major part of their Palearctic populations.
Author(s):
- Viksne, Janis
- Svazas, Saulius
- Czajkowski, Alexandre-Michel
- Janaus, Mara
- Mischenko, Alexander
- Kozulin, Alexander
- Kuresoo, Andres
- Serebryakov, Valentin
Organization(s):
- Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental (OMPO), FR
- France, Ministère de l'Ecologie et du Développement Durable
- UNEP, Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
This study focuses on projected estimates of biodiversity change for the 21st century. Results were used for the third Global Biodiversity Outlook.
Organization(s):
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP-WCMC
- DIVERSITAS
This report summarises the experiences and lessons learnt from the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (2010 BIP), as well as providing details of 27 global indicators developed in support of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)'s 2010 Biodiversity Target.
Organization(s):
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The guide is aimed at Investment Promotion Agencies intended to provide practical advice in attracting foreign direct investment in the tourism sector.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
La nature est en souffrance. Notre économie est en déroute. Les limites du « toujours plus» sont atteintes. Repeindre sa façade en vert ne suffit plus.
Author(s):
- Haake, Julia
- Gueorguievsky, Basile
"An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people.
Author(s):
- Tidemann, Sonia
- Gosler, Andrew
This essential scientific response presents up-to-date information on 10,000 years of volcanic activity on Earth in a handy, accessible format.
Author(s):
- Siebert, Lee
- Simkin, Tom
- Kimberly, Paul
This book provides a concise and persuasive overview of the values of protected areas.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Stolton, Sue
The Living Planet Report relates the Living Planet Index – a measure of the health of the world's biodiversity – to the Ecological Footprint and the Water Footprint – measures of humanity's demands on the Earth's natural resources.
Organization(s):
- WWF International
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
- Global Footprint Network, US
Organization(s):
- Spain, Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente
- Asociación Nacional para la Defensa de los Animales (ANDA), ES
- Asociación Ibérico de Zoos y Acuarios (AIZA), ES
- Bastet Conservation, ES
- European Union
- Eurogroup for Animals, BE
- Fundación Biodiversidad, ES
Die Rote Liste Brutvögel wurde gemäss den Richtlinien der IUCN nach zehn Jahren von der Schweizerischen Vogelwarte Sempach revidiert. Sie ersetzt die 2001 erschienene Liste der gefährdeten Brutvogelarten der Schweiz (Keller et al.
Author(s):
- Gerber, Anatole
- Keller, Verena
- Schmid, Hans
- Volet, Bernard
- Zbinden, Niklaus
How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book Ken Thompson explains what we do and don t understand about biodiversity.
This publication describes specific steps any business can take to implement sound, practical, climate-related corporate policies. Based on Andrew J.
Organization(s):
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- University of Michigan, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterpries, US
This publication highlights the interconnectivity and linkages between coastal ecosystems (mangroves, coral reefs, seagrasses, estuaries, and lagoons) across environmental, economic, social, and management contexts.
Author(s):
- Silvestri, Silvia
- Kershaw, Francine
Die Biodiversität ist unsere Lebensgrundlage - ihr ökonomischer, ökologischer, sozialer und ästhetischer Wert kann nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden. Im Jahr 2003 beschlossen die Umweltminister Europas daher, den Verlust der Biodiversität bis ins Jahr 2010 zu stoppen.
Author(s):
- Gonseth, Yves
- Klaus, Gregor
- Lachat, Thibault
- Pauli, Daniela
- Scheidegger, Christoph
- Vittoz, Pascal
- Walter, Thomas
Organization(s):
- Ruth und Herbert Uhl-Forschungsstelle für Natur- und Umweltschutz, Bristol-Stiftung, CH
- Swiss Academy of Sciences, Forum biodiversité suisse, CH
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
UNDP's Environment and Energy Group is pleased to publish this Report which will be a cornerstone for future approaches and policy dialogue on the economics and management of ecosystem services.
Author(s):
- Bovarnick, Andrew
- Alpizar, Francisco
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- UNDP, Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean
No. 15: Sharing the fish '06: allocation issues in fisheries management : 27 February-2 March 2006, Fremantle, Western Australia (2010)
The third FAO Expert Advisory Panel for the Assessment of Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II of CITES Concerning Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held at FAO headquarters from 7 to 12 December 2009.
Organization(s):
- International Energy Initiative (IEI)
Part 1 of this final report outlines current global environmental problems and serves as an introduction to the entire report. Part 2 gives the results of the Conference discussions.
This paper will review the performance of existing routes in the Middle East and North Africa to glean lessons for proposed pipelines in Southwest Asia.
Organization(s):
- Brookings Institution, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, US
The proceedings of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3), issued as a three-CD boxed set, presents the outcomes and organization of the Conference. The CD set also contains some relevant background material and a brief follow-up
Organization(s):
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- UNEP
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- FAO
- International Council for Science (ICSU)
As a contribution to clarifying the contested claims, IIED, UNEP-WCMC and the African Wildlife Foundation organised a symposium in April 2010.
Author(s):
- Roe, Dilys
- Walpole, M. J. (Matt J.)
- Elliott, Joanna
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- African Wildlife Foundation, KE
- UNEP-WCMC
As a policy research organisation, the International Institute for Environment and Development has evolved key concepts, theories and ways of working in sustainable development since 1973. The big idea we explore here is banking on biodiversity.
Author(s):
- Roe, Dilys
- Sukhdev, Pavan
- Thomas, David
- Munroe, Robert
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- BirdLife International
Der derzeit prognostizierte Klimawandel wird für Natur und Landschaft ebenso wie für die Landnutzung tiefgreifende, wenn auch noch nicht in allen Details und Konsequenzen absehbare Folgen haben.
Author(s):
- Haaren, Christina von
- Saathoff, Wiebke
- Bodenschatz, Tina
- Lange, Martin
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Today, it is generally accepted that socioeconomic issues play a pivotal role in determining the success of efforts aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
Author(s):
- Garrelts, Heiko
- Flitner, Michael
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
O livro descreve 80 espécies nativas, com informações sobre sua distribuição geográfica, fenologia, uso da madeira, relações com a fauna, cultivo e condução e seu comportamento e aspecto na mata ciliar.
Author(s):
- Nogueira, José Carlos Bolliger
Organization(s):
- Brazil, Instituto Florestal
- Brazil, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente
- Brazil, Goberno do Estado de Sao Paulo
This report is a contribution to the UN's International Year of Biodiversity and is a complement to the UNEP-hosted Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) which is bringing visibility to the wealth of the world's natural capital.
Author(s):
- Corcoran, Emily
- Nellemann, C. (Christian)
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
This volume has been compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, which for half a century has been the UN organization responsible for fostering intergovernmental cooperation on global ocean science.
Author(s):
- Holland, Geoff
- Pugh, David
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
Since 2004 Germany established ten Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the German Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ, 12-200 nautical miles zone) of the North and Baltic Sea as a contribution to the European Natura 2000 network.
Author(s):
- Pusch, Christian
- Pedersen, Soren Anker
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), DK
Terrestrische und semi-terrestrische Lebensräume an den Küsten von Nord- und Ostsee stehen im besonderen Maße im Spannungsfeld verschiedenster Nutzungsansprüche. Bemühungen zum Erhalt naturnaher Biotope konkurrieren in diesem Bereich u.a.
Author(s):
- Ellwanger, Götz
- Finck, Peter
- Schröder, Eckhard
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Der Schutz und Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt ist eine gesamtgesellschaftliche Auf-gabe. Dem Ökologischen Landbau mit seinem hohen Naturschutzpotenzial kommt hierbei eine besondere Bedeutung zu.
Author(s):
- Stein-Bachinger, Karin
- Fuchs, Sarah
- Gottwald, Frank
- Helmecke, Angela
- Grimm, Johannes
- Zander, Peter
- Schuler, Johannes
- Bachinger, Johann
- Gottschall, Ralf
Organization(s):
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz
An abridged version of FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper no. 520, this document provides a "road map" for developing and implementing better management of sea cucumber fisheries.
Ils parcourent les forêts les plus éloignées, mesurent les arbres et analysent même la forêt à vol d'oiseau -- ce sont les équipes de l'Inventaire Forestier National (IFN). L'IFN informe sur l'état, le développement et les fonctions de la forêt Suisse.
Organization(s):
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
- Switzerland, Office fédéral de l'environnement, des forêts et du paysage (OFEFP)
- Switzerland, Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft (WSL)
Organization(s):
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNEP
The 2010 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is the first biennial report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction for Asia and the Pacific (UNISDR AP) office.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
This synopsis has been produced to highlight the core aspects of the first three volumes of Natural Capital of Mexico, which gives us an overview to identify priorities for future attention, new research areas and options for the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity in Mexico.
Author(s):
- Sarukhán, José
- Koleff, Patricia
- Carabias, Julia
- Soberón Mainero, Jorge
- Dirzo, Rodolfo
- Llorente-Bousquets, Jorge
- Halffter, Gonzalo
- González, Renée
- March, Ignacio
- Mohar, Alejandro
- Anta, Salvador
- Maza E., Javier de la (Maza Elvira)
This resource is a compilation of resources for communicating the work of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), which might be useful for outreach activities organizations might wish to undertake related to the findings of the MA, on the importance of ecosystem servicse and actions that can b
Organization(s):
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- UNEP
- World Bank
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNDP
The key message of this publication is that the occurrence of the global economic and financial crisis and the interrelated climate, food, and water crises offers a window of opportunity to embark on a path of more resilient and sustainable economic growth.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Written by a team of independent experts who are each covering the country or region from which they hail, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 analyses the trends and developments that have shaped scientific research, innovation and higher education over the past five years.
This report considers the status and trends of pan-European biodiversity in a range of ecosystems, and the implications of these trends for biodiversity management policy and practice.
Organization(s):
- European Environment Agency, DK
Organization(s):
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Cet ouvrage collectif est un support pour l'enseignement et fait le point sur les recherches actuelles à l'interface entre la biodiversité et les enjeux de santé publique et vétérinaire, en réussant des chercheurs aux compétences et origines très variées: écologie, biologie de la conser
Author(s):
- Gauthier-Clerc, Michel
- Thomas, Frédéric
Organization(s):
- Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejeria de Medio Ambiente
- Spain, Junta de Andalucia, Consejería de Medio Ambiente
- Spain, Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Medio Ambiente
- Spain, Programa Andaluz Para el Control de las Especies Exóticas Invasoras
- European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), EU
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