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Biodiversity plays an important role in the day-to-day life of a hotel. From the food in the restaurant and wood in furniture and fittings, to the amenities in the spa, the products of biodiversity are everywhere inside hotels.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Accor
- International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA)
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
This Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) report is dedicated to the increasingly popular topic of 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' (REDD).
Author(s):
- Peskett, Leo
- Huberman, David
- Bowen-Jones, Evan
- Edwards, Guy
- Brown, Jessica
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Kingdom, Overseas Development Institute
- UNDP
- Sweden, SIDA
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable et de ll'Aménagement du territoire
- Nature Conservancy, US
- UNEP-WCMC
- United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
This is the second volume in the new series on the Value of Protected Landscapes and Seascapes. Each volume in the series will explore the different values that this category provides through a set of case studies preceded by a synthesis section discussing the lessons to be learnt.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Spain, Caixa Catalunya
Extensively illustrated with maps, color photographs, and graphics, this state-of-the-art reference offers a comprehensive and authoritative status report on the world's 100,000 parks, nature reserves, and other land and marine areas currently designated as protected areas.
Author(s):
- Chape, Stuart
- Jenkins, Martin
- Marton-Lefèvre, Julia
- Spalding, Mark
- Steiner, Achim
The CORDIO programme, which started in 1999 as a pragmatic response to the impacts of global warming on coral reefs, has over the years improved our knowledge and management of coral reefs.
Organization(s):
- Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)
- Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)
- IUCN
- Sweden, SIDA
Governance for sustainability is defined as the set of written and unwritten rules that link ecological citizenship with institutions and norms of governance. It is a complex topic because it addresses the three issues of globalization, democracy and sustainability.
Author(s):
- Bosselmann, Klaus
- Engel, Ron
- Taylor, Prue
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
Organization(s):
- Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la nature et l'homme, FR
- IUCN
- Réseau Action Climat France (RAC-F), FR
- Enda Tiers Monde, SN
Organization(s):
- Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la nature et l'homme, FR
- IUCN
- Réseau Action Climat France (RAC-F), FR
- Enda Tiers Monde, SN
The environmental movement has made huge progress over the last decades. Among others, it has raised awareness of challenges facing humanity, helped develop a critical mass of policies, and worked towards the implementation of many of these policies in collaboration with other stakeholders.
Author(s):
- Adams, W. M. (William Mark)
- Jeanrenaud, Sally
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Future of Sustainability Initiative
Author(s):
- Allen, David
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Hamiss, Hamoud
- Hepelwa, Aloyce
- Kasthala, Gita
- Kwayu, Emmanuel
- McIvor, Anna
- Springate-Baginski, Oliver
Organization(s):
- Darwin Initiative, UK
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Tanzania
IUCNs Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) project aims to promote the adoption of improved forest governance arrangements in Viet Nam and five other tropical forest countries in Asia, Africa and South America.
Author(s):
- Nguyen, Quang Tan
- Nguyen, Van Chinh
- Vu Thu Hanh
A partir del análisis de diversas experiencias locales en el manejo de agua y biodiversidad, este manual busca mostrar una propuesta integral para ampliar las capacidades de quienes se relacionan con la gestión de los recursos hídricos, en los distintos niveles.
Author(s):
- Silva, Cynthia
- Troya, Verónica
- Inchausty, Víctor Hugo
- Pazmiño, Aracely
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Spain, Catalunyan Agency for Cooperation and Development (ACCD)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Species Conservation Planning Task Force
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Species Conservation Planning Task Force
All people, regardless of where they live, depend upon the existence of healthy marine ecosystems. While the role that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can play in promoting the health of the oceans and seas has been widely acknowledged, progress on building a network of MPAs has been slow to date.
Author(s):
- Laffoley, D.
- White, Alan T.
- Kilarski, Stacey
- Gleason, Mary
- Smith, Scott
- Llewellyn, Ghislaine
- Day, Jon
- Hillary, Annie
- Pee, Daphine
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Natural England, UK
- United States, NOAA
- Nature Conservancy, US
- WWF International
- Australia, [Government]
This Plan of Action has been developed by WCPA/Marine and partners around the world as a result of an extensive consultation process.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
Compilation of the publications of the IUCN Environmental Law Programme between 2000 and 2008.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
This special issue Global Re-introduction Perspectives provides 62 case-studies covering invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and plants.
Organization(s):
- Denver Zoological Foundation, US
- Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
This book (in English, French and Spanish) provides an overview of the history of IUCN in the Mediterranean region, related mainly to the creation of the Cooperation Centre in Málaga in 2001. It also highlights the major projects of the centre and the work for the future.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
An enclosed sea such as the Mediterranean is particularly susceptible to ship-associated impacts due to the high volume of shipping routes, long history of use, shallow sensitive habitats and sensitive deep-sea ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Oral, Nilüfer
- Simard, François
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)
An enclosed sea such as the Mediterranean is particularly susceptible to ship-associated impacts due to the high volume of shipping routes, long history of use, shallow sensitive habitats and sensitive deep-sea ecosystems.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
This book, in English, French and Spanish, provides an overview of the Mediterranean forest conservation and management challenges posed by climate change.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- WWF International
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
This book includes a set of strategic guidelines and key conservation and development issues for the Mediterranean mountains, grouped into eight priority themes, as a starting point towards the elaboration of action plans for the Mediterranean mountain chains.The book contents are based on the ou
Author(s):
- Regato, Pedro
- Salman, Rami
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
The main aim of this report is to assess progress towards a network of ecologically representative and effectively managed MPAs that meets international obligations for conservation of the Mediterranean Sea.
Author(s):
- Abdulla, Ameer
- Gomei, Marina
- Maison, Elodie
- Piante, Catherine
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- MEDPAN
- WWF International
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
Author(s):
- Badman, Tim
- Bomhard, Bastian
- Fincke, Annelie
- Langley, Josephine
- Rosabal, Pedro
- Sheppard, David
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
Author(s):
- Badman, Tim
- Bomhard, Bastian
- Fincke, Annelie
- Langley, Josephine
- Rosabal, Pedro
- Sheppard, David
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
L'évaluation de la Guinée a révélé que le pays recèle un patrimoine unique en terme de biodiversité en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Western Africa
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Xie Yan
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Asia
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Xie Yan
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Asia
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Xie Yan
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Asia
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Xie Yan
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Regional Protected Areas Programme, Asia
The Framework for management effectiveness developed by the IUCN World Commission for Protected Areas was published in the first version of this Best Practice Guideline. It is further explained and interpreted, although not substantially altered, in this version.
Author(s):
- Hockings, Marc
- Stolton, Sue
- Leverington, Fiona
- Dudley, Nigel
- Courrau, José
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- James Cook University, AU
- Rainforest CRC, AU
- France, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes
This book looks at the rationale for addressing the links between conservation and poverty reduction, arguing that such a focus is both ethically essential and a source of opportunities.
Author(s):
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- Farvar, M. Taghi
- Fisher, R. J.
- Friend, Richard
- Ingles, A. W.
- Jackson, W. J.
- Jeanrenaud, Sally
- Laurie, Michelle
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Mehrotra, Rati
- Oviedo, Gonzalo
Author(s):
- Buckle, Elise
- Kidd, John
- Lagüe, Mario
- Pirot, Jean-Yves
- Thomson, Brian
Author(s):
- Buckle, Elise
- Kidd, John
- Lagüe, Mario
- Pirot, Jean-Yves
- Thomson, Brian
IUCN's 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
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Howard, Geoffrey W.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), ZA
- CAB International
The environmental movement has made huge progress over the last decades. Among others, it has raised awareness of challenges facing humanity, helped develop a critical mass of policies, and worked towards the implementation of many of these policies in collaboration with other stakeholders.
Author(s):
- Adams, W. M. (William Mark)
- Jeanrenaud, Sally
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Future of Sustainability Initiative
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
IUCN's 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
IUCN's 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
Author(s):
- Buckle, Elise
- Kidd, John
- Lagüe, Mario
- Pirot, Jean-Yves
- Thomson, Brian
This book is a product of the Marine Conservation Sub-Committee, an advisory body on marine species issues within IUCN. The book features twelve stories of different ocean animals that highlight the latest issues in marine conservation.
Author(s):
- Campagna, Claudio
- Griffin, Julie
- Hurd, Andrew
- Pilcher, Nicolas
- Sadovy de Mitcheson, Yvonne
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Marine Conservation Sub-Committee
The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Author(s):
- Chivian, Eric
- Bernstein, Aaron
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Harvard Medical School, Center for Health and the Global Environment, US
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- UNDP
- UNEP
Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in shallow oceanic and estuarine waters around the world. Although there are only about 60 species of seagrasses worldwide, these plants play an important role in many shallow, near-shore, marine ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Björk, Mats
- Short, Frederick T.
- McLeod, Elizabeth
- Beer, Sven
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- Nature Conservancy, US
- University of Stockholm, SE
- University of New Hampshire, US
- SeagrassNet
- Tel Aviv University, IL
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
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