This list contains 26201 entry(ies).
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Sarhad Programme Office
- Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, Planning, Environment and Development Dept.
In the late 1980s there were two campaigns to save African elephants. One banned international trade in ivory. The other established common property rights to elephants for local communities. Has either campaign saved the elephants?
Author(s):
- Hertzler, Greg
- Gomera, Maxwell
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Southern Africa
Author(s):
- Scherr, Sara J.
- White, Andy
- Kaimowitz, David
Organization(s):
- Forest Trends, US
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), ID
- IUCN
Author(s):
- Shepherd, Chris R.
- Magnus, Nolan
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
- IUCN
- United States, NOAA
Mountains are special places. For many they are sacred; to most they bring an uplifting of the spirit and refreshment; to all they bring water, and rich biodiversity.
Author(s):
- Hamilton, Lawrence S.
- McMillan, Linda
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Australia's rich and distinct biodiversity is under multiple threats including loss of habitat to human settlement, agriculture and grazing, introduction and spread of alien invasives, pollution, altered fire regimes and landclearing. The landclearing rate of c. 500,000 hectares p.a.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan
- UNDP
- Global Environment Facility (GEF), Small Grant Programme
Author(s):
- Hoffmann, Jörg
- Nowakowski, Andrzej
- Metera, Dorota
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for Central Europe
Author(s):
- Metera, Dorota
- Hoffmann, Jörg
- Pezold, Tomasz
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for Central Europe
- Germany, Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)
The aims of the workshop were to enhance individual and institutional capacity to : address the environmental aspects of trade issues that will arise as a result of Chinas WTO membership; participate in WTO negotiations and develop proactive positions in the WTO; implement the Convention on Biol
Author(s):
- Moore, Patricia
- Wanhua Yang
Organization(s):
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), CA
- IUCN, Regional Environmental Law Programme, Asia
IUCN, WWF and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have developed this guidebook to assist marine protected area (MPA) managers in assessing the performance of their MPA. Based on this assessment, it shows how necessary changes can be made to improve management measures.
Author(s):
- Parks, John E.
- Pomeroy, R. S. (Robert S.)
- Watson, Lani M.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- United States, NOAA
- WWF International
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Until well into recent times, a high level of connectivity existed among ecosystems.
In West Africa, desertification threatens the living conditions of over 250 million people. The results of projects to combat desertification undertaken over the last 40 years or so have been mixed.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
- Germany, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Organization(s):
- UNEP-WCMC
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN
- Swedish Scientific Council on Biological Diversity, SE
- International Council on Mining and Metals, UK
- Shell International Limited
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
This publication proposes a framework for assessing management effectiveness, recognising the need for a variety of responses depending on needs and resources. It aims to help all those who wish to assess protected areas, both in suggesting what needs to be done and in providing some guidelines.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hockings, Marc
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
- University of Cardiff, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
- WWF, Forests for Life
This guide illustrates the potential for using valuation as a tool for diversifying the funding structure for protected areas and for providing information about stakeholders which is crucial for effective management.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Economic Benefits of Protected Areas
- IUCN, Economics Service Unit
- Cardiff University, UK
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
The Guiana Shield region contains more than 25% of the worlds tropical rainforests, most still in pristine condition. The Guiana Shield Initiative is working to preserve this ecologically important and unique area of the earth.
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Guiana Shield Initiative
The Guiana Shield has 10-15% of the worlds freshwater reserves, a virtually uninterrupted stretch of 2.5 million km2 of tropical rainforests and biodiversity that exists only in this region.
Organization(s):
- Guiana Shield Initiative
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Guiana Shield Initiative
Author(s):
- Hernández, Gabriela
- Lahmann, Enrique J.
- Rovinski, Yanina
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
This book tells the story of times past, when wetlands were considered as wastelands and decision makers and managers were unaware of their benefits, a time when the adverse impacts of hydropower and irrigation schemes on ecosystems and people downstream seemed unimportant.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Wetlands and Water Resources Programme
- University of Leiden, Institute of Environmental Sciences, NL
- Centre for Environment and Development Studies, CM
This book intends to highlight the importance of biodiversity in the broadest sense of the term, by making visible and illustrating the differentiated relations that women and men establish with nature and the consequences thereof in regard to development promotion.
Author(s):
- Azofeifa, Francisco
- Blanco Lobo, Montserrat
- Rodríguez Villalobos, Guiselle
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Los objetivos de este libro son resaltar la importancia de la diversidad en toda la extensión del término, al visibilizar y ejemplificar las relaciones que establecen, en forma diferencial las mujeres y los hombres con la naturaleza y sus consecuencias para la promoción del desarrollo.
Author(s):
- Azofeifa, Francisco
- Blanco Lobo, Montserrat
- Rodríguez Villalobos, Guiselle
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
With good governance firmly entrenched on the international agenda, this publication analyses the trends affecting protected area governance at the international level, and goes on to explore emerging issues concerning certification, standards, partnerships and funding mechanisms.
Author(s):
- Scanlon, John
- Burhenne-Guilmin, Françoise
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
- Canada, Parks Canada
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)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Organization(s):
- Vietnam, Ministry of Natural Resources and Development
- IUCN Vietnam
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, NL
Cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. These rich mountain forests make up no more than 2.5 per cent of the world's tropical forests but contain a disproportionately large number of the world's species.
Author(s):
- Bubb, Philip
- May, Ian
- Miles, Lera
- Sayer, Jeffrey
Organization(s):
- UNEP-WCMC
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
IUCN's 5th World Parks Congress (2003) concluded that parks should not exist as unique islands, but need to be planned and managed as an integral part of the broader landscape.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Syzygy, NL
Organization(s):
- IUCN Pakistan, Islamabad Office, ERNP Resource Unit
- Pakistan, [Government]
- European Union
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Membership and Conference Unit
Rezervácia Abrod bola vyhlásená v roku 1964 a svojou hodnotou z hľadiska biodiverzity patrí k najvýznamnejším rezerváciám Borskej nížiny, ako aj celého Slovenska.
Author(s):
- Stanová, Viera
- Viceníková, Andrea
Winter sport tourism is struggling with overcapacity. Demand is stagnating. Nevertheless expansion plans worth billions are being drawn up. The study impressively demonstrates the expansion drive of the cable car industry and shows how the public sector is involved.
Author(s):
- Mathis, Priska
- Siegrist, Dominik
- Kessler, Rico
Organization(s):
- Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Arctique (GREA)
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom National Committee of IUCN Members
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), European Sustainable Use Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
This publication portrays life in the Pamirs and addresses development challenges and options, along with insights and awareness related to the potentials and difficulties of mountain regions in general.
Organization(s):
- Centre for Development and Environment, CH
The following action plan details a strategy for protecting 80% of the surviving chimpanzees in West Africa at a cost of US$9 million.
Author(s):
- Boesch, Christophe
- Kormos, Rebecca
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas (TILCEPA)
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