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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)
Groundwater is the earth's largest accessible store of fresh water. The volume is almost 100 times that of surface water. In recent decades use of groundwater has grown exponentially. Over 2 billion people depend on it for their daily supply.
Author(s):
- Chevalking, Simon
- Knoop, Lenneke
- Van Steenbergen, Frank
This book is the very first attempt to describe the development of environmental law.
Organization(s):
- International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
This technical report uses the framework of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment to extend awareness on the value of coastal ecosystems, their products and services for human well-being (i.e.
Author(s):
- Kallesoe, M. F.
- Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.
- Iftikhar, Usman Ali
- Ranasinghe, Thushara
- Miththapala, Sriyanie
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
- Spain, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
This book follows applications of the Ecosystem Approach over a 5-10 year period in five locations. Key findings include the vital importance of a full stakeholder analysis, of market analysis and of the promotion of institutional evolution.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
This publication is a collection of selected case studies representative of the application of the Ecosystem Approach under different ecological, social, economic and cultural contexts in Latin America.
Author(s):
- Andrade Pérez, Angela
- Medina, Maria Eugenia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Instituto Humboldt, CO
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- Tropenbos International, NL
- UNEP, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbeans
Seagrass meadows and sand dunes are lesser known coastal ecosystems that are located landward from coral reefs and sometimes seaward from mangroves.
Organization(s):
- Germany, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
In the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, four organizations, Both ENDS, World Wide Fund for Nature, Wetlands International and IUCN Netherlands Committee, implemented Green Coast: for nature and people after the tsunami, to assist the tsunamiaffected countries in Asia: India, Indonesia, Sr
Author(s):
- Ekaratne, Kumudini
- Vidanage, Shamen P.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Sri Lanka
- Wetlands International
- WWF International
- Both ENDS, NL
The combination of threats currently facing the remaining great apes requires immediate conservation action at all scales from site-level initiatives, through national and regional strategies, to international conventions and action plans.
Author(s):
- Ancrenaz, M.
- Kühl, H.
- Maisels, F.
- Williamson, Elizabeth A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
This book (published in French) consists of nine articles written by environmental lawyers from the region, regrouped around three themes: Chapter I deals with convergences and divergences of national legal frameworks, and provides illustrations from a number of countries and subjects; Chapter
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- UNEP
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
This publication provides an overview of the worlds shared water resources and insights for managing these resources.
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Greiber, Thomas
- Sadoff, Claudia
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- Universidad de Guadalajara, MX
Presentación de la Iniciativa Puembo que contribuye a propiciar un espacio de diálogo para avanzar en la implementación del manejo forestal sostenible, atraer la atención política sobre el sector forestal, fomentar la agenda política forestal y a apoyar acciones en el plano nacional, regional e i
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- FAO
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
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