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This book was published as part of an extensive dialogue between the International Council for Mining and Metals and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), which was set up to explore different aspects of biodiversity conservation in the mining and metals sector.

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the catastrophic hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 have had tragic and devastating consequences for the global community and have drawn attention to the vulnerability of tropical coastal ecosystems.

Este libro analiza el marco jurídico e institucional de los recursos hídricos en determinados países de América del Sur.

Wild plant species are used for medicine in most countries of the world.

This publication is the first in the series Lessons from the Field: Conservation Awareness that was designed to address the challenges of communication and education as conservation tools.

Proporciona información sobre los procesos de gestión de áreas protegidas que se han desarrollado en las últimas dos décadas en América Central, con la participación de la sociedad civil. Presenta también, un Directorio de las experiencias de comanejo en el área.

Resume las principales características y experiencias de participación de la sociedad civil en la gestión de las áreas naturales protegidas; incluye además, el marco insitucional y legal en El Salvador.

Recopila la información disponible sobre el proceso y el estado de la coadministración de las áreas protegidas en Guatemala.

This report reveals recent discoveries about the beauty, value and vulnerability of life in the deep seas and in the open ocean.

Freshwater in the Mediterranean basin is of huge economic, environmental and livelihood importance. However, with a growing population and an increasing number of tourists, the freshwater resources are under great pressure.

The tsunamis of Sunday 26 December 2004 struck without apparent warning on a clear day. Not only was there a devastating loss of life, but coastal resources and infrastructure in the Indian Ocean suffered massive destruction as well.

Water is both the most ordinary and extraordinary of resources; without it, nothing can survive. Yet, 1,1 billion people around the world do not have ready access to clean water and more than 2,6 billion people lack basic sanitation.

It has become clear during recent global deliberations on biodiversity conservation that achieving Protected Area (PA) financial sustainability will require major changes in the way that PA funding is conceptualized, captured and used.

The present book is devoted to dead wood, mainly in forests subjected to minimal management. Despite the focus of the book on sem-natural forests, dead wood is also necessary in managed forests and amounts generally found there ought to be increased.

First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field.

Wann und warum sind bestimmte Tierarten in den Alpen gefährdet, wenn Freizeitsportler in ihren Lebensraum eindringen? Unter welchen Bedingungen können Freizeitaktivitäten unbesorgt ausgeübt werden? Worauf sollten Wanderer, Snowboarder etc. im Umgang mit den Alpentieren achten?

Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes—our closest living relatives—are on the very edge of extinction.