Venezuela cuenta con abundantes aguas superficiales en las cuencas que conforman la hidrografia nacional. Dada la importancia de los recursos hidraulicos en este pais se hace necesario conocer el estado del aprovechamiento del recurso y las politicas de conservacion en las cuencas.
Author(s):
Rodríguez Altamiranda, Rafael
Organization(s):
Comité Nacional de Miembros de Venezuela de la UICN
First in a series of background and discussion papers produced to promote dialogue on fisheries, international trade and sustainable development, this paper sets out the context in which ICTSD and IUCN have conceived and launched the Fisheries, International Trade and Sustainable Developement Pro
Author(s):
Dommen, Caroline
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN United States
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), CH
Creation and effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs) have lagged behind those of protected areas on land, but they are just as important. The world urgently needs a comprehensive system of MPAs to conserve biodiversity and to help rebuild the productivity of the oceans.
Author(s):
Kelleher, Graeme
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Coastal Zone Management Centre, NL
Cardiff University, Department of City and Regional Planning, UK
This book begins with an example of a field education centre, explains the purpose of evaluation, and outlines the thirteen steps behind the evaluation process. It also looks at the broader principle of how evaluation can be introduced as a regular activity in an organisation.
Author(s):
Aert, Lisette van
Kaskens, Anneke
Meijberg, Wiem
Stokking, Karel
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
The outcome of a workshop to discuss collaborative management in the Asian context, and to review the related legislative framework, strengths, weaknesses and institutional capacity.
Author(s):
Oli, Krishna Prasad
Organization(s):
IUCN Nepal
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
IUCN, Asia Regional Biodiversity Programme
King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation
Nepal, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
In the European Union methods of farm production in accordance with the demands of environmental protection and conservation of landscape are regulated by the European Council.
Author(s):
Metera, Dorota
Bednarek, Andrzej
Organization(s):
Fundacja IUCN Poland
IUCN, European Programme
Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. It once inhabited most of the continent, from the Mediterranean coast down to its south tip. This picture of elephant range today is one of scattered, fragmented populations south of the Sahara Desert.
Author(s):
Barnes, R. F. W.
Craig, G. C.
Dublin, Holly T.
Overton, Greg L.
Simons, W.
Thouless, C. R.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Elephant Specialist Group
UNEP, Global Resource Information Database (GRID)
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
WWF International
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The black and the white rhinoceros have become flagship species for international conservation. They are significant not only for the continuation of a major evolutionary heritage, but also as symbols for the protection of African savannahs.
Author(s):
Brooks, Martin
Emslie, Richard
Organization(s):
Center for Marine Conservation, US
Chicago Zoological Society, US
International Rhino Foundation
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), African Rhino Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
This book contains a case study of the economic value of the Nakivubo urban wetland in Uganda. The case study demonstrates how wetlands contribute to economic activity, but also how the economic value of wetland goods and services is poorly understood
This workshop was convened in response to the clear need to document existing cases and lessons learned on the use of economic incentives in the region, and to develop a strategy and way forward for their development, use and coordination for biodiversity conservation in eastern Africa
Of interest for all those involved in the conservation and sustainable use of Nepal's rich biological heritage. This report covers the present status of knowledge on Nepal's biodiversity, the relevant socio-economic factors, and the current capacity for conservation.
IUCN's Temperate and Boreal Forest Programme (TBFP), which is part of the broader IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, has identified Russia as a top priority for the development of a country-level program to promote conservation and sustainable forest management initiatives in temperate and
Author(s):
Deutz, Andrew
Cantin, Danielle
Laletin, Andrei
Tepliakov, V. K. (Viktor Konstantinovich)
Moshkalo, Vladimir
Organization(s):
IUCN, Temperate and Boreal Forest Programme
IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
In the 1990s, the international community placed both biodiversity protection and trade liberalisation high on its agenda, resulting in the formation of global agreements and institutions, such as the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Author(s):
Downes, David R.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
