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The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) was a five-year program implemented by IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and funded by DGIS (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands).
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
The IUCN Species Survival Commission and IUCN Asia Regional Office commissioned this independent report to assess the state and condition of intertidal habitats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), in response to growing concerns expressed by IUCN members over observed declines in bio
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Murray, Nicholas
- Verkuil, Yvonne I.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
It is commonly claimed that forest tenure reform that provides rural people with rights to access and use of forest resources can contribute to improved forest management and poverty alleviation.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- de Silva, Janaka
- Ingles, A. W.
- Shepherd, Gill
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper examines how interventions intended to improve functionality and productivity of forested landscapes to improve livelihoods of the poorest populations, might actually yield co-benefits in terms of biodiversity conservation.
Author(s):
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- Fisher, R. J.
- Gordon, James
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Doi Mae Salong watershed in the north-west of Thailand is the headwater of the Mae Chan River, a tributary of the Mekong River. As such, it is an extremely important landscape for the economy of the region.
Author(s):
- Fisher, R. J.
- Kugel, Carolin
- Rattanasorn, Tawatchai
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Our knowledge of species diversity within the inland waters of Indo-Burma is poorly documented and the region remains relatively under-surveyed.
Author(s):
- Allen, D. J.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Smith, K. G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This publication is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. The book is designed to inform and remind us of the beauty of dryland biodiversity and its intrinsic and instrumental value.
Author(s):
- Crawhall, Nigel
- Davies, Jonathan
- Dudley, Nigel
- Gudka, Masumi
- Henwood, William D.
- MacKinnon, Kathy
- Poulsen, Lene
- Schulte-Herbrüggen, Björn
- Smith, Jessica
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- UNEP-WCMC
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
Cette presentation est destinee a fournir les donnees theoriques, pratiques et previsionnelles du resultat potentiel a long-terme dun programme de conservation de la biodiversite mene sur un site minier.
Author(s):
- Anstee, Stuart
- Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M.
- Pilgrim, John D.
- Rabenantoandro, Johny
- Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste
- Randriatafika, Faly
- Temple, Helen J.
- Vincelette, Manon
Esta publicacion tiene como objetivo proporcionar los datos, las teorias y las previsions para el posible resultado a largo plazo de un programa de conservacion de la biodiversidad en un sitio minero.
Author(s):
- Anstee, Stuart
- Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M.
- Pilgrim, John D.
- Rabenantoandro, Johny
- Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste
- Randriatafika, Faly
- Temple, Helen J.
- Vincelette, Manon
This publication aims to provide the data, theory, and predictions for the potential long-term outcome of a biodiversity conservation programme at a mining site.
Author(s):
- Anstee, Stuart
- Ekstrom, Jonathan M.M.
- Pilgrim, John D.
- Rabenantoandro, Johny
- Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste
- Randriatafika, Faly
- Temple, Helen J.
- Vincelette, Manon
This publication provides guidance for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site levels on the restoration of natural and associated values of protected areas.
Author(s):
- Cairns, Stephanie
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hall, Carol
- Keeneleyside, Karen
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Canada, Parks Canada
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Society for Ecological Restoration International, US
Toutefois, le nombre d'aires marines protégées (AMPs) étant bien inférieur à celui des aires protégées terrestres, le manque d'expérience complexifie le processus d'application des catégories aux AMP. L'application des catégories aux AMP a souvent été inexacte et contradictoire.
Author(s):
- Day, Jon
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hockings, Marc
- Holmes, G.
- Laffoley, D.
- Stolton, Sue
- Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP-WCMC
Sin embargo, con el menor número de áreas protegidas marinas (AMPs) en comparación con las áreas protegidas terrestres, hay menos experiencia y comprensión de la aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs. La aplicación de las categorías a las AMPs ha sido a menudo imprecisa e inconsistente.
Author(s):
- Day, Jon
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hockings, Marc
- Holmes, G.
- Laffoley, D.
- Stolton, Sue
- Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP-WCMC
With the smaller number of marine protected areas (MPAs) compared with terrestrial protected areas, there is less experience and understanding of applying the categories to MPAs. Application of the categories to MPAs has often been inaccurate and inconsistent.
Author(s):
- Day, Jon
- Dudley, Nigel
- Hockings, Marc
- Holmes, G.
- Laffoley, D.
- Stolton, Sue
- Wells, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Secretariat
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Protected Planet
- UNEP-WCMC
This booklet describes some of the plants present in and around Lake Tanganyika that can affect its environment and biodiversity. There are many such plants and there will be more, but this small volume is a starting handbook to invasive plant recognition, understanding and management.
Author(s):
- Abonyo, Esther
- Howard, Geoffrey W.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA), BI
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
This study, based on a colloquium, field assessments of development activities and technical analyses pertaining to barrier-built estuaries and lagoons, was inspired by the positive response to a preceding report captioned <a href=http
This report from the IUCN Shark Specialist Group includes the first compilation of conservation status assessments for the 282 chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) recorded from North American, Central American, and Caribbean waters.
Author(s):
- Kyne, Peter M.
- Carlson, John K. (John Keith)
- Ebert, David A.
- Fordham, Sonja V.
- Bizzarro, Joseph J.
- Graham, Rachel T.
- Kulka, David W.
- Tewes, Emily E.
- Harrison, Lucy R.
- Dulvy, Nicholas K.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- Charles Darwin University, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), AU
- Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK), AU
- United States, NOAA
- Ocean Foundation, USA
- Simon Fraser University, CA
- Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, US
- Firedoll Foundation, USA
Ce document est un rapport technique relatif à létat de la question dans le bassin méditerranéen. Il décrit les spécificités de la mer Méditerranée et le phénomène du changement climatique observé à léchelle de cette région.
Author(s):
- Bazairi, Hocein
- Bianchi, Carlo Nike
- Boudouresque, Charles-François
- Buia, Maria Cristina
- Clabaut, Philippe
- Harmelin-Vivien, M. L. (Mireille L.)
- Mateo, Miguel Angel
- Montefalcone, Monica
- Morri, Carla
- Orfanidis, Sotiris
- Pergent, Gérard
- Pergent-Martini, Christine
- Semroud, Rachid
- Serrano, Oscar
- Verlaque, Marc
Organization(s):
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- IUCN, Marine Programme
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
- Spain, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación
- Total Foundation
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
This report focuses on the role and importance of the fishing and tourism industries in Vanuatus economy. The report begins by presenting an overview of the country, its economy, and the fishing and tourism industries.
Author(s):
- Verdone, Michael
- Seidl, Andrew
This report presents an overview of the economy of Fiji with an emphasis on the fishing and tourism industries and their contributions to the broader economy.
Author(s):
- Verdone, Michael
- Seidl, Andrew
This project aims to assess the socioeconomic value of freshwater species across the northern African region within the context of the threats to those species as previously determined and documented by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Author(s):
- Darwall, W.R.T.
- Juffe-Bignoli, Diego
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
The IUCN Species Survival Commission and IUCN Asia Regional Office commissioned this independent report to assess the state and condition of intertidal habitats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), in response to growing concerns expressed by IUCN members over observed declines in bio
Author(s):
- MacKinnon, John Ramsay
- Murray, Nicholas
- Verkuil, Yvonne I.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
This Resource Manual has a specific purpose: helping to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and mixed World Heritage properties as well as cultural landscapes (inscribed under cultural criteria).
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
- UNESCO
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
The period 2009-2012 has a double meaning for the West and Central Africa Programme (PACO), one of the eight regional offices of IUCN worldwide.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
La période 2009-2012 a une double signification pour le Programme Afrique Centrale et Occidentale (PACO), un des huit bureaux régionaux de l'UICN au niveau mondial.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
This book provides new insights into biocultural diversity conservation. It explores sacred landscapes, sites, plants and animals from around the world to demonstrate the links between nature conservation and spiritual beliefs and traditions.
Organization(s):
- University of Cambridge, UK
- IUCN
This paper focuses on interventions in the Benet landscape of Uganda which sought to improve the income opportunities for inhabitants through efforts to rehabilitate the degraded landscape.
Author(s):
- Awadh, Chemangei
- Kelleher, Stephen
- Nakangu, Barbara
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
The overarching objective of this framework is to contribute to the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) into business activities and to firmly position BES conservation among the private sector by engaging the top management of companies in the development, implementation and
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Nations Global Compact
Although there is a common agreement on the importance of conservation of Mediterranean submarine canyons amongst international organizations, their governance is complex: the canyons' extension covers waters and seabeds under various types of jurisdictions (territorial waters, Fisheries Pro
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
- France, Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement Durable, des Transports et du Logement
- France, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes
- France, Agence des aires marines protégées
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- Total Foundation
- Musée océanographique de Monaco, MC
- Musée océanographique
- Institut océanographique, Fondation Albert 1er, Prince de Monaco, MC
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Boa and Python Specialist Group
Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) play a critical role in global fisheries governance.
Author(s):
- Gilman, Eric
- Passfield, Kelvin
- Nakamura, Katrina
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN
- IUCN, Oceania Regional Office (ORO)
- Lenfest Ocean Program
Qué es el cambio climático, cómo se produce, cómo nos afecta. Qué es el conocimiento tradicional y por qué es importante. Qué son los ecosistemas andino y amazónico y por qué son importantes. Qué respuestas tenemos para enfrentar al cambio climático.
Author(s):
- Anchante, A.
- Bussalleu, A.
- Castaño, L.
- Valdés-Velásquez, A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental, PE
- Spain, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación
This book is designed to help conservation organisations, community-based organisations and protected area managers plan and run effective ecotourism businesses.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Business and Biodiversity Programme
- Kuoni Group, CH
This publication is dedicated to the topic of natural World Heritage. It explores how these outstanding sites can function as the flagships of protected areas and thereby support biodiversity conservation as well as human well-being.
Author(s):
- Amend, Thora
- Heine, Britta
- Jaeger, Tilman
- Treu, Nina
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Unesco, World Heritage Centre
Ces lignes directrices ont pour but de mettre à jour et détendre les lignes directrices publiées en 1980 et de refléter les évolutions et les nouveaux enjeux intervenus depuis.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL)
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Protected Landscapes are a strong option for biodiversity conservation in human-influenced landscapes and seascapes. They often contain threatened or endemic species. There is now also a growing interest in the nature conservation benefits of protected landscapes.
Author(s):
- Dudley, Nigel
- Stolton, Sue
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
This publication presents innovative ways that have been used to influence policy processes, from community pressure groups through elected and unelected leaders, to scientific discourse at the levels of directors of economic planning and conservation.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Development Research Centre, CA
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
This document presents detailed plans to conserve and restore populations of the Turks & Caicos Iguana within its historic range, and to perpetuate the iguana as a symbol of national pride and sound environmental management.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Iguana Specialist Group
This paper describes Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy interventions in the Wassa Amenfi West Landscape in the western region of Ghana. The landscape extends over an area of about 120,000 ha. It is a mixed landscape with a variety of agricultural uses; the most important is cocoa farming.
Author(s):
- Nyame, Samuel Kofi
- Okai, Michael
- Adeleke, Adewale
- Fisher, R. J.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper focuses on efforts to create value from non-timber forest products in the Acre region in the north-western part of the Amazon region in Brazil.
Author(s):
- Machado, Frederico
- Gordon, James
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy Miyun project has generated important lessons about the process of working to improve landscapes and livelihoods in a watershed context. This paper documents and shares these lessons.
Author(s):
- Emerton, L. (Lucy)
- Jia, Li
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This paper documents insights and lessons about using markets and incentives to strengthen forest landscapes and livelihoods.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- IUCN, Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS)
- Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This booklet presents information on the conservation status of the marine mammals and sea turtles that inhabit the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Author(s):
- Conigliaro, Michela
- Otero, María del Mar
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Fondation MAVA pour la nature
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Wetlands are amongst the Earth's most productive ecosystems. In Bangladesh these are of great importance because of the extensive food webs and rich biodiversity they support. In the past, wetlands have been undervalued.
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Mohammad Shahad Mahabub
- Sarowar Alam, A. B. M.
- Sobhan, Istiak
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