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After nearly fifty years since his first journey to the tropics exploring for plants, and a total of thirty-nine expeditions to the Amazon, Professor Sir Ghillean Prance has gathered in this volume a fascinating and diverse collection of accounts from these experiences, along with his thoughts on
Organization(s):
- United Kingdom National Committee of IUCN Members, Peatland Programme
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Tatin, Laurent
- Price, Mark R. Stanley
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Grasshopper Specialist Group
- Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, FR
In this book, Bernard Amadei addresses the role of engineering in poverty reduction and human development. He introduces a framework to help engineers conduct small-scale projects in communities vulnerable to the consequences of a wide range of adverse events.
El manual ofrece orientaciones a los Estados Partes y a todos los que intervienen en el cuidado de los bienes del Patrimonio Mundial cultural sobre la manera de cumplir las prescripciones de la Convención.
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
Le manuel offre aux États parties, et à toutes les personnes impliquées dans la gestion des biens culturels du patrimoine mondial, des orientations sur la manière de satisfaire aux exigences dictées par la Convention. Il vise également à aider les États parties à garantir que leur patrimoine jou
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
Author(s):
- Harrison, Lucy R.
- Dulvy, Nicholas K.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- IUCN, Species Programme
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Harrison, Lucy R.
- Dulvy, Nicholas K.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- IUCN, Species Programme
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Author(s):
- Harrison, Lucy R.
- Dulvy, Nicholas K.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
- IUCN, Species Programme
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Birds of Dilmun is an account of the 330 bird species recorded in the Kingdom over the past 10 years.
Author(s):
- Kavanagh, Brendan
- Kyyrö, Juhani
Der Botaniker Rüdiger Wittig und der Zoologe Manfred Niekisch geben einen breiten Überblick über die Diversität des Lebens auf der Erde.
Author(s):
- Wittig, Rüdiger
- Niekisch, Manfred
Author(s):
- Girardet, Edward R.
- Walter, Jonathan
There is a growing recognition that living well must go beyond economic and material plenty to encompass social and spiritual well-being. This book provides an introduction to the concept of human well-being as it relates to international rural development and conservation policy and practice.
Author(s):
- Hiemstra, Wim
- Subramanian, Suneetha M.
- Verschuuren, Bas
WIPO's World Intellectual Property Indicators 2014 provides a wide range of indicators covering the following areas of intellectual property: patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms and plant variety protection.
Organization(s):
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
A compilation of short essays and memories about Javed Jabbar, former IUCN Regional Councillor and global Vice-President.
Organization(s):
- IUCN India
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- IUCN Bangladesh
Organization(s):
- Asahi Glass Foundation, JP
This is the third part of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — Climate Change 2013/2014 — and was prepared by its Working Group III.
Author(s):
- Edenhofer, Ottmar
- Pichs-Madruga, Ramón
- Sokona, Youba
Organization(s):
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
One of the major and growing environmental challenges of the 21st century will be the rehabilitation and restoration of forests and degraded lands. But the success of such restoration requires careful planning.
Author(s):
- Bozzano, Michele
- Jalonen, Riina
- Thomas, Evert
Organization(s):
- Biodiversity International, IT
- FAO
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
The full range of economic, social and environmental costs and benefi ts of large scale mining (LSM) and artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) remain unclear in Karamoja.
Author(s):
- Houdet, Joël
- Muloopa, H.
- Ochieng, C.
Organization(s):
- Integrated Sustainability Services (ISS)
- Ireland, Irish Aid
- IUCN Uganda
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
- SYNERGIZ
Culture can be a close ally to gender equality. This report aims to consolidate leading research, statistics and case studies in the field of culture and gender equality, focusing in particular on creativity and heritage, as a contribution to international debates on the post-2015 agenda.
Author(s):
- Mahadi Salah, Yasin
- Vishwanath, Akshay
- Wild, Robert
Organization(s):
- African Development Solutions (Adeso)
- IUCN People and Landscapes Programme
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
This booklet provides an overview of the approaches and lessons learnt as a result of the implementation of the pilot phase of the ‘Water for Livestock Project’ in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Kenya Red Cross Society, and Ades
Author(s):
- Mahadi Salah, Yasin
- Vishwanath, Akshay
- Wild, Robert
Organization(s):
- African Development Solutions (Adeso)
- IUCN People and Landscapes Programme
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS)
- Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Human rights issues have been an integral dimension of UNESCO's mission and work since its establishment.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- ICOMOS Norway
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
The purpose of this paper is to provide a range of information which may be useful during dialogue to establish appropriate river flow regimes in the Sekong River in Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia when large hydropower projects are constructed and operated.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
This paper consists of a review of socio-economic conceptual frameworks, tools and methodologies relevant to HDN, and looks at the different (socio-economic) conceptual frameworks and techniques that could be used to address the key issues of the framework.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
The objective of this background paper is to report on qualitative social sciences frameworks, and mixed methodologies, that could be incorporated into the HDNF assessment tool.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Mohammad Shahad Mahabub
- Ferdous, J.
- Sobhan, Istiak
- Sultana, S.
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Bangladesh
This book is for secondary school students in Bangladesh, so they can learn about disasters caused by natural events and how to take measure before, during and after to stay safe.
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Mohammad Shahad Mahabub
- Ferdous, J.
- Sobhan, Istiak
- Sultana, S.
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Bangladesh
This book is for primary school students in Bangladesh, so they can learn about disasters caused by natural events and how to take measure before, during and after to stay safe.
Author(s):
- Chowdhury, Mohammad Shahad Mahabub
- Ferdous, J.
- Sobhan, Istiak
- Sultana, S.
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- IUCN Bangladesh
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The Great Barrier Reef outlook report 2014 provides an overview of the current condition, use, factors influencing the condition, management effectiveness, resilience, risks to its future and likely outlook.
Organization(s):
- Australia, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
The Brahmaputra River is one of the largest river systems in the world, yet it is also one of the most under-investigated, underdeveloped basins. This study analyzes available climatic and hydrologic data to carry out a physicalassessment of the basin.
Organization(s):
- IUCN India
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
- IUCN Bangladesh
Author(s):
- Hallo, Jeffrey
- Lawson, Steven
- Manning, Robert E.
- Monz, Christopher
- Newman, Peter
The Living Planet Report is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our planet and the impact of human activity.
Organization(s):
- Global Footprint Network, US
- Water Footprint Network
- WWF International
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
This is a timely report given the growing public and political awareness on the importance of inland water transit, and the vulnerability of key waterways to environmental degradation and misuse. It has been prepared with a view to its use by academics and civil society organisations, but it also
Author(s):
- Akter, Jakia
- Hussain, Syed Monowar
- Nair, R.M.
- Sarker, Maminul Haque
- Shampa
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Academic Foundation, IN
These guidelines are intended for worldwide use, with the aim of facilitating the use of forensic science to the fullest extent possible in order to combat wildlife crime, and in particular, to combat the trade in illegal ivory.
Organization(s):
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
- International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime
- Interpol
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- World Bank
- World Customs Organization
Author(s):
- Hernández Baz, Fernando
- Rodríguez Vargas, Dalos Ulises
Organization(s):
- Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, MX
- Procuraduría Estatal de Protección al Medio Ambiente, MX
- Universidad Veracruzana, MX
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Recent developments have seen forest landscape restoration (FLR) become widely recognized as an important means of not only restoring ecological integrity at scale but also generating additional local-to-global benefits.
Author(s):
- Laestadius, Lars
- Maginnis, Stewart
- Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer
- Saint-Laurent, Carole
- Shaw, Daniel
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
- The Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR)
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
The purpose of this paper is to provide a range of information which may be useful during dialogue to establish appropriate river flow regimes in the Sekong River in Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia when large hydropower projects are constructed and operated.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Asia Regional Office (ARO)
This publication is an output of joint research conducted on the importance of migratory and spawning patterns for the conservation of the hilsa.
Author(s):
- Ahsan, Dewan Ali
- Bhattacharya, Subhra Bikash
- Bhaumik, Utpal
- Hazra, Sugata
- Niamul Naser, M.
This publication includes papers that were part of thirty-five oral and nine poster presentations on various themes presented by eminent researchers/ practitioners at the international symposium on “River Biodiversity: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River System” facilitated and supported by IUCN.
Author(s):
- Ahmed, Benazir
- Sinha, R. K. (Ravindra Kumar)
Organization(s):
- IUCN India
- IUCN Bangladesh
It is hoped that this publication will encourage the balanced integration of sustainable economic growth, social protection and justice, and environmental stewardship in the Sustainable Development Goals.
Organization(s):
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- Environmental Ecosystem Research Foundation (ERF), KR
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- France, Agence des aires marines protégées
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
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