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This publication contains references to existing guidelines on sustainable tourism as well as many other useful materials on developing and managing sustainable tourism. It is relevant to wetland site managers, tourism and wetland policy-makers and planners, and the private sector (including tho
Organization(s):
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
- World Tourism Organization
La población indígena de la Muskitia carece de instrumentos que le permita negociar y defender sus derechos reconocidos en los marcos legales nacionales e internacionales, principalmente cuando se trata de acciones de conservación de los recursos naturales desde la cosmovisión indígena.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
- Mosquitia Asla Takanka-Unidad de la Mosquitia (MASTA), HN
In an increasingly crowded world reconciling environmental ‘conservation’ with the ‘sustainable use’ of natural resources is now our greatest challenge.
Author(s):
- Brown, Paul
- Cooney, Rosie
- Merson, John
Everyone has a relationship to land, but not everyone's right to land is secure. The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) recognizes that conventional ways of managing land are not realistically going to meet the needs of millions of people.
Organization(s):
- Global Land Tool Network (GLTN)
- International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
As one of the world’s leading field biologists, author George Schaller has spent much of his life traversing wild and isolated places in his quest to understand and conserve threatened species. Tibet Wild is Schaller’s account of three decades of exploration in the most remote stretches
Organization(s):
- Council of Europe, FR
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Invasive Species Specialist Group
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
This short independent study focuses on the relationship between the extractive industries and natural World Heritage properties.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- International Council on Mining and Metals, UK
- Shell Corporation
Despite the impressive number of legal texts and many good intentions, real progress in solving the environmental challenges themselves has been much less comprehensive.
Published to coincide with the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, UNEP's 2012 Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) calls on world leaders to take immediate action to address international environmental degradation and turn world-wide discussion of sustainable development into practice.
Esta publicación representa una contribución desde la UICN que demuestra la aplicación práctica de esta útil herramiento del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (CBD) en la gestión de las áreas protegidas en Sudamérica.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Compilation of the publications of the IUCN Environmental Law Programme between 2008 and 2012
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- IUCN, Environmental Law Programme
Pavan Sukhdev lays out a sweeping new vision for tomorrow’s corporation: one that will increase human wellbeing and social equity, decrease environmental risks and ecological losses, and still generate profit.
Ce rapport présente les résultats de deux études thématiques: d’une part le potentiel écologique pour l'identification des corridors dans la zone APT (Aire Protégée Transfrontalière) du Mayombe et, d’autre part, le potentiel écologique pour la délimitation d’AP (Aires Protégées) au sein même de l
Organization(s):
- Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP)
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Regional Programme (PACO)
- UNEP
Esta guía para invertir en bosques localmente controlados (IBLC) es producto de 11 diálogos internacionales que reunieron a más de 400 personas para discutir cómo llevar a cabo la IBLC.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Forests Dialogue, US
- Growing Forest Partnerships
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
- World Bank
Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate workable agreements about how to best use, manage and care for water resources. This book makes the case for constructive engagement and cooperative forms of negotiation in dealing with complex water issues.
Author(s):
- Dore, John
- Robinson, Julia
- Smith, Mark
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
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)
Panorama des services founis par les écosystèmes en France pour mieux les connaître et mieux prendre en compte leur fonctionnement et leur rôle dans nos politiques et activités.
Organization(s):
- Comité national des Membres de l’UICN de France
Organization(s):
- Switzerland, Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO
- Switzerland, Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères
KEITI estimates total GHG emissions generated for the duration of the IUCN COngress was 6,847 tons CO2 eq. Emissions from flights by delegates were 4,811 tons CO2eq which accounted for 70.3% of the total emissions associated with the event.
Organization(s):
- Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, KR
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Organization(s):
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
- National Institute of Biological Resources, KR
Author(s):
- Atherton, James
- Jefferies, Bruce E.
Organization(s):
- South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
- Samoa, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)
Author(s):
- Howard, Peter
- Papayannis, Thymio
Organization(s):
- Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Med-INA)
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
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 book is a synopsis of the last 20 years of groundbreaking CEMEX Conservation Books.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- BirdLife International
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- Earth in Focus
- The Wild Foundation
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Water Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Water Programme
Organization(s):
- Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
Author(s):
- Baillie, Jonathan
- Butcher, Ellen R.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
This document builds on existing IUCN policies by setting forth SSC guiding principles on the use of “trophy hunting”, as defined in Section II, as a tool for creating incentives for the conservation of species and their habitats and for the equitable sharing of the benefits of use of natural res
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
Organization(s):
- South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
Author(s):
- Cook, Rupert
- Healy, Timothy
Organization(s):
- WWF International
- Madagascar, Projet de Gouvernance des Ressources Minérales (PGRM)
Agreed terminology is essential for communication, shared research and joint action, especially at the international level.
Organization(s):
- UNESCO
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Agricultural investments involving the acquisition of long-term rights over large areas of land in developing countries have been the focus of much debate in recent years.
Author(s):
- Djiré, Moussa
- Keita, Amadou
- Diawara, Alfousseyni
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- Group d'Etudes et de Recherche en Sociologie et Droit Appliqué (GERSDA), ML
Agricultural investments involving the acquisition of long-term rights over large areas of land in developing countries have been the focus of much debate in recent years.
Author(s):
- Mujenja, Fison
- Wonani, Charlotte
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
These guidelines describe, in logical chronological order, the process of establishing a programme for cryoconservation of animal genetic resources, starting with the process of confirming the decision to implement a cryoconservation programme.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- FAO, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Organization(s):
- UNEP, Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA)
- UNEP
- Wetlands International
- Libya, Environment General Authority (EGA)
- France, Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (ONCFS)
- Italy, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA)
- UNEP, Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)
This comprehensive presentation discusses peat and mire properties relative to forestry practiced both on pristine mires and drained peatlands. The emphasis is on Nordic conditions. Where relevant, the approaches applied in other parts of the boreal and temperate zones are also discussed.
Author(s):
- Hanell, Björn
- Päivänen, Juhani
Organization(s):
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SE
- University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Sciences, FI
This book aims to introduce beach forest species and mangrove associates to researchers and the general public alike, and to describe their traditional and commercial uses based on recent research and older literature.
Author(s):
- Primavera, Jurgenne H.
- Sabada, Resurreccion B.
Organization(s):
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
The EAF Toolbox is aimed at national and local fisheries management authorities, including fishery managers, scientists and stakeholders looking for practical solutions they can apply given their circumstances and resources.
The surge in Chinese investments in Africa has brought about a flurry of questions expressing concern over their ecological impact in the host countries. till, the principles and implementation of environmental management by Chinese firms remains largely unknown.
Author(s):
- Vliet, Geert van
- Magrin, Géraud
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), FR
This paper examines the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organizations (ILO) curren
Organization(s):
- ILO
- ILO, Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR)
- ILO, Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)
Author(s):
- Diaz, Gabriela B.
- Díaz, Gabriela B.
- Ojeda, Ricardo A.
- Chillo, Verónica
Organization(s):
- Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, AR
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 presents new estimates of undernourishment based on a revised and improved methodology.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
- World Food Programme
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