27% of the world's coral reefs have been lost and 14% are predicted to be destroyed in the next 10 to 20 years. These are the predictions of the world's most authoritative document on the health of reef systems.
The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development placed a responsibility on States to protect the local, regional and global environment, especially problems shared by the whole community such as soil degradation.
Brinda un panorama sobre los humedales de importancia internacional de Centroamérica y ha tratado de analizar el cumplimiento de parte de las instituciones encargadas de su gestión, de las directrices que dicta la Convención de humedales respecto a los planes de manejo de estos diversos sitios.
Ofrece información de relevancia sobre algunos de los principales instrumentos jurídicos internacionales que se relacionan con los humedales y con el medio marino en Mesoamérica.
Since the 1998 coral bleaching and mortality, which affected reefs throughout the tropics, a number of projects dealing with research, monitoring and management of coral reefs have been conducted.
Author(s):
Lindén, Olof
Souter, David
Wilhelmsson, Dan
Obura, David O.
Organization(s):
Sweden, SIDA
IUCN
University of Kalmar, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, SE
Once one of the most abundant grazing animals, now only seven species remain. Equids persist in some of the harshest climates and terrains in the world, habitats which are also home to many human populations.
Author(s):
Moehlman, Patricia D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Equid Specialist Group
Ocean Conservancy, US
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Maduganga estuary and mangrove islets are a complex coastal wetland ecosystem situated in the southern part of Sri Lanka. Currently not a protected area, Maduganga has been recognised as a priority wetland for conservation because of its rich biodiversity.
This comprehensive report outlines a new solution to the biodiversity extinction crisis, in response to its warnings that unless farmers and the world's poorest peoples can learn to coexist with wildlife, hundreds of species may be lost.
Mitigating the impact of climate change presents governments and communities throughout the world with one of the main environmental challenges of our times.
The regions of Eastern and Southern Africa, embracing the countries of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia(land), Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa display a great richness and diversity of culture
A critical component in ensuring effective environmental governance is the existence of a vigilant civil society which can activate relevant statutory agencies to enforce environmental policy and legislation.
Part I looks at community issues and Part II looks at the broad framework of policy and legislation intended to advance farmers' and breeders' rights at both national and international level.
Esta guía es una herramienta práctica que ayuda a los equipos de las instituciones de conservación y gestión ambiental a entender en forma integrada cómo género, pobreza, etnicidad, edad y otras variables claves afectan la gestión ambiental.
Esta publicación ha procurado dar cuenta de algunas experiencias participativas asociadas a la elaboración de la Estrategia Nacional de Diversidad Biológica, destacando los distintos niveles y procesos de participación social.
Author(s):
Andelman, Marta
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for South America
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Fundación Conservación & Manejo, AR
Fundación para la Conservación de las Especies y el Medio Ambiente, AR
Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Mountains cover a quarter of the earth's land surface. They provide water for at least half the world's people and they are visited by hundreds of millions of tourists every year.
This booklet contains views and abstracts of articles from the special COP6 edition of the magazine Ecologie & Ontwikkeling (Ecology & Development) published by the Netherlands Committee for IUCN.
Organization(s):
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
This handbook provides information on the business case for biodiversity, as well as current biodiversity issues for business, and guidance on corporate biodiversity strategies.
In preparation for WSSD, IUCN's international Task Force invited prominent experts from African civil society to meet together in Dakar. This publication in both English and French is the result of that meeting.
Esta publicación presenta un panorama del estado de la evaluación de impacto ambiental en la región centroamericana. Tiene como fin aportar una visión amplia a la discusión sobre la importancia de las evaluaciones de impacto ambiental en Centroamérica como un instrumento de gestión ambiental.
Author(s):
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Simple introduction to establishing small individual or household apiaries using traditional (bark, cored-out tree stumps, earthen pots), intermediate (top-bar) and modern commercial hives.
The Darwin Elasmobranch Biodiversity Conservation and Management project in Sabah held a three-day international seminar that included a one-day workshop in order to highlight freshwater and coastal elasmobranch conservation issues in the region and worldwide, to disseminate the result of the pro
Author(s):
Fowler, Sarah
Reed, Tim
Dipper, Frances A.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
The global use of wild animals for meat is now the primary illegal activity in many protected areas, and growing human populations and a lack of livelihood options suggest that demand for wild meat is likely to continue to rise.
