Este documento muestra el compromiso de la UICN-Mesoamérica durante cuatro años para desarrollar acciones que contribuyan a impactar el entorno convirtiéndose en el marco de referencia institucional para orientar el trabajo de sus áreas temáticas.
Esta investigación incorpora los resultados de monitoreos en agua superficial y subterránea realizados por el Proyecto UICN/BASIM y por distintas OG y ONG en la zona de influencia del proyecto de Manejo Integrado de Cuencas Asociadas al Complejo Hidrográfico El Imposible-Barra de Santiago (BASIM)
Este documento presenta los diversos usos del agua desde diferentes fuentes de extracción y analiza los costos de los sistemas de producción y de las principales tecnologías para riego, entre otros aspectos, en el área de Ahuachapán Sur, en El Salvador.
Este documento describe el procedimiento para elaborar un plan anual de monitoreo para calidad de agua, según la normativa de El Salvador, considerando la experiencia del monitoreo de plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales (PTAR) que se realizó en el Puente Arce, cantón Jocotillo del municipi
Provee información general acerca de los humedales, instrumentos legales que los rigen y sitios prioritarios del área geográfica de Río San Juan, así como de los retos que enfrentan hacia la implementación de un verdadero uso racional.
Author(s):
Montes de Oca Lugo, Julio
Organization(s):
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Alianzas, Comisión Transfronteriza del Área Geográfica de Concentración Río San Juan
Este estudio reconstruye, a partir de la historia oral, el proceso de transformación de las costumbres relacionadas con los diferentes usos que se le dan al agua. Para ellos se han entrevistado a personas de la zona, quienes han brindado amablemente datos, recuerdos e historias.
Análisis de las razones del por qué quienes se dedican al desarrollo, no pueden ignorar que muchas poblaciones pobres dependen de los recursos naturales.
Por medio de un conjunto de artículos se reflexiona sobre el papel que cumple el sector privado como uno de los actores que intervienen en el proceso de la Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
Este documento ofrece una recopilación de las experiencias e historias de dos hombres que albergan una memoria histórica de algunos eventos sobresalientes en la Barra de Santiago, El Salvador y algunos de los conocimientos tradicionales sobre la distribución de diversas especies de flora y fauna.
Los glaciares son ecosistemas de fundamental importancia que se encuentran en constante declinación. Para revertir este problema es necesario diseñar y adoptar mecanismos para su adecuada gestión y conservación.
This 8-minute video film promotes new prospects for innovative funding of water projects that can be of benefit to the water critical crisis in the region.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for West, Central Asia and North Africa
Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWent), DE
The Present Workshop Report compiles and summaries the papers, the discussions and the recommendations from the Regional Public Hearing Workshop held in Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 February 2006 and from the smaller Follow-Up Workshop 13 February 2006.
Is development with biodiversity conservation an option? As a leading economic and political power, a key development assistance donor and the custodian of 21 overseas Countries and Territories with outstanding biodiversity, the European Union has a responsibility, to lead by example.
The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity.
The Mediterranean-rim countries hold around 400 million people and 135 million of them live on the coast. A steady migration towards coastal areas, specifically in the south and east of the Mediterranean, is causing pressure on the coastal environment and, more importantly, on its biodiversity.
Following the magnitude of the destruction that resulted from the December 2004 tsunami there was an urgent need to draw up emergency strategies and action plans, in order to contain, and wherever possible to reverse, the adverse impacts on the environment, while at the same time continuing recon
In this groundbreaking text, forest quality is discussed as a useful new concept in forest conservation and management. Three main assessment criteria are used: authenticity, environmental benefits, and social and economic benefits.
This book presents the economic justification for including mangrove rehabilitation and restoration efforts in current tsunami reconstruction projects in Sri Lanka.
Author(s):
Ranasinghe, Thushara
Kallesoe, Mikkel
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Environmental Economics Programme for Asia
IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Social Economic and Environmental Development Organization, LK
Water resources of Balochistan, an arid province of Pakistan, are extremely scarce and limited. It is highly imperative that these resources be used most judiciously to ensure sustainable agriculture development and productivity.
The manual is based on the curricular guidelines of the Primary Teachers Certificate (PTC)course which is usually offered in the elementary colleges of Education.
Education is the most neglected sector in the district and the District Government is trying to uplift the situation through effective and realistic planning. The District Education Plan 2005 is an effort of the District Education Board (DEB) which was established in February 2004.
Under the Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2001, the District Nazims are expected to provide the Vision for district wide development along with strategies as to how it could be achieved.
Rising poverty in Abbottabad along with rapid resource depletion, dwindling opportunities and over-grown population are compelling realities which demand a serious look at our approach to development. Abbottabad Integrated Development Vision (IDV) is an effort to focus on these issues.
Central America is a region that shares ecosystems, river basins, and protected areas. The development of projects, plans or activities likely to produce transboundary impacts need to be appropriately considered, and an EIA process established and anchored in regional policies and legislation.
Author(s):
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Iza, Alejandro
Cedeño, Marianela
Organization(s):
IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
El Centro de Derecho Ambiental y la Oficina Regional de UICN para Mesoamérica presentan el libro Gobernanza de aguas compartidas: aspectos jurídicos e institucionales, el cual es un esfuerzo conjunto que recoge los aportes del diálogo sobre gobernanza de cuencas compartidas celebrado en Ciudad de
Author(s):
Aguilar Rojas, Grethel
Iza, Alejandro
Organization(s):
IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
An environmental flow is the water regime provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and their benefits where there are competing water uses and where flows are regulated.
Esta publicación presenta los avances de las discusiones sobre el Régimen Internacional sobre Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos y Distribución de Beneficios, así como las opciones para su futuro desarrollo.
Author(s):
Cabrera Medaglia, Jorge A.
Organization(s):
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
IUCN, Policy, Biodiversity and International Agreements
Este documento recoge el esfuerzo conjunto de organizaciones e investigadores provenientes de los cinco países andino-tropicales (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela)sobre la relación entre áreas protegidas y gobernanza ambiental.
Le Programme Régional pour le Secteur des Energies Traditionnelles (RPTES) qui visait lamélioration des systèmes de gestion du bois - énergie ainsi que la promotion des politiques nationales dans le secteur de lénergie domestique et des modèles de gestion durable et participative des forêts na
This book consists of 28 papers selected from among those presented at the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 5th Conference on Protected Areas of East Asia, held on 21-25 June 2005 in Hong Kong.
The African Convention on the conservation of nature and natural resources was adopted in 1968 in Algiers. Considered the most forward looking regional agreement of the time, it influenced significantly the development of environmental law in Africa.
