One of a series of six booklets intended to give the general reader facts and information about fur-bearing mammals from a more conservation-oriented perspective than information generally available from other sources.
Protected areas around the globe - national parks, wildlife reserves, biosphere reserves - will prosper only if they are supported by the public, the private sector, and the full range of government agencies.
This Action Plan highlights the biological importance of these species, reviews current knowledge, and identifies those at risk and the causes, critical areas for conservation, and specific conservation projects.
Author(s):
Stone, David
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
English Nature, UK
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Insectivore, Tree-Shrew and Elephant-Shrew Specialist Group
"Sustainability" and "sustainable development" have become the guiding principles of environmental policy and international development, but what do they really mean? How do we know if we are moving toward a sustainable world?
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Center for the Environment and Public Policy
As excellent examples of oceanic island ecosystems, many unmodified by human influences, these islands are of great conservation significance but adequate protection varies.
Part of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial and local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable Development; each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews and analyses case
Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provides a policy framework for conservation and sustainable use, against which any future global forest regime shoud be measured.
Explores various approaches including those which are forest-related such as community forestry and joint forest management as well as those concerned with protected areas. Covers key issues of theory and implementation and methodologies for implementation.
Produced by an IUCN team working with the PNG Department of Environment and Conservation, this report underlines the urgent need to initiate appropriate strategic planning for regional development well before the cessation of current mining activities in the Fly River catchment area.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Environmental Assessment Service
Papua New Guinea, Department of Environment and Conservation
This report draws on lessons learned from observations made at seven case study sites, all of which permit economic activities, especially recreation, that are not harmful to the biological values and natural functions of the area.
The international trade in trochus, pearl oyster, bêche-de-mer and giant clam of the South Pacific is examined. Lack of effective measures to ensure sustainable harvest of these near-shore marine resources is documented and needed actions are recommended.
Case studies and contributions from around the world, most of which were presented at the 1994 IUCN General Assembly. Part 1: covers some research and theoretical bases for planning communications and education programmes.
Author(s):
Palmer, Joy
Goldstein, Wendy
Curnow, Anthony
Organization(s):
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
Forest management in Ghana is in a transition period. This report looks at the historical background and forest condition today, summarises a recent botanical survey, and offers recommendations for a new management regime given the seriously threatened state of many forest reserves.
Published by IUCN in collaboration with UNEP INFOTERRA, the Sourcebook seeks to foster communication with IUCN, UNEP and WWF offices and related sources of information. Includes bibliographies of "best" books, periodicals, videos and some electronic resources.
Organization(s):
France, Ministère de l'Environnement
Netherlands, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
This very first directory of wetlands of one of the most arid zones on earth is intended to increase awareness among decision makers and planners of the consequences of wetland loss and degradation.
Author(s):
Scott, Derek A.
Organization(s):
IUCN
WWF International
International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau (IWRB)
BirdLife International
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar Convention Bureau
The result of the work of the Kenya Indigenous Forest Conservation programme, this report provides a summary of the existing information about Kenya's indigenous forests.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
United Kingdom, Overseas Development Administration
Limits to expansion of protected area systems underline the importance of seeking new ways to conserve biodiversity. There are many examples where traditional rural communities have shown their capacity to maintain high biological and cultural diversity.
Author(s):
Halladay, Patricia
Gilmour, D. A. (Donald Allan)
Organization(s):
IUCN, Forest Conservation Programme
Spain, Agencia de Medio Ambiente Junta de Andalucia
Centro de Investigación de Espacios Naturales Protegidos "Fernando González Bernáldez"
Paradise on Earth is the result of a collaboration between IUCN and Harper-MacRae Publishing (now World Heritage Publishing Pty. Ltd.) with support from UNESCO and WCMC.
Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development, and cultures from ancient times to the present day have exploited biodiversity. With the advent of scientific breeding, new plant varieties have been developed.
Organization(s):
IUCN
CAB International
FAO
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), IT
This report analyses the factors which motivate land use by rural populations and provides a context for any policy or strategy which addresses natural resource conservation in the Sahel.
Presents research results on LMEs including identification of the major driving forces causing large-scale changes in biomass yields and health; development of ecosystem component models; and monitoring and assessment strategies and techniques for measuring changing states of LMEs.
