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Umwelt : Bedrohung und Bewahrung

Das Thema Umwelt wird das 21. Jahrhundert womöglich so prägen, wie kaum ein anderes. Denn Umwelt steht für die Umgebung des Menschen, die auf ihn einwirkt und die er durch sein Handeln beeinflusst. Doch wie ist es um sie bestellt?

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2012
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Joint ventures in agriculture : lessons from land reform projects in South Africa

‘Inclusive business models’ have attracted renewed interest in recent years, as part of wider debates about growing agricultural investment in developing countries. This report discusses joint ventures in South Africa’s agricultural sector.

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Phenotypic characterization of animal genetic resources

These guidelines on Phenotypic characterization of animal genetic resources address Strategic Priority Area 1 of the Global Plan of Action – "Characterization, inventory and monitoring of trends and associated risks".

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The zoological park, a new ally for biodiversity

The Zoological Park: a new ally for Biodiversity delivers directly and succinctly what must be understood as the requirements of the EU Zoos Directive established in 1999.

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Mystic view of Jeju Island

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Visions of the living Earth : a joint book project of Shumei and Navdanya

On 19 June 2012, Shumei International and Navdanya officially launched Visions of the Living Earth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.

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The role of hydrometeorological services in disaster risk management

Sponsored and co-organized by the World Bank Europe and Central Asia Disaster Risk Management team, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the purpose of this workshop was to share best practices and experience i

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Marketing's contribution to the sustainability of pastoralism : evidence from Ethiopia

Overall, this thesis contributes to the understanding how marketing can help to solve sustainability problems in pastoral areas, in particular the Horn of Africa. It also contributes to the extension of marketing theories from high income countries to informal economies in emerging markets.

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Making cities resilient report 2012

This report is a product of cities' and local governments' efforts to protect their cities and make them safer and productive places to live and work.

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E-waste for journalists : a guide to covering electrical and electronic waste in the Pacific

A guide to help Pacific reporters produce news items on Electronic and Electrical Waste (E-waste) in the Pacific is now available.

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Conceptual model on relationships among components related with effects of marine protected areas

This document reviews the present state of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) within the EMPAFISH project. Using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impacts-Response (DPSIR) framework develops a conceptual model which determines the elements that affect MPAs.

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Drought contingency plans and planning in the Greater Horn of Africa : a desktop review of the effectiveness of drought contingency plans and planning in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia

This paper is a UNISDR contribution towards effective Drought Contingency Planning (DCP) for stakeholders and partners implementing drought risk reduction programmes in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA).

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Designing a land records system for the poor

Designing a pro-poor land recordation system is the first attempt to fill the gaps in the development of new forms of land recordation to assist the implementation of a continuum of land rights approach at scale.

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Practical, profitable, protected : a starter guide to developing sustainable tourism in protected areas

This book is a practical manual on how to develop and manage tourism in protected areas. It is for all those responsible for the management of protected areas as tourism destinations.

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Low carbon green growth roadmap for Asia and the Pacific : turning resource constraints and the climate crisis into economic growth opportunities

This publication explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to the region. It articulates five tracks on which to drive the economic system change necessary to pursue low carbon green growth as a new economic development path.

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Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the Pacific : an institutional and policy analysis

The objective of this study is to provide an analysis of the current level of integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the region, with an emphasis on the policy and institutional environment.

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Measuring water use in a green economy : a report of the Working Group on Water Efficiency to the International Resource Panel

The report analyses the different ways for quantifying and accounting for water flows and productivity within the economy (including environmental needs).

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Food and agriculture : the future of sustainability

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How to make cities more resilient : a handbook for local government leaders : a contribution to the Global Campaign 2010-2015

This Handbook for Local Government Leaders provides mayors, governors, councillors and others with a generic framework for risk reduction and points to good practices and tools that are already being applied in different cities for that purpose.

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Improving international systems for trade in reptile skins based on sustainable use

The aim of the present report is to examine the changing context within which the reptile skin trade has existed (“where we came from”), the extent of the current industry and its regulatory strengths and weaknesses (“where we are now”), and what the future can or should bring (“where we go from

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Trade and biodiversity : the BioTrade experiences in Latin America

This paper illustrates the potential for developing sustainable environment management practices such as BioTrade in Latin America.

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Liste rouge Ephémères, Plécoptères, Trichoptères : espèces menacées en Suisse, état 2010

43% des Ephémères, 40% des Plécoptères et 51% des Trichoptères de Suisse figurent dans les listes rouges selon les critères proposés par l’UICN, soit au total 47% de l’ensemble des 499 espèces des trois groupes d’insectes aquatiques pour lesquels des données suffisantes sont disponibles.

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Liste Rosse Efemerotteri, Plecotteri, Tricotteri : specie minacciate in Svizzera, stato 2010

Secondo i criteri UICN il 43% degli Efemerotteri, il 40% dei Plecotteri e il 51% dei Tricotteri della Svizzera figurano nella Lista Rossa, il che corrisponde al 47% delle 499 specie dei tre gruppi di insetti acquatici con dati sufficienti; il 15% (71 specie) è inoltre potenzialmente minacciato.

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Liste rouge Characées : espèces menacées en Suisse, état 2010

La liste rouge 2011 des characées (Characeae) est la première liste de macroalgues me-nacées publiée en Suisse. Sur les 25 espèces recensées à ce jour sur le territoire helvétique, 23 ont été classées par catégorie selon les critères de menace de l’UICN.

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Rote Listen Eintagsfliegen, Steinfliegen, Köcherfliegen : Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz, Stand 2010

Gemäss den IUCN-Kriterien stehen 43% der Eintagsfliegen, 40% der Steinfliegen und 51% der Köcherfliegen der Schweiz auf den Roten Listen.

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Rote Liste Armleuchteralgen : Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz, Stand 2010

Es ist die Erstausgabe der Roten Liste der gefährdeten Armleuchteralgen (Characeae) in der Schweiz. Darin sind alle bisher in der Schweiz festgestellten Characeenarten mit dem entsprechenden Gefährdungsgrad aufgrund der IUCN-Kriterien aufgeführt.

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Greening the blue helmets : environment, natural resources, and UN peacekeeping operations

This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how peacekeeping operations affect and are affected by natural resources and environmental conditions. The report is divided into two main parts.

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Libro rojo de los vertebrados de Cuba

El libro está organizado en dos secciones principales: en la primera se presentan los capítulos introducción, metodología, diversidad de vertebrados cubanos y sus amenazas de extinción, regiones cubanas y su diversidad de vertebrados, listas previas de vertebrados cubanos amenazados, y un análisi

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Releasing the pressure : water resource efficiencies and gains for ecosystem services

This document discusses the need to balance short-term water productivity gains – in particular in agriculture - with the long-term role that water flows provide for maintaining sustainable landscape ecosystem services (ESS), and serving multiple benefits to human well-being.

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The United Nations world water development report 4 : managing water under uncertainty and risk

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UNEP year book 2012 : emerging issues in our global environment

The 2012 UNEP Year Book spotlights two emerging issues that underline the challenges but also the choices nations need to consider to deliver a sustainable 21st century— urgently improved management of the world’s soils and the decommissioning of nuclear reactors.

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Fledermäuse in Thüringen

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IUCN Grey Literature

Identifying and mobilizing resources for biodiversity conservation : IUCN 2012

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Environment management and monitoring plan, Talise Micro-Hydro Project, Maewo Island, Vanuatu

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IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju 2012 : highlights : preliminary report September 2012

This preliminary report describes the highlights of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, which took place in September 2012 in Jeju, Korea.

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SAPIENS : IUCN Commissions

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IUCN Grey Literature

Beyond GDP : measuring progress towards a green economy

The objective of this report is to provide an overview of alternative macroeconomic indicators of economic progress and sustainable development, focusing in particular on efforts to incorporate environmental and natural resource measurements that are not typically included in traditional measures

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IUCN business engagement strategy

This Strategy aims to encourage transformational and demonstrable change at the company and sectoral level in how biodiversity is valued and managed by businesses in order to conserve and restore biodiversity and to ensure that biodiversity benefits are shared equitably.

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Management plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site, Pathoumphone District, Champassak Province, Lao PDR, 2013-2017

This document focuses on summarizing the different threats to long term objectives and proposing activities to address these threats. It constitutes a management and action plan for the period from January 2013 until December 2017.

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The Gulf of Mannar and its surroundings : a resource book for teachers in the Mannar District

Increasing incidence and intensity of natural disasters and climate change are having over-arching impacts on the environment. Sustainable development is being undermined. Ecological services and their indirect economic values are frequently omitted from assessments.

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WaterWealth? : investing in basin management in Asia and the Pacific

Drawing on a cross-section of 43 case studies prepared specially for this book, WaterWealth explains the challenges to improving water governance and management across Asia and the Pacific region.

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Motions soumises le 8 juillet 2012 : Congrès mondial de la nature, Jeju, République de Corée, 6 au 15 septembre 2012

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El clima cambia, cambia tú también : adaptación al cambio climático en comunidades locales del Perú

Learn about two places in Peru where communities are using traditional knowledge to adapt to climate change.

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El clima cambia, cambia tú también : adaptación al cambio climático en comunidades locales de Bolivia

Learn about the use of traditional knowledge in two places in Bolivia.

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The current status and distribution of freshwater fishes, land snails and reptiles in the Pacific Islands of Oceania

This report summarizes the conservation status of 167 freshwater fishes, 166 land snails and 157 reptiles native to the Pacific Islands of Oceania (Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia).

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The conservation status and distribution of reptiles of the Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula contains a diversity of desert and mountain habitats. Reptile species richness is high, with 172 species currently recognized. Among these, 89 species (52%) are endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.

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Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor : a Ramsar site of Bangladesh : volume II : flora

To address the lack of sufficent knowledge on wetland biodiversity in Tanguar Haor, a comprehensive survey on biodiversity was conducted to understand the present status, habitat classification, population density and diversity of wildlife.

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Parcs et réserves du Congo : évaluation de l’efficacité de gestion des aires protégées

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Résolutions et recommandations : Congrès mondial de la nature, Jeju, République de Corée, 6 au 15 septembre 2012

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