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IUCN Grey Literature

Designing payments for ecosystem services : report from the East Asian Regional Workshop (Hanoi, April 2008)

This report presents the proceedings of the workshop, held in Hanoi and attended by participants representing GEF International Waters projects and partner institutions from governments and NGOs.

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IUCN Grey Literature

Criteria for evaluating oil spill planning and response operations : a report to IUCN, the World Conservation Union

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Legal mechanisms for the establishment and management of terrestrial protected areas in Fiji

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Mociones

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Au-delà des mesures REDD : le rôle des forêts dans le changement climatique

La Déclaration sur les forêts et le changement climatique, adoptée sur la base d’un consensus par le Dialogue sur les forêts, a donné lieu à quatre dialogues internationaux multipartenaires auxquels ont participé plus de 250 responsables de la forêt venus du monde entier, qui ont formulé des reco

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Más allá de las iniciativas de REDD : la función de los bosques en el cambio climático

Declaración sobre los bosques y el cambio climático, elaborada por The Forests Dialogue a partir de los consensos logrados en cuatro diálogos internacionales con múltiples partes interesadas en los que participaron más de 250 líderes de todo el mundo.

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Beyond REDD : the role of forests in climate change

This document represents The Forests Dialogue's consensus-based Statement on Forests and Climate Change produced after 4 international multi-stakeholder dialoges involving more than 250 leaders from around the world.

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Project for improving water governance in the Volta basin : phase 1 completion report from July 2004 to September 2007

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Projet d'amélioration de la gouvernance de l'eau dans le bassin de la Volta : rapport de fin de phase 1 de juillet 2004 à septembre 2007

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Non IUCN Publication

The forest landscape restoration handbook (Chinese version)

The first practical hands-on guide to repairing the damage done by irresponsible forest activity, explaining how to increase the resilience of landscapes and the communities they support.

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An assessment of the illegal ivory trade in Viet Nam

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Biodiversity : my hotel in action : a guide to sustainable use of biological resources

The purpose of this guide is to help owners and managers of small and large hotels, located in all areas, from cities to mountain to coastal areas, to conserve nature. In particular, it is designed to guide the sustainable use of biological resources in the day-to-day operations of hotels.

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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories (Japanese version)

IUCN’s Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many

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Defining protected areas : an international conference in Almeria, Spain, May 2007

The “Categories Summit” which is reported in these proceedings was a major contribution to the revision of the IUCN protected area management categories.

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Outstanding universal value : standards for Natural World Heritage (Arabic version)

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Management planning for natural World Heritage properties : a resource manual for practitioners (Arabic version)

World Heritage properties are some of the most unique places on our planet because of the range of outstanding and unique natural or cultural features and values that they contain. Like anything precious these places need to be protected and cared for responsibly.

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Natural World Heritage nominations : a resource manual for practitioners (Arabic version)

This Resource Manual represents IUCN’s advice to States Parties which are considering nominating a natural or mixed property for World Heritage status.

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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories (Korean version)

IUCN’s Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many

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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories (Arabic version)

IUCN’s Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many

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Development of climate change scenarios

This report documents the modelled scenarios of local climate variability due to global climatic change, using the projected climate changes to modify the “no change”, 76-year long, monthly sub-catchment rainfall sequences, and average monthly evaporation values that serve as input to the hydrolo

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Fish and invertebrate life histories and important fisheries of the Pangani River Basin

This report describe the relationships between the timing and magnitude of freshwater flows in the Pangani system and the biology and life history characteristics of its key fish and invertebrate species.

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Task 5 report : an assessment of understanding and knowledge gaps : final report

This report provides information to enhance understanding of water-related ecological and economic systems of the Pangani Basin based on work which was already completed then with a view to identifying gaps and development of Terms of Reference for specialist studies to address the gaps.

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Hydraulic study of Lake Jipe, Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir and Kirua Swamp

This report documents information on surface water inflows and groundwater recharge in maintaining water levels in Lake Jipe and the Kirua swamps and water levels (or depth) and inundated areas in Lake Jipe, Nyumba ya Mungu and Kirua Swamp associated with different antecedent river flows and seas

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Basin delineation report : final report

This report addresses study area delineation and site selection for the Pangani Environmental Flow Assessment work. The task was accomplished by first separately delineating relatively homogeneous zones and sub-zones along the river and estuary, and for socio-economic activities in the basin.

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Non IUCN Publication

Conservation biology of freshwater turtles and tortoises : a compilation project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

Chelonian Research Monographs is an international peer-reviewed scientific publication series for monograph-length manuscripts, collected proceedings of symposia, edited compilations, and other longer turtle-related research documents.

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Natural World Heritage nominations : a resource manual for practitioners

This Resource Manual represents IUCN’s advice to States Parties which are considering nominating a natural or mixed property for World Heritage status.

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Compliance and enforcement for coastal fisheries management in Fiji

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Learning to change the future : a bird's-eye view of the history of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication

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Socioeconomic and ecological monitoring toolkit : Huraa Mangrove Nature Reserve

In this toolkit, we focus on both human (socioeconomic) and biophysical (ecological) aspects of monitoring. Socioeconomic monitoring normally focuses on people’s knowledge and attitude towards an ecosystem as well as their natural resource use and dependence.

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Flow : the essentials of environmental flows

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.

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Évaluation de l'efficacité de la gestion des aires protégées : aires protégés de la République du Togo

Les aires protégées du Togo sont soumises à de fortes pressions, essentiellement dues à l’influence des populations. De même, la diversité faunique reste très menacée. Cette étude avance un certain nombre de recommandations pour tenter d’améliorer cette situation à court et à moyen terme.

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Non IUCN Publication

The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) : an interim report

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Interim Report, a first assessment stemming from a G8+5 initiative sponsored by Germany and the European Commission, points to the growing pressures on biodiversity and ecosystem services across the world and the need for improved valuation metrics for

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A gateway to PES : using payments for ecosystem services for livelihoods and landscapes

The main objective of this work is to provide an introduction and sense of direction (i.e. a “Gateway”) into the complicated world of Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). It by no means intends to serve as a comprehensive overview of this vast field.

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Non IUCN Publication

Making REDD work for the poor : a Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP) policy brief

This paper outlines how the design of REDD could influence its poverty implications and the key requirements for ensuring that REDD works for the poor. It summarises the findings of a much longer analysis recently prepared on behalf of the PEP, entitled Making REDD Work for the Poor.

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Science in CITES : the biology and ecology of the Southeast Asian Box Turtle and its uses and trade in Malaysia

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CEC Newsletter

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Changement climatique et biodiversité dans l'outre-mer européen

Ce document de référence, réalisé par l'UICN en partenariat avec l'ONERC, offre pour la première fois une analyse comparative des 28 collectivités d'outremer de l'Union Européenne.

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Climate change and biodiversity in the European Union overseas entities

This background paper offers for the first time a comparative analysis of the 28 overseas entities of the European Union; its purpose is to establish the current state of existing knowledge on the impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of the European Union overseas entities.

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Négocier des accords de pêche équitables : un manuel de renforcement des capacités et de référence pour les états côtiers en développement

Le poisson et les produits de la pêche sont un moyen de subsistance et fournissent d’importantes opportunités de commerce dans de nombreux pays côtiers en développement.

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Understanding the private demand for international ecosystem services : public attitudes and preferences towards REDD : final report

This study focused specifically on one perceived opportunity for developing IPES, namely the concept of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD).

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Illegal, unreported, and unregulated Pacific salmon fishing in Kamchatka

The goal of this study was to analyze available information on various types of poaching, assess the scale of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and develop recommendations towards reducing the illegal catch.

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An overview of the use of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Viet Nam

Traditional medicine in Viet Nam comprises two forms - Traditional Vietnamese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Both are thousands of years old.

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An overview of the use and trade of plants and animals in traditional medicine systems in Cambodia

This published document consists of two separate reports produced between 2005 and 2007. These reports have been maintained as separate reports in order to maintain their respective integrities as source documents.

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What's driving the wildlife trade? : a review of expert opinion on economic and social drivers of the wildlife trade and trade control efforts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam

South-east Asia is both a centre for the consumption of wildlife products, and also a key supplier of wildlife products to the world.

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Management effectiveness evaluation in protected areas : a global study : report for the project "Global study into management effectiveness evaluation of protected areas"

The Global Study into management effectiveness evaluation was conducted between late 2005 and 2007.

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Management effectiveness evaluation in protected areas : a global study : supplementary report No. 1 : overview of approaches and methodologies

In this supplementary report, we summarise a selection of methodologies that have been used in different regions around the world for different purposes. References are given wherever possible for the reader to find more details where desired.

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Agricultural ecosystems : facts and trends

The rapid increase in food prices in many countries has led to substantial media attention on agriculture. We hope that providing this Facts and Trends publication will help uncover some key trade-offs that mean extremely challenging decisions for governments, farmers, consumers and industry.

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Procedimiento para la asignación de las categorías internacionales de manejo de áreas protegidas de la UICN

Using the category system in force (IUCN, 1994), this document analyses the bestowal of IUCN category statuses and proposes a systematic procedure for making such assignments. A number of selected pilot cases from around the world where this procedure has been used are discussed.

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Procedure for assigning IUCN protected area management categories

Using the category system in force (IUCN, 1994), this document analyses the bestowal of IUCN category statuses and proposes a systematic procedure for making such assignments. A number of selected pilot cases from around the world where this procedure has been used are discussed.

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