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Mangroves provide an array of benefits to coastal communities, but in spite of their many values, mangroves in Asia continue to be converted to other land uses and sustainable financing for their protection has not been forthcoming.
Author(s):
- Beresnev, Nikolai
- Broadhead, Jeremy
- Phung, Thuy
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Mangroves for the Future
Author(s):
- Dao, Trong Tu
- Hien, Bui Thi Thu
- Nguyen, Chu Hoi
Organization(s):
- Hanns Seidle Stiftung, DE
- Mangroves for the Future
This report summarises the main outcomes of the workshop on Restoring Myanmar’s Degraded and Deforested Landscapes, organised jointly by the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Th
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Myanmar, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC)
- Nature Conservancy, US
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Central and West Africa Programme (PACO)
This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. A large team of researchers has reviewed published literature, scrutinised global databases and synthesised new datasets.
Organization(s):
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK
Author(s):
- Chng, Serene C. L.
- Eaton, James A.
- Lee, Jessica G.H.
Organization(s):
- TRAFFIC International
- Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Introduced mammalian predators are one of the greatest threats to wildlife worldwide; this is especially so at the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Organization(s):
- South Georgie Heritage Trust
Author(s):
- Newton, David J.
- Ratsimbazafy, Cynthia
- Ringuet, Stéphane
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
- TRAFFIC International
- United States, USAID
Author(s):
- Blomley, Tom
- Latham, Julia
This report assesses the overall state of conservation in the Pacific Islands region of Oceania, that is, the 21 countries and territories covered by SPREP plus Pitcairn Island (see Figure i.1).
Organization(s):
- South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to facilitate learning from success in conservation. It promotes examples of inspiring solutions that showcase how nature conservation can benefit society.
Author(s):
- Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
- Fischborn, Marie
Organization(s):
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The value and role of mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses for climate change mitigation was established back in 2009 by reports by IUCN and UNEP to focus attention on addressing a critical gap in national carbon accounting and management.
Author(s):
- Herr, Dorothée
- Himes-Cornell, Amber H.
- Laffoley, D.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- GRID-Arendal
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
- UNEP
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of 233 natural and semi-natural, terrestrial and freshwater habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 to 2016.
Author(s):
- Janssen, J.A.M.
- Rodwell, J. S.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Alterra
- European Commission
- Naturebureau, UK
This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for marine habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of benthic marine habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 and 2016.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Alterra
- European Commission
- Naturebureau, UK
This document provides information on how implementing forest landscape restoration (FLR) at the jurisdictional and national level can offer countries a way to recover degraded forests and bring back key forest ecosystem functionalities in a way that will increase biodiversity levels in a landsca
Author(s):
- Andrasko, Rebecca
- Beatty, Craig
- Bobtoya, Saadia
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme, Marine Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- Old Dominion University
An Internationally Designated Area (IDA) is a natural area internationally recognised by a global or regional designation mechanism. Among these, there are 263 areas where different IDAs fully or partially overlap thus carrying double, triple or even quadruple international designations.
Author(s):
- Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
- Schaaf, Thomas
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- Korea, Republic of, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
Organization(s):
- IUCN Uganda
- Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment
In recent years, journalists and environmentalists have pointed urgently to the melting Arctic as a leading indicator of the growing effects of climate change.
Crisis has enveloped the more than 200,000 nationally and regionally protected natural and cultural heritage sites around the world.
Author(s):
- Kohl, Jonathan M.
- McCool, Stephen F.
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of insects in providing ecosystem services and on the acute decline of many of them. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain.
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Nieto, Ana
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- European Commission
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN, European Regional Office
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
This publication is a result of the Blue Solutions’ third Regional Forum for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Africa held in spring 2016. It compiles 32 blue solutions from Africa, most of which were presented during the event.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
- UNEP
These bylaws were developed through a consultative process involving stakeholders of the Building Drought Resilience (BDR) Project implemented by IUCN with funding from Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).
These bylaws were developed through a consultative process involving stakeholders of the Building Drought Resilience (BDR) Project implemented by IUCN with funding from Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).
Author(s):
- Ahmed, Mohammad Sultan
- Haque, Md. Ashraful
- Islam, Hasibul
- Motaleb, Mohammad Abdul
Author(s):
- Abbas, Ghulam
- Casier, Robbert
- Douvere, Fanny
This report illustrates the large scale of the bird trade documented through a complete inventory of five major markets in eastern and central Java (Bratang, Kupang, Turi (Surabaya); Malang and Yogyakarta) and follows on from a similar inventory carried out in Jakarta in 2014, which documented a
Author(s):
- Chng, Serene C. L.
- Eaton, James A.
This report investigates the species, numbers and sources of apes held in zoos and wildlife attractions in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand and responds to concerns over the global high demand for apes, especially juveniles, for display in zoos and wildlife facilities, and the illegal removal of
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
This book was written in Bribri narrative. Words and teachings are presented just as elders have shared them. The format of this work is simple but profound.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
The purpose of this publication is to provide naturalists, resource managers and scientists with a simple guide to identify all species of seagrasses in the Red Sea. Each species is described in detail using photographs of key and diagnostic features.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Total Foundation
This document provides information on the interdisciplinary situation analysis (ISA) workflow from start to finish with the intention of guiding the PiN team in making decisions about what information and procedures should be included and excluded and who to involve.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
- IUCN, Economics Unit
The aim of this study was to gain insights into the import-export relationships between Indonesia and the Netherlands by studying the trade in live animals from 2003 to 2013. The true dynamics of the trade between both countries are relatively poorly understood.
Author(s):
- Abbas, Ghulam
- Blanken, Lisa J.
- Janssen, Jordi
Author(s):
- Gomez, Lalita
- Nguyen, D.T. Minh
- Wilcox, Daniel
Author(s):
- Krishnasamy, Kanitha
- Stoner, Sarah
- Wittmann, Talia
The purpose of these first-ever international Guidelines for managing wilderness (Category 1b) has been to impress upon you the challenges involved in managing wilderness, while also clarifying the essential techniques, protocols, and mindset required of a good, efficient, adaptable, and visionar
Author(s):
- Casson, Sarah A.
- Martin, Vance
- Watson, Alan
- Stringer, Angie
- Kormos, Cyril F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
With the increasing threats that disasters present there is an urgent need to prioritise proactive disaster risk reduction over reacting to disaster events.
Author(s):
- Furuta, Naoya
- Monty, Fabiola
- Murti, Radhika
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Organization(s):
- IUCN, World Conservation Congress
Un Área de Designación Internacional (ADI) es un área natural reconocida internacionalmente por un mecanismo de designación global o regional.
Author(s):
- Clamote Rodrigues, Diana
- Schaaf, Thomas
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN, World Heritage Programme
- Korea, Republic of, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
- Korea, Republic of, Ministry of Environment
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