The cultural and spiritual significance of nature has been defined as the spiritual, cultural, inspirational, aesthetic, historic and social meanings, values, feelings, ideas and associations that natural features and nature in general have for past, present and future generations of people – bot
Author(s):
Verschuuren, Bas
Mallarach, Josep-Maria
Bernbaum, Edwin
Spoon, Jeremy
Brown, Steve
Borde, Radhika
Brown, Jessica
Calamia, Mark
Mitchell, Nora
Infield, Mark
Lee, Emma
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas Specialist Group
As presentes Directrizes sobre Negócios e KBAs foram desenvolvidas pelos Parceiros das KBAs para apoiar as empresas na gestão de riscos para a biodiversidade.
Known for its tasty flesh, silver therapon, locally known as ayungin, has been regarded to be one of the most valuable edible native freshwater species in the Philippines.
Author(s):
Aya, Frolan A.
Garcia, Luis Maria B.
Organization(s):
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Aquaculture Department
The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a
Organization(s):
IUCN
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), IT
This is the most detailed and inspiring guidebook for hikers and nature lovers, describing all national parks in southwestern Europe, Macaronesia and the Alps.
There has been much concern over the world’s catastrophic failure to meet global targets set in 2010 to save biodiversity. Birds and Biodiversity Targets uses BirdLife’s extensive worldwide research to provide a road map to ensure the 2020s are not just another “lost decade for nature”.
This book offers Christian laypeople a brief and accessible perspective on what the Bible teaches about ecology and about Christians' responsibility to care for the environment.
La Lista Roja de Ecosistemas (LRE) proporciona un nuevo estándar unificado de carácter global, desarrollado por la UICN (Union Internacional de Conservación de la Naturaleza), cuyo propósito es orientar procesos de evaluación de riesgo que sean comparables y compatibles, acerca del estado de todo
On associe rarement la Bible et l’écologie. Et les chrétiens n’ont pas toujours brillé par leur souci de protéger l’environnement. Au contraire ! Sous prétexte de mieux « dominer et soumettre » la terre, ils ont souvent exploité sans mesure les ressources naturelles.
The GCF programming manual provides an overview of the GCF project/programme approval process, as adopted by the Board, to its stakeholders, including national designated authorities and accredited entities.
Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation.
Redan under 1800-talet växte det fram forskning inriktad mot det svenska jordbrukets och skogsbrukets behov. Forskningen bedrevs ofta i nära samarbete med eller av näringarna själva, till exempel i hushållningssällskapens regi.
After the 30-year long civil war was over, the Government of Sri Lanka commenced an accelerated programme to develop the Northern Province. If not carefully planned, such a programme will result in the loss of biodiversity and the consequent loss of services that ecosystems provide humans.
The Mediterranean Red List assessment is a review of the regional conservation status of approximately 6,000 species (amphibians, mammals, reptiles, birds, fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, corals and plants) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
A successful process to advance forest landscape restoration (FLR) needs to motivate, enable and resource its implementation. This brief offers a preliminary exploratory analysis of some of the range of policies that respond to each of these three requirements.
The first part of this document offers guidance to assess the development of new or existing inter-institutional coordination mechanisms (ICMs) for forest landscape restoration (FLR).
La publicación presenta la metodología y los resultados para el desarrollo de una herramienta de gestión territorial soportada por una propuesta de modelo de financiamiento e intervención para Oaxaca.
Author(s):
Simonit, Silvio
Abardía Martínez, Adriana
García Contreras, Gerardo
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
This document explores the gender dimensions of cultural practices in the Dehesa region of Spain. Specifically, the report examines the roles, responsibilities, constraints, and opportunities for women pastoralists and women involved in the wool industry.
Author(s):
Torres Herrero, Marta
Organization(s):
IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
This report explores the status of six crops in Lebanon’s Shouf Biosphere Reserve and further provides opportunities and recommendations to grow the value chains of these crops.
Author(s):
Sleem, Khaled
Redwan, Zaher
Bou Assi, Marwa
Organization(s):
IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
This document highlights the commercial prospects of several food products in the Greek island of Lemnos. The document further highlights challenges and opportunities related to the market for these products. The executive summary is in English, while the longer document is in Greek.
Author(s):
Kotoulas, Alexis
Tsimberis, Dimitris
Organization(s):
IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
This document provides a review of existing literature around women’s roles in local economies, cultural preservation and environmental conservation in the Mediterranean Basin.
Author(s):
Sabater, L.
Organization(s):
IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
REDD+ refers to the implementation of activities under the UNFCCC in developing tropical countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to promote the sustainable management of forests and the enhancement and conservation of forest carbon stocks.
Author(s):
Balderas Torres, Arturo
Skutsch, Margaret
de los Ríos Ibarra, Emilio
Organization(s):
IUCN, Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (ORMACC)
Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental (CIGA) de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), MX
Enracinée dans des normes et lois discriminatoires à l’égard des femmes et protégée par l’impunité, la violence basée sur le genre (VBG) est présente dans toutes les sociétés comme un moyen de contrôle, d’assujettissement et d’exploitation renforçant encore les inégalités entre genres.
Author(s):
Castañeda Carney, I.
Sabater, L.
Owren, C.
Boyer, A. E.
Organization(s):
IUCN Global Programme on Governance and Rights (GPGR)
In recent decades, partnerships and cooperative initiatives of state and non-state actors have been increasingly called upon by the United Nations to contribute transformative solutions to the challenges of sustainable development.
A medida que la cobertura global de las áreas protegidas se acerca al 20% de la superficie ter estre y al 10% de la superficie del ma , cada vez más personas, agencias y comunidades son responsables de salvaguardar el patrimonio natural y el cultural asociado en el planeta.
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3 builds on three cycles of Conservation Outlook Assessments undertaken since 2014. It presents the main results for 2020, but also some longer-term trends based on a comparison of three data sets now available.
State of protected and conserved areas in Eastern and Southern Africa is the first report that brings together information on protected and conserved areas for the whole Eastern and Southern Africa region.
Organization(s):
IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Biodiversity and Protected Area Management (BIOPAMA) Programme
These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and interactions with biological features and processes.
Author(s):
Crofts, Roger
Gordon, J. E. (John E.)
Brilha, José
Gray, Murray
Gunn, John
Larwood, Jonathan
Santucci, Vincent L.
Tormey, Daniel
Worboys, Graeme L.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Geoheritage Specialist Group
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity. The purpose of the Guidelines for using A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas is to ensure that KBA identification is based on consistent, scienti
Small-scale fisheries provide food security, livelihoods and income to millions of people but their management still presents a challenge to managers and other stakeholders due to problems in gathering suitable information and its incorporation in fisheries policy.
Author(s):
Cowie, Winston
Al Dhaheri, Shaikha
Al Hashmi, Ahmed
Solis-Rivera, Vivienne
Baigún, Claudio
Chang, Kevin
Cooney, Rosie
Kamaka‘ala, Shaelene
Lindeman, Ken
Louwa, Christiana
Roe, Dilys
Walker-Painemilla, Kristen
Al Baharna, Reem
Al Ameri, Mohsin
Al Hameli, Shamsa
Al Jaberi, Kholood
Alzahlawi, Nessrine
Binkulaib, Rajeyah
Al Kharusi, Yassir
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Species Survival Commission (SSC), Sustainable Use and Livelihood Specialist Group (SULi)
Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, AE
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
Nell’anno scolastico 1950-51 la Sezione trentina del Movimento Italiano per la Protezione della Natura (M.I.P.N.) ha organizzato a Trento un Corso di protezione della natura per studenti delle scuole secondarie, che è stato il primo corso di educazione ambientale organizzato in Italia.
En novembre 2018, les Parties à la CDB ont adopté, à l’occasion de la 14e Conférence des Parties, une définition du terme « autre mesure de conservation efficace par zone » (AMCE), ainsi que des principes directeurs, des caractéristiques communes et des critères de recensement d’AMCE (CBD/COP/DEC
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
