In an era of climate change, deforestation and massive habitat loss, we can no longer rely on parks and protected areas as isolated 'islands of wilderness' to conserve and protect vital biodiversity.
Organization(s):
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NP
This manual is the product of countries requests for assistance in strengthening and developing national regulatory frameworks related to marine Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in particular with respect to the transfer of potentially harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships ballast water
Wetland ecosystems and the amazing diversity of plants and animals that inhabit them are thought to be more threatened than any other ecosystem. The Okavango Delta, as the world's largest inland delta, is no exception.
Author(s):
Hudson, Mike Murray
Mendelson, John
Mosepele, Keta
Ramberg, Lars
VanderPost, Cornelis
Wolski, P.
Organization(s):
IUCN
University of Botswana, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, BW
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Fifteen percent of the worlds terrestrial carbon stock - 312 gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world.
This report has been produced by ZSL in collaboration with WWF, IUCN and SSC. It considers for the first time the current status and trends of global vertebrates in the context of human pressures, with a particular focus on threatened, novel and evolutionary distinct species.
A poignant but hilarious journey into the arcane world of birdwatching by one of the most popular names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s story of life among birds.
This is a fascinating pictorial guide book on the wild flowers of Bhutan. In this guide book we will find 200 species of wild flowers illustrated with color photographs for easy identification.
Energy policy is on everyone’s mind these days. But there is a serious problem endemic to America’s energy challenges: the resulting policies are overly reactive, enacted once damage is already done, and are too often incomplete, incoherent, and ineffectual. This important volume details this pro
In der Landschaft Mitteleuropas unterliegen fast alle Flächen einer regelmässigen Nutzung, Pflege oder Gestaltung durch den Menschen. Dies trifft auch für die meisten unter Naturschutz stehenden Areale zu, die dem Erhalt bestimmter Kulturlandschaftsformen dienen.
This guide emphasizes the ecological goals that are nowadays set in every hydraulic engineering planning. It uses several examples to show how modern flood protection can create living rivers. The examples of successful river revitalization documented in this book are groundbreaking.
In this publication, Professor Rudi van Aarde sheds light on what we really know, and don't, about elephants, their dynamics, and conservation management in Southern Africa.
ISBA/15/A/2 : Rapport du Secrétaire général de l'Autorité internationale des fonds marins présenté au titre de l'article 166, paragraphe 4, de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer
ISBA/15/A/5-ISBA/15/C/6 : Rapport de la Commissionde finances
ISBA/15/A/2 : Informe del Secretario General de la Autoridad Internacional de los Fondos Marinos en cumplimiento de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 4 del articulo 166 de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar
L'attesissimo volume raccoglie i risultati di anni di ricerche floristiche sul Monte Baldo. 1240 pagine per un libro che documenta in modo unico le 1952 specie che sul Monte Baldo, in quello che corrisponde allo 0,2% del territorio alpino, rappresentano ben il 43% dell'intera flora alpina. Il vol
Fred Kofman nous invite à réconcilier et organiser les potentialités offertes à l’être humain, en considérant l’entreprise comme une communauté humaine consciente, c'est-à-dire combinant et équilibrant les valeurs émotionnelles, morales, mentales et spirituelles qui la constituent.
Food, Inc. is a powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America. Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it?
These guidelines aim to assist policy makers and managers in the reduction of the risks to coastal communities, their infrastructure and service-providing ecosystems from tsunamis, storm surges and other coastal hazards within the phased framework of Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM).
Forest certification is widely seen as an important component of strategies for conserving the world"s forests. During the 1990s concern about the loss of biodiversity in logged forests was a key driver behind the emergence of forest certification.
All major macromycetes found in Serbia and the Western Balkans are represented in the book. There are over 1500 species, varieties and forms described in the book, out of which over 1200 are illustrated with a photograph.
This book brings together the manifold works and projects accomplished in the first round of Klagenfurt University's postgraduate study programme "Management of Protected Areas" that started in September 2005 and ended in July 2007.
James Lovelock's The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning is a prophetic message for mankind from one of the most influential scientists of our age. James Lovelock's Gaia theory, the idea that our planet is a living, self-regulating system, has transformed the way we see our planet an
The journal aims to share theories, managements, and practices at international, national and local levels with researchers, policy makers, managers and other stakeholders, and thereby to advance ocean and coastal policy regimes at all levels.
During recent years, marine spatial planning (MSP) has been the focus of considerable interest throughout the world, particularly in heavily used marine areas.
The present report highlights the results of the 2008 Revision of the official world population estimates and projections prepared by the Population Division of teh Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
Organization(s):
United Nations, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Bangladesh has some social safety net programs that transfer food to the poor, some that transfer cash, and some that provide a combination of both. This study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh.
Author(s):
Ahmed, Akhter U.
Organization(s):
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), US
Re-introduction is one tool for conserving great apes and their natural habitats. These guidelines adapt other IUCN documents to pertain specifically to the re-introduction of great apes.
Author(s):
Beck, Benjamin B.
Rodrigues, Michelle
Stoinski, Tara
Travis, Dominic A.
Unwin, Steve
Walkup, Kristina
Organization(s):
Conservation International, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS)
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Primate Specialist Group
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Reintroduction Specialist Group
Esta Caja de herramientas contiene doce herramientas prácticas, cada una de ellas diseñada para ayudar a que los responsables de la conservación del Patrimonio Mundial organicen los elementos de un marco comprensivo de manejo, incluyendo la elaboración de estrategias de monitoreo focaliz
Organization(s):
IUCN
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Secretariat
Parks and People describes fifteen years of research at Maine's Acadia National Park, conducted by Robert E. Manning, his colleagues, and students. The book is organized into three parts. Part I addresses indicators and standards of quality for park resources and the visitor experience.
This book aims to provide elements for discussion for those involved in development and development cooperation as practitioners, decision-makers and researchers, at a crucial moment just prior to the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
