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Author(s):
- Shepherd, Chris R.
- Ibarrondo, Bonggi
Propuesta para iniciar un diálogo entre usuarios del agua, interesados en la determinación preliminar del caudal de agua del Río Tempisque, de manera que sea el apropiado para mantener las poblaciones bióticas viables y a un nivel tal que mantengan procesos ecológicos que aseguren el nivel de bi
Author(s):
- Calvo, Julio
- González, Eugenio
- Jiménez Hernández, Alejandro
- Jiménez Ramón, Jorge Arturo
- Pizarro, Francisco
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Lake Naivasha is a rare example of a designated Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) where the mandate to manage the site resides with the local community. Community members led the effort to seek designation for the site and develop a management plan.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa
- Lake Naivasha Riparian Association, KE
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
The Comprehensive Options Assessment for Electricity Sector in Nepal analyzes the demand and supply scenario of electricity, water resources policies, environmental concerns of funding agencies, and the comprehensive options assessment in relation to different guidelines.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Nepal
- Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, US
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Reflexiones sobre el estado de la política forestal a nivel regional y nacional. Contiene además una serie de propuestas y acciones prácticas para trabajar en el gran desafío de asegurar la sostenibilidad ambiental en los países centroamericanos.
Author(s):
- Rodríguez Quirós, Jorge Eduardo
- Hernández, Gabriela
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- PROARCA
- Comisión Centroaméricana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD)
- Estrategia Forestal Centroamericana
Constituye una recopilación preliminar de información sobre los recursos hídricos de la zona Sur de Ahuachapán: registros históricos y recientes sobre las características de las cuencas y drenajes, calidad de agua, usuarios de agua para riego y consumo humano.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Ofrece información detallada sobre los usos del agua, sus principales interesados y cómo inciden en la calidad y cantidad de este recurso. Señala además, las razones de conflictos por el uso de este recurso y quiénes pueden incidir para orientar un uso eficiente y sostenible del agua.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
This is the exceptional story of Samuel Mabetshe a street kid from Jeffrey's Bay who saved his life through surfing.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Mouvement écologique algérien, DZ
Organization(s):
- IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
- Mouvement écologique algérien, DZ
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.
Author(s):
- Bergkamp, Ger
- Dyson, Megan
- Scanlon, John
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
Water ecosystems have long been perceived by decision makers as having little value simply because their economic value is poorly understood and rarely articulated.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative (WANI)
- IUCN, Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group, Asia
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Swiss Development Cooperation, CH
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Global Peatland Initiative
- Wetlands International
- Alterra
Among the various innovative instruments linked to the Kyoto Protocol is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which offers developed countries a chance to offset some of their greenhouse gas emissions by funding development projects in areas such as renewable energy and forestry.
Author(s):
- Manguiat, Maria Socorro Z.
- Verheyen, Roda
- Mackensen, Jens
- Scholz, Gerald
Organization(s):
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
- UNEP
The Lunama and Kalametiya lagoons are located on the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka. Part of the Dry Zone of the country, their importance led to their being designated in 1984 as a Sanctuary under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance.
Author(s):
- Ekanayake, S. P.
- Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.
- Perera, W. P. N.
- Perera, M. S. J.
- Rodrigo, R. K.
- Samarawickrama, V. A. P.
- Peiris, T. N.
Great uncertainty typically surrounds decisions and management actions in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management, and yet there are risks of serious and irreversible harm for both biodiversity and the humans that rely on it.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Resource Africa
- Fauna and Flora International, UK
- TRAFFIC International
The Vth IUCN World Parks Congress held in 2003 in Durban, South Africa was host to a stream of workshops dedicated to the broad topic of building support for protected areas.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Chief Scientist's Office
The first in a series of guides to the natural environments of St. Eustatius (Statia), Saba and St. Maarten, this book describes the reptiles and amphibians of these islands.
Author(s):
- Powell, Robert
- Henderson, Robert W.
- Parmerlee, John S., Jr.
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA)
- St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA)
Author(s):
- Bergmans, Wim
- Bánki, Olaf S.
- Hazekamp, Anja
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
- Nederlandse Vereniging tot Bescherming van Dieren, NL
Organization(s):
- IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
There is an urgent need for concrete steps to foster the mutual supportiveness of the objectives embodied in the Convention on Biological Diversity and multilateral trade rules under the World Trade Organization. Intellectual property is one area of debate where such efforts could be undertaken.
Author(s):
- Chouchena-Rojas, Martha
- Ruiz Muller, Manuel
- Vivas Eugui, David
- Winkler, Sebastian
Organization(s):
- Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), CH
- Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI), FR
- Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)
Dans le bleu profond de la mer, du Groenland aux îles polynésiennes, se cachent des paysages d'une beauté insoupçonnée, un monde mal connu qui occupe les trois quarts du globe.
Author(s):
- Ballesta, Laurent
- Descamp, Pierre
- Hulot, Nicolas
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la nature et l'homme, FR
This volume is a companion to The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development. Here the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law assembles for the first time a volume of legal instruments which can be recognized as constituting the core of the law of energy for sustainable development.
Author(s):
- Ottinger, Richard L.
- Robinson, Nicholas A.
- Tafur, Victor
Organization(s):
- IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
The research focus for the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law in 2003 was a timely and challenging one, entitled 'The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development'. As contemporary world politics demonstrates, energy resources and generation are crucial issues facing the international community.
Author(s):
- Bradbrook, Adrian J.
- Lyster, Rosemary
- Ottinger, Richard L.
- Wang, Xi
Organization(s):
- IUCN Academy of Environmental Law
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
Since the 1998 coral bleaching and mortality, which affected reefs throughout the tropics, a number of projects dealing with research, monitoring and management of coral reefs have been conducted.
Author(s):
- Lindén, Olof
- Souter, David
Organization(s):
- Sweden, SIDA
- IUCN
- University of Kalmar, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, SE
Transboundary conservation areas are environmentally endangered regions that sprawl across international borders and contain multiple protected areas.
Author(s):
- Besançon, Charles
- Goettsch Mittermeier, Cristina
- Kormos, Cyril F.
- Mittermeier, Russell A.
- Moosa, Valli
- Robles Gil, Patricio
- Sandwith, Trevor
- Seligmann, Peter A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- CEMEX, MX
- Conservation International
- International League of Conservation Photographers
- The Wild Foundation
Livestock are commonly kept in many refugee situations and, in many instances, form an important part of community activities. They are also a fundamental requirement in many returnee situations given the broad range of products which they can provide.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Few occasions rival the circumstances experienced in a refugee situation. At the same time, overcrowded refugee camps often have an immediate effect on the surrounding environment.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
El V Congreso mundial de Parques constituyó el encuentro más numeroso de expertos en áreas protegidas que haya tenido lugar hasta ahora.
Le Ve Congrès mondial sur les parcs de lUICN a été le plus grand rassemblement consacré aux aires protégées, En septembre 2003, près de 3000 participants se sont réunis à Durban (Afrique du Sud) en vue de 10 jours de réflexion, déchanges, de débats et de travail en réseau afin de faire la bilan
La flore des îles de la Méditerranée comprend de nombreuses espèces endémiques rares et localisées. Certaines sont particulièrement menacées d'extinction en raison des multiples pressions engendrées par l'homme et ses activités sur les écosystèmes méditerranéens.
Author(s):
- Montmollin, Bertrand de
- Strahm, Wendy
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group
The decade from 1966 to 1976 was a tumultuous time in the history of the Lower Mekong Basin, with three of the four countries at war. Remarkably, this was also a time of major planning for developing the agricultural production systems of the region.
Author(s):
- van Liere, Willem
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
Author(s):
- Shmatkov, Nikolay
- Zosso, Géraldine
- Malyavko, Elena V.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
Many shark populations are in serious decline worldwide with little shark fisheries management in place.
Author(s):
- Burgess, George H.
- Cailliet, Gregor M.
- Camhi, Merry
- Cavanagh, Rachel D.
- Fordham, Sonja V.
- Fowler, Sarah
- Musick, John
- Simpfendorfer, Colin A.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
Author(s):
- Guerrero, Eduardo
- Espinosa, Maria Fernanda
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- UNEP
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- IUCN
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Author(s):
- Pearce, David W. (David William)
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
- UNDP
- UNEP
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Author(s):
- Grimsditch, Gabriel D.
- Salm, Rodney V.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Marine Programme
The flora of the Mediterranean islands includes many rare and localised species unique to the islands. Some of these are particularly threatened with extinction due to various pressures caused by people and their activities in Mediterranean ecosystems.
Author(s):
- Montmollin, Bertrand de
- Strahm, Wendy
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group
Recopila una selección de treinta experiencias de Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, México, Perú y dos experiencias internacionales, sobre el avance en la vinculación entre ambiente y género, tanto por la apropiación de la dimensión ecológica por parte de las personas que tra
Author(s):
- Berrón Sañudo, Linda
- Baldocieda Castro, Ana
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for Meso-America
- International Development Research Centre, CA
It is widely acknowledged that Nepal is one of the rich biological treasure chests of South Asia. There are several "hotspots" of biodiversity - areas of high species richness and species diversity, as well as high levels of rare, endangered and endemic species of plants and animals.
Author(s):
- Joshi, Deependra
- Bhattarai, Badri
- Tiwari, Sagendra
- Shresta, Tirtha B.
- Karki, Sameer
- Amatya, Giridhar
- Aryal, Dwarika
The 2005 version of the CITES Checklist not only provides an alphabetical list of the fauna and flora included in Appendices I, II and III of CITES as adopted by the Conference of the Parties, but includes as well a CD-ROM containing the Annotated Appendices which have an index to family names an
Author(s):
- Inskipp, Tim
- Gillett, Harriet J.
Organization(s):
- UNEP-WCMC
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat
Almost half the world's people live in cities and this proportion is steadily growing. Protected areas provide important benefits to cities; conversely, conservationists depend on support from voters, leaders, and opinion-shapers largely concentrated in urban centres.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Protected Areas Programme
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, US
Human wellbeing depends on the capacity of the earths natural systems to provide ecosystem goods and services.
Author(s):
- Mainka, Sue
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Jackson, W. J.
Human wellbeing depends on the capacity of the earths natural systems to provide ecosystem goods and services.
Author(s):
- Mainka, Sue
- McNeely, Jeffrey A.
- Jackson, W. J.
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