IUCN's Temperate and Boreal Forest Programme (TBFP), which is part of the broader IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, has identified Russia as a top priority for the development of a country-level program to promote conservation and sustainable forest management initiatives in temperate and
Author(s):
Deutz, Andrew
Cantin, Danielle
Laletin, Andrei
Tepliakov, V. K. (Viktor Konstantinovich)
Moshkalo, Vladimir
Organization(s):
IUCN, Temperate and Boreal Forest Programme
IUCN, Office for the Commonwealth of Independent States
In the 1990s, the international community placed both biodiversity protection and trade liberalisation high on its agenda, resulting in the formation of global agreements and institutions, such as the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Author(s):
Downes, David R.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development
How can we successfully conserve what remains of the world's rapidly diminishing natural and semi-natural areas? Although more and more land and water surface is protected many vital ecosystems are under-represented, and traditional conservation methods are often ineffective.
The sustainable exploitation of edible nest swiftlets (Collocalia fuciphaga germani) has been achived without external aid or expertise and is an important source of revenue for Vietnam.
This landmark publication builds on previous work between IUCN/WCPA and the European Commission and addresses the key protected area policy issues and needs of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries.
Author(s):
Howe, Sylvia
Synge, Hugh
Organization(s):
European Commission, Directorate-General for Development
The degree to which community involvement in forest management (CIFM) is recognised by governments and is integrated into state management goals varies widely.
Author(s):
Poffenberger, Mark
Organization(s):
Ford Foundation, US
IUCN
IUCN, Working Group on Community Involvement in Forest Management
United Kingdom, Department for International Development (DFID)
Although most antelope species still exist in large numbers in sub-Saharan Africa (some in hundreds of thousands), up to three-quarters of the species are in decline.
Author(s):
East, R. (Rod)
Estes, R. D.
Organization(s):
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Antelope Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Chicago Zoological Society, US
WWF International
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
IUCN's 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
IUCNs 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
IUCN's 50th anniversary celebrations in Fontainebleau, France, on 3 November 1998, included a symposium organized around three main areas: conservation, communities and consumption.
This report is based on a 3-month project assessing business and environment in Botswana. The project concentrated on an assessment of the interests, needs, concerns and constraints of the business community in environmental and resouce management.
Author(s):
Zhou, P.
Landner, L.
Organization(s):
IUCN Botswana
Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower, BW
This workshop brought together representatives of all stakeholder groups from Namibia and Botswana to discuss key natural resource utilisation issues. IUCN sought to begin a crucial cross-border dialogue to address incompatible land and resource uses in the area.
Conifers are one of the world's most important resources of timber. If managed wisely and used sustainably, these resources will provide wood for a multitude of purposes, virtually indefinitely.
Author(s):
Farjon, Aljos
Page, Christopher N.
Organization(s):
Chicago Zoological Society, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conifer Specialist Group
Oman, Sir Peter Scott IUCN/SSC Action Plan Fund
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
Taiwan, Council of Agriculture
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Visitors to parks and protected areas impact at many levels: political, economic, social and ecological. To ensure effective park management for increasing visitor numbers, good quality global data on visitor use is necessary.
Author(s):
Eagles, Paul F. J.
Hornback, Kenneth E.
Organization(s):
IUCN
Canada, Parks Canada
Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism
The issue of tenure strikes at the heart of much of what "the nations of the world" hold most precious - their capacity to sustain themselves. This volume was compiled in 1998 to communicate the science and scholarship of tenure to policy makers and decision makers around the world.
Author(s):
Oglethorpe, James
Organization(s):
IUCN, Sustainable Use Initiative
University of Oslo, Centre for Development and the Environment, NO
This publication sets wetlands in their scientific, economic and legal context, before describing the main legal issues involved in implementing the Ramsar Convention.
Provides an assessment of the international forest regime, in reponse to calls from many quarters, including the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) and the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, as well as several NGOs.
